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Search results for "Russian lawmaker threatens to 'blow up half of Finland,' says country turning into 'second Ukraine'"

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Fact-checks (25048)

Facebook posts stated on July 02, 2022 in a Facebook post:
“Putin humiliatingly blows up all weapons and facilities" on Snake Island by retreating Russian troops.
By Andy Nguyen• July 12, 2022
VoteVets stated on March 02, 2022 in an ad:
"Donald Trump's appeasement of Putin wasn't just a personal act of treason, it's the Republican Party's official position."
By Tom Kertscher• March 10, 2022
Dmitry Peskov stated on February 20, 2022 in an interview with a Russian TV network:
“Russia has never attacked anyone throughout its history.”
By Louis Jacobson• February 21, 2022
Joe Biden stated on March 14, 2022 in a speech to the National League of Cities:
“Make no mistake: The current spike in gas prices is largely the fault of Vladimir Putin.”
By Louis Jacobson• March 16, 2022
Facebook posts stated on May 15, 2022 in a Facebook post:
“Finland joins NATO.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• May 16, 2022
Facebook posts stated on April 13, 2022 in a Facebook post:
Ukraine was responsible for the Kramatorsk train station bombing.
By Samantha Putterman• April 18, 2022
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
TikTok posts stated on April 14, 2022 in a TikTok post:
A video shows the Russian warship Moskva exploding.
By Bill McCarthy• April 25, 2022
Mike Rogers stated on March 02, 2014 in in comments on Fox's "Fox News Sunday":
Crimea was part of Russia "until 1954, when it was given to the Soviet Republic of the Ukraine."
By Julie Kliegman• March 2, 2014
Rick Perry stated on July 23, 2014 in an interview with Sean Hannity of Fox News:
Says three Ukrainians recently captured on a West Texas ranch are among "individuals from countries that have strong terrorist ties being apprehended" near the state’s border with Mexico.
By W. Gardner Selby• July 31, 2014
David Ignatius stated on March 02, 2014 in comments on CBS' "Face the Nation":
"Crimea became part of Ukraine only in 1954. Crimea was historically part of Russia, and (Nikita) Khrushchev gave it to Ukraine in a gesture that mystified some people."
By Julie Kliegman• March 2, 2014
Facebook posts stated on August 29, 2022 in a Facebook post:
Joe Biden threatened to assassinate Ukraine’s former president.
By Ciara O'Rourke• August 31, 2022
Russia Today stated on March 04, 2014 in a posting on their website:
The new Ukrainian government "introduced a law abolishing the use of languages other than Ukrainian in official circumstances."
By Jon Greenberg• March 5, 2014
Facebook posts stated on March 16, 2022 in a Facebook post:
Photos show “Ukrainian farmers are slowly starting to build their own army.”
By Yacob Reyes• March 21, 2022
Chris Christie stated on November 08, 2023 in the third Republican debate in Miami:
“In 1992, this country made a promise to Ukraine. We said if you return nuclear missiles that were part of the old Soviet Union to Russia, and they invade you, we will protect you.”
By Louis Jacobson• November 9, 2023
Facebook posts stated on April 18, 2022 in a Facebook post:
After Russia invaded Ukraine, Google Maps “opened all military and strategic facilities in Russia.”
By Luiz Romero• April 20, 2022
Michael Morell stated on September 19, 2016 in an open letter to Donald Trump:
Says Donald Trump has outlined "policies that read like a Kremlin wish list."
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• September 22, 2016
Facebook posts stated on May 25, 2023 in a video on Facebook:
"1,000,000 Ukraine soldiers wiped out”
By Sara Swann• May 26, 2023
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 June 28, 2022 in a Facebook video post:
Video claims Moscow turned into “sea of fire after being attacked by two mysterious missiles.”
By Andy Nguyen• June 30, 2022

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