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Search results for "Russian economy is in crisis 'flying into the abyss'"

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Fact-checks (5346)

Julie Pace stated on August 21, 2016 in a panel on "Fox News Sunday":
"Neither Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump has a plan to address the civil war in Syria."
By Linda Qiu• August 21, 2016
Anthony Tata stated on February 19, 2017 in an interview on CNN:
"The sanctions that we put on (Russia) for the Crimea annexation and meddling in Ukraine ... have absolutely crushed the ruble by 50 percent. And GDP from 2014 to 2016 is 50 percent down in Russia, as well."
By Lauren Carroll• February 21, 2017
Vladimir Putin stated on September 07, 2022 in at an economic forum in Russia:
Russia “has not lost anything” in its invasion of Ukraine.
By Jeff Cercone• September 9, 2022
Instagram posts stated on February 12, 2024 in Instagram posts:
Joe Biden’s tweet is proof that a helicopter crash that killed six Nigerian billionaires was planned by Biden.
By Sofia Ahmed• February 16, 2024
Karl Rove stated on March 16, 2014 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday":
After Russia went to war with Georgia in 2008, the U.S. sent a "very strong message" to Vladimir Putin by sending "warships to the Black Sea" and airlifting "combat troops that Georgia had in Afghanistan" back to Georgia.
By Louis Jacobson• March 19, 2014
John Kerry stated on March 02, 2014 in comments on CBS' "Face the Nation":
"The (Russian) ruble is already going down."
By Jon Greenberg• March 2, 2014
John Kerry stated on July 20, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday":
"The so-called defense minister of the People's Republic of Donetsk ... actually posted a bragging social media posting of having shot down a military transport. And then when it became apparent it was civilian, they pulled it down from social media."  
By Lauren Carroll• July 20, 2014
Chris Matthews stated on March 03, 2014 in a segment on "Hardball":
"The Russians didn’t wear uniforms when they came in" to Ukraine.
By Katie Sanders• March 4, 2014
Facebook posts stated on May 05, 2022 in a video:
Says video shows "Ukrainian forces shoot down Russian plane carrying hundreds (of) troops on Kyiv airport."
By Monique Curet• May 10, 2022
Facebook posts stated on December 05, 2013 in a meme on the Internet:
Says Vladimir Putin said, "President Obama and his fellow Democrats are either idiots or deliberately trying to destroy their own economy."
By Lilly Maier• December 5, 2013
Robert Menendez stated on November 04, 2012 in a campaign rally:
Says under President Barack Obama, the United States has created "five million jobs."
By Bill Wichert• November 12, 2012
Viral image stated on January 24, 2022 in a Facebook post:
Quotes show Joseph Stalin and Joe Biden expressed similar views about counting votes.
By Ciara O'Rourke• January 27, 2022
Rush Limbaugh stated on March 06, 2014 in a segment on 'The Rush Limbaugh Show':
President Barack Obama shut down NASA space flights and turned the agency "into a Muslim outreach department."
By Katie Sanders• March 12, 2014
Facebook posts stated on April 27, 2022 in a Facebook post:
“War Begins — F-35, F-16 and MiG-29 NATO intercept and destroy Russia Jets in Polish air space.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• April 28, 2022
Instagram posts stated on September 16, 2022 in a post:
Martha’s Vineyard “deported 50 illegals after only 24 hours.”
By Madison Czopek• September 21, 2022
Rush Limbaugh stated on November 01, 2009 in Fox News Sunday:
"That 3.5 percent (increase in the third quarter GDP) came from two things — government spending on Cash for Clunkers — they just moved fourth-quarter auto sales into the third quarter — and the first-time home buyer thing."
By Robert Farley• November 3, 2009
Barack Obama stated on July 06, 2009 in a newspaper interview:
"We import more oil today than ever before."
By Catharine Richert• July 8, 2009
Corey Lewandowski stated on July 13, 2017 in an NBC interview:
Says "Donald Trump was doing a rally in the state of Florida" the day Trump's son and others met with a Russian lawyer in New York.
By John Kruzel• July 14, 2017
Sarah Palin stated on February 28, 2014 in a post on Facebook:
Says she made an "accurate prediction" that if Barack Obama were elected it would encourage Russia to invade Ukraine.  
By Jon Greenberg• March 4, 2014
Viral image stated on March 07, 2022 in a Facebook post:
This video shows “Russian war in Ukraine.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• March 11, 2022

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How Russian trolls exploited Parkland mass shooting on social media

By John Kruzel• February 22, 2018

The case for and against establishing a no-fly zone over Ukraine

By Louis Jacobson• March 7, 2022

Misleading images of Chernobyl, Zaporizhzhia plants undercut real reasons for concern

By Luiz Romero• March 4, 2022

Don’t fall for these hoaxes about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

By Samantha Putterman• February 25, 2022

A fact-checker’s guide to the crisis in Ukraine

By Aaron Sharockman• March 5, 2014

Russia's social media efforts in 2016 were not just false but inflammatory

By John Kruzel• December 21, 2017

A fact-checker’s guide to the events in Ukraine

By Aaron Sharockman• March 5, 2014

A guide to the developments in Ukraine

By Aaron Sharockman• March 19, 2014

Obama wrong about oil imports to U.S.

By Catharine Richert• July 8, 2009

What you need to know about Donald Trump, Russia and Ukraine

By Linda Qiu• August 4, 2016

Putting Al Green’s comments on impeachment in context

By Madlin Mekelburg• October 25, 2019

Do rich foreign women give birth in Miami then not pay the bill, as Rubio said?

By Amy Sherman• February 12, 2016

Trump's press conference: Fact-checking what he said on Iran’s air defenses, his bin Laden warning

By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• April 6, 2026

Russia’s economy and Western sanctions: What you need to know

By Louis Jacobson• February 25, 2022

Recap of Rex Tillerson's Senate confirmation hearing for secretary of state

By Jon Greenberg, Linda Qiu, Miriam Valverde• January 12, 2017

How ‘War on Fakes’ uses fact-checking to spread pro-Russia propaganda

By Luiz Romero• August 8, 2022

Fact-checking Donald Trump's Feb. 16 press conference

By Lauren Carroll• February 16, 2017

Lie of the Year 2022: Putin’s lies to wage war and conceal horror in Ukraine

By Rebecca Catalanello, Louis Jacobson• December 13, 2022

Bad report about European Union countries providing airplanes for Ukraine stokes confusion

By Monique Curet• March 4, 2022

In Context: Hillary Clinton on Tulsi Gabbard, the Trump campaign and Russia

By Miriam Valverde• October 22, 2019