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Search results for "Since the war began, thousands of Ukrainian children have been taken to Russia against their will"

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Fact-checks (25081)

Facebook posts stated on February 26, 2022 in a Facebook post:
Photos show Ukrainian citizens destroying two Russian tanks with Molotov cocktails in Kyiv.
By Madison Czopek• March 2, 2022
Facebook posts stated on February 25, 2022 in a Facebook post:
The war in Ukraine is “scripted and staged.”
By Gabrielle Settles• March 4, 2022
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
Facebook posts stated on February 27, 2022 in a video:
Image shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky “has joined the front lines with his troops.”
By Monique Curet• March 4, 2022
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
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
Facebook posts stated on February 20, 2022 in a public Facebook group:
Photos show “Ukrainian Christians pray outdoors, in the snow, for their country in this phase of war danger.”
By Luiz Romero• February 25, 2022
Facebook posts stated on March 26, 2023 in a Facebook post:
Images show “Putin has been arrested.”
By Jeff Cercone• March 28, 2023
Instagram posts stated on October 09, 2023 in an Instagram post:
Less than 48 hours after Israel was attacked “we have hundreds of hours worth of footage but zero footage from the Ukraine war.”
By Sara Swann• October 13, 2023
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
Bloggers stated on February 18, 2023 in a blog post:
“Putin decimates another adrenochrome warehouse in Ukraine.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• February 23, 2023
Facebook posts stated on February 28, 2022 in a Facebook post:
Says Sean Penn’s trip to Ukraine in November is evidence the war is staged.
By Ciara O'Rourke• March 4, 2022
Vladimir Putin stated on February 24, 2022 in an address to the nation announcing the attack on Ukraine:
Ethnic Russians face “genocide perpetrated by the Kyiv regime.”
By Jon Greenberg• February 25, 2022
Facebook posts stated on September 03, 2022 in a Facebook post:
“The Russian army is withdrawing from Ukraine!” in September 2022
By Andy Nguyen• September 8, 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
Viral image stated on April 23, 2022 in a Facebook post:
Photo of unbroken windows proves war in Ukraine is fake.
By Ciara O'Rourke• April 27, 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
Instagram posts stated on November 04, 2023 in an Instagram post:
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “has surrendered.”
By Sara Swann• November 6, 2023
Facebook posts stated on March 15, 2022 in a video:
A video shows current “leaked footage of heavy war between Russia vs Ukraine”
By Monique Curet• March 17, 2022
Instagram posts stated on February 07, 2024 in an Instagram post:
"Ukraine puts Tucker Carlson on a ‘hit list’ after an interview with Vladimir Putin.”
By Jeff Cercone• February 9, 2024

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By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson• February 23, 2022

Cluster munitions, Ukraine and President Joe Biden: What to know

By Nuria Diaz Muñoz, Louis Jacobson• July 11, 2023

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

By Luiz Romero• August 8, 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

Ukrainian soldiers believed to be alive, details of their captivity unclear

By Monique Curet• March 3, 2022

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

By Samantha Putterman• February 25, 2022

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

By Louis Jacobson• March 7, 2022

Russia, Ukraine, and the contested language of genocide

By Louis Jacobson• April 11, 2022

One year into Russia’s war in Ukraine: A look at U.S. aid, and why the U.S. is involved

By Louis Jacobson• February 23, 2023

Case study: How Facebook pages exploit Russia’s war in Ukraine with false videos

By Grace Abels• July 27, 2022

3 conspiracy theories Putin promoted in his Tucker Carlson interview that Carlson didn’t challenge

By Jeff Cercone, Madison Czopek• February 9, 2024

Fact-checking President Donald Trump’s attacks on Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

By Jeff Cercone• February 20, 2025

Trump and Putin’s history of misleading on Ukraine, US elections: 7 examples before Alaska summit

By Amy Sherman• August 13, 2025

Why does Russia want the Donbas region?

By Louis Jacobson• August 18, 2025

Fact-checks: Trump meets Zelenskyy to talk potential end to Russia-Ukraine war

By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• August 18, 2025

Where do Republican presidential candidates stand on Ukraine?

By Louis Jacobson• June 9, 2023

Joe Biden welcomed thousands of Ukrainians; many are in immigration limbo

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• February 23, 2023

Ukraine war fuels surge of fake content impersonating BBC, CNN coverage

By Bill McCarthy• April 22, 2022

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

By Luiz Romero• March 4, 2022