7 People 12758 Fact-checks 4717 Articles People (7) Occupy Democrats Occupy Providence Russian Embassy in Canada Russian Ministry of Defense Occupy Wall Street Special Operations OPSEC Education Fund Occupied Wall Street Journal Fact-checks (12758) 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 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 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 Russian Embassy in Canada stated on March 01, 2022 in a statement: "The Russian army does not occupy Ukrainian territory." By Louis Jacobson• March 3, 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 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 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 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 Viral image stated on June 12, 2024 in an Instagram post: Video shows “U.S. Navy deploys in Miami due to Russian warships 6/12.” By Ciara O'Rourke• June 14, 2024 Danielle Pletka stated on July 08, 2018 in remarks on NBC's "Meet the Press": Says Bernie Sanders was indifferent to Russia's annexation of Crimea because he felt "they have a lot of Russians anyway." By Louis Jacobson• July 11, 2018 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 Devin Nunes stated on March 20, 2017 in a House Intelligence Committee hearing: "In recent years ... the Obama administration was committed to the notion, against all evidence, that we could reset relations with Putin." By Louis Jacobson• March 20, 2017 Viral image stated on September 21, 2022 in a Facebook post: Photo shows fighting in Ukraine. By Ciara O'Rourke• September 22, 2022 Donald Trump stated on August 26, 2019 in a press conference in Biarritz, France: Crimea "was sort of taken away from President Obama. … And he wanted Russia to be out of what was called the G-8. And that was his determination." By Louis Jacobson• August 27, 2019 Facebook posts stated on April 30, 2022 in a post: “Space X’s Starlink internet constellation has angered Russia as it was reported that the Starlink satellite constellation was used to guide the fire” on the Russian ship Moskva. By Monique Curet• May 5, 2022 Dick Cheney stated on March 09, 2014 in a broadcast of CBS' "Face the Nation": On Syria, "a lot of the allies signed on. At the last minute, Obama backed off." By Jon Greenberg• March 9, 2014 Donald Trump stated on February 18, 2025 in remarks to reporters at Mar-a-Lago: Volodymyr Zelenskyy “started” the war in Ukraine with Russia. By Claire Cranford, Louis Jacobson• February 19, 2025 William Taylor stated on November 13, 2019 in impeachment inquiry testimony: "The Russians are violating all of the rules, treaties, understandings that they committed to that actually kept the peace in Europe for nearly 70 years." By Tom Kertscher• November 14, 2019 Facebook posts stated on December 12, 2022 in a Facebook post: The war in Ukraine is “all over.” By Ciara O'Rourke• December 13, 2022 Karl Rove stated on March 16, 2014 in a panel discussion on "Fox News Sunday": Russian annexation of Crimea "removes a million residents of the Ukraine that have provided the margin of victory for (Viktor) Yanukovych, the pro-Moscow prime minister in his last election." 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By Madison Czopek• March 21, 2022 Lie of the Year 2022: Putin’s lies to wage war and conceal horror in Ukraine By Rebecca Catalanello, Louis Jacobson• December 13, 2022 Ukraine the talk of the Sunday news shows By Aaron Sharockman• March 2, 2014 Fact-checking the March 2 news shows By Aaron Sharockman• March 2, 2014 Fact-checking the war comparisons between Obama and Bush By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg• October 1, 2014 Putin’s one-sided history of Ukraine’s relationship with Russia By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson• February 23, 2022 The U.S. attack against a Venezuelan ‘drug carrying boat’ raises legal questions By Maria Briceño, Louis Jacobson• September 8, 2025 Why does Russia want the Donbas region? By Louis Jacobson• August 18, 2025 How ‘War on Fakes’ uses fact-checking to spread pro-Russia propaganda By Luiz Romero• August 8, 2022 Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is especially lawless. Could Putin be tried for war crimes? 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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 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 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 Russian Embassy in Canada stated on March 01, 2022 in a statement: "The Russian army does not occupy Ukrainian territory." By Louis Jacobson• March 3, 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 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 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 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 Viral image stated on June 12, 2024 in an Instagram post: Video shows “U.S. Navy deploys in Miami due to Russian warships 6/12.” By Ciara O'Rourke• June 14, 2024 Danielle Pletka stated on July 08, 2018 in remarks on NBC's "Meet the Press": Says Bernie Sanders was indifferent to Russia's annexation of Crimea because he felt "they have a lot of Russians anyway." By Louis Jacobson• July 11, 2018 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 Devin Nunes stated on March 20, 2017 in a House Intelligence Committee hearing: "In recent years ... the Obama administration was committed to the notion, against all evidence, that we could reset relations with Putin." By Louis Jacobson• March 20, 2017 Viral image stated on September 21, 2022 in a Facebook post: Photo shows fighting in Ukraine. By Ciara O'Rourke• September 22, 2022 Donald Trump stated on August 26, 2019 in a press conference in Biarritz, France: Crimea "was sort of taken away from President Obama. … And he wanted Russia to be out of what was called the G-8. And that was his determination." By Louis Jacobson• August 27, 2019 Facebook posts stated on April 30, 2022 in a post: “Space X’s Starlink internet constellation has angered Russia as it was reported that the Starlink satellite constellation was used to guide the fire” on the Russian ship Moskva. By Monique Curet• May 5, 2022 Dick Cheney stated on March 09, 2014 in a broadcast of CBS' "Face the Nation": On Syria, "a lot of the allies signed on. At the last minute, Obama backed off." By Jon Greenberg• March 9, 2014 Donald Trump stated on February 18, 2025 in remarks to reporters at Mar-a-Lago: Volodymyr Zelenskyy “started” the war in Ukraine with Russia. By Claire Cranford, Louis Jacobson• February 19, 2025 William Taylor stated on November 13, 2019 in impeachment inquiry testimony: "The Russians are violating all of the rules, treaties, understandings that they committed to that actually kept the peace in Europe for nearly 70 years." By Tom Kertscher• November 14, 2019 Facebook posts stated on December 12, 2022 in a Facebook post: The war in Ukraine is “all over.” By Ciara O'Rourke• December 13, 2022 Karl Rove stated on March 16, 2014 in a panel discussion on "Fox News Sunday": Russian annexation of Crimea "removes a million residents of the Ukraine that have provided the margin of victory for (Viktor) Yanukovych, the pro-Moscow prime minister in his last election." By Louis Jacobson• March 19, 2014
Ukrainian soldiers believed to be alive, details of their captivity unclear By Monique Curet• March 3, 2022 A guide to the developments in Ukraine By Aaron Sharockman• March 19, 2014 A fact-checker’s guide to the events in Ukraine By Aaron Sharockman• March 5, 2014 A fact-checker’s guide to the crisis in Ukraine By Aaron Sharockman• March 5, 2014 What we know about the Politico story at the heart of a Ukraine conspiracy theory By Daniel Funke, Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson• December 3, 2019 What you need to know about Donald Trump, Russia and Ukraine By Linda Qiu• August 4, 2016 Ask PolitiFact: Did Vladimir Putin say that Russia would not target or harm Ukrainian civilians? By Madison Czopek• March 21, 2022 Lie of the Year 2022: Putin’s lies to wage war and conceal horror in Ukraine By Rebecca Catalanello, Louis Jacobson• December 13, 2022 Ukraine the talk of the Sunday news shows By Aaron Sharockman• March 2, 2014 Fact-checking the March 2 news shows By Aaron Sharockman• March 2, 2014 Fact-checking the war comparisons between Obama and Bush By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg• October 1, 2014 Putin’s one-sided history of Ukraine’s relationship with Russia By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson• February 23, 2022 The U.S. attack against a Venezuelan ‘drug carrying boat’ raises legal questions By Maria Briceño, Louis Jacobson• September 8, 2025 Why does Russia want the Donbas region? By Louis Jacobson• August 18, 2025 How ‘War on Fakes’ uses fact-checking to spread pro-Russia propaganda By Luiz Romero• August 8, 2022 Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is especially lawless. Could Putin be tried for war crimes? By Louis Jacobson• March 2, 2022 In Russia, the truth of the war on Ukraine is available. The risk comes in sharing it By Jon Greenberg• March 21, 2022 Fact-checking President Donald Trump’s attacks on Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy By Jeff Cercone• February 20, 2025 War crime prosecutions in the Russia-Ukraine war: What to expect By Louis Jacobson• April 26, 2022 Fact-checking three of Tulsi Gabbard’s attacks on Obama about Russian election interference By Ella Moore, Amy Sherman• July 24, 2025
