2 People 712 Fact-checks 531 Articles People (2) Russian Embassy in Canada Russian Ministry of Defense Fact-checks (712) Facebook posts stated on July 18, 2020 in a Facebook post: “American coronavirus vaccine killed five Ukrainians.” By Tom Kertscher• July 30, 2020 Tweets stated on February 24, 2022 in a tweet: Russia is targeting U.S. biological weapons labs in Ukraine invasion. By Jeff Cercone• February 25, 2022 Facebook posts stated on March 20, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Ukraine has been shooting residents of Donetsk and Lugansk just because they wanted to speak Russian.” By Ciara O'Rourke• March 22, 2022 Bloggers stated on November 29, 2019 in an article: Says the New York Times reported that Hillary Clinton and George Soros "paid (a) woman to accuse Trump of sexual attack." By Daniel Funke• December 20, 2019 TikTok posts stated on April 30, 2022 in a TikTok video: Video shows former President Barack Obama sharing how to mislead the public. By Jeff Cercone• August 18, 2022 Instagram posts stated on April 16, 2023 in an Instagram post: Video shows Russian President Vladimir Putin talking in English about U.S. democracy. By Samantha Putterman• April 18, 2023 J.D. Vance stated on February 19, 2022 in an interview with Steve Bannon: Says Joe Biden risks war with Russia because Vladimir Putin doesn’t “believe in transgender rights." By Jon Greenberg• February 21, 2022 Elise Stefanik stated on February 09, 2023 in a Tweet: 53% of Americans made aware of the Hunter Biden laptop story would have changed their vote in 2020. By Jill Terreri Ramos• February 25, 2023 Facebook posts stated on March 02, 2022 in a public Facebook post: “Putin Vows to ‘Crush’ Child Traffickers in Ukraine” By Luiz Romero• March 18, 2022 Bloggers stated on March 02, 2022 in a blog post: “Putin bombs Biden-owned villa in Ukraine while hammering biolabs & pedophile rings.” By Samantha Putterman• March 8, 2022 Facebook posts stated on November 02, 2020 in a series of images and screenshots: “If Biden wins the election, there are people out there planning on mass murdering poc and lbgtq+ people. Please stay inside during the election and a few days after.” By Daniel Funke, Tom Kertscher• November 3, 2020 Russian Ministry of Defense stated on April 03, 2022 in a Telegram post: A video taken from a car driving through Bucha, Ukraine, shows a corpse “moving his arm,” and then “in the rear view mirror the ‘corpse’ sits down.” By Bill McCarthy• April 4, 2022 Viral image stated on October 19, 2022 in an Instagram post: Volodymyr Zelenskyy was photographed holding a soccer jersey with his name and a swastika. By Ciara O'Rourke• October 21, 2022 Tweets stated on March 13, 2022 in tweets: A Ukrainian combat medic who died in February was seen in a video Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky posted of his visit to see wounded soldiers. By Bill McCarthy• March 14, 2022 X posts stated on May 15, 2024 in an X post: Video shows Slovakia Prime Minister Fico speaking against the World Health Organization the week before he was the target of an assassination attempt. By Loreben Tuquero• May 16, 2024 Instagram posts stated on October 20, 2022 in a post: “Ukraine has a nuclear bomb primed in Mykolaiv.” By Luiz Romero• October 27, 2022 Bloggers stated on August 05, 2020 in an article: “Israel dropped a tactical nuclear weapon on the port of Beirut.” By Daniel Funke• August 5, 2020 Bloggers stated on March 28, 2021 in a Facebook post: “From Europe: 3,964 people have died from adverse drug reactions for COVID-19 ‘vaccines’ – 162,610 injuries.” By Andy Nguyen• March 31, 2021 Instagram posts stated on November 29, 2022 in an Instagram post: Police dispatch audio from Paul Pelosi’s attack was recorded in a Moscow studio. By Ciara O'Rourke• November 1, 2022 Vladimir Putin stated on July 16, 2018 in a press conference: "The Russian state has never interfered ... into internal American affairs including election process." By John Kruzel, Bill McCarthy• July 16, 2018 Articles (531) What we know about 2020 election interference: It’s not just Russia By Daniel Funke• September 25, 2020 Fact-checking vaccine claims in alleged disinformation campaign by Russian intelligence By Noah Y. Kim• March 9, 2021 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 war fuels surge of fake content impersonating BBC, CNN coverage By Bill McCarthy• April 22, 2022 Congress urges tech giants to fortify against foreign meddling before next election By John Kruzel• November 3, 2017 United Facts of America: How Russian falsehoods spread to U.S. through faux local news By Loreben Tuquero• November 7, 2023 Ahead of face-to-face meeting, Biden and Putin remain far apart on the facts By Jon Greenberg• June 14, 2021 How facts and stories can shape democracy: An interview with journalist Anne Applebaum By Hana Stepnick• June 27, 2022 How paid X accounts blamed Israel, Ukraine for the Baltimore bridge collapse By Madison Czopek• April 3, 2024 Divisions in Cyprus amplify fact-checking challenges By Louis Jacobson• December 19, 2023 How Elon Musk ditched Twitter's safeguards and primed X to spread misinformation By Madison Czopek• October 23, 2023 A war of information: Both sides fight in the Ukraine-Russia conflict By Samantha Putterman• March 18, 2022 Why Clinton disinformation resurfaced during Trump’s impeachment trial By Daniel Funke• February 17, 2020 How ‘War on Fakes’ uses fact-checking to spread pro-Russia propaganda By Luiz Romero• August 8, 2022 Don’t fall for these hoaxes about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine By Samantha Putterman• February 25, 2022 The facts behind the Russian, right-wing narratives claiming Hunter Biden funded biolabs in Ukraine By Bill McCarthy• April 1, 2022 Four things to know about Russia's 2016 misinformation campaign By Lauren Carroll• April 4, 2017 US officials say Iran sent the ‘Proud Boys’ email threats to voters By Amy Sherman• October 22, 2020 How to avoid misinformation about the war in Gaza and Israel By Alex Mahadevan• October 12, 2023 PolitiFact’s Mueller Report Book Club, Volume 1 By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 8, 2019
Facebook posts stated on July 18, 2020 in a Facebook post: “American coronavirus vaccine killed five Ukrainians.” By Tom Kertscher• July 30, 2020 Tweets stated on February 24, 2022 in a tweet: Russia is targeting U.S. biological weapons labs in Ukraine invasion. By Jeff Cercone• February 25, 2022 Facebook posts stated on March 20, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Ukraine has been shooting residents of Donetsk and Lugansk just because they wanted to speak Russian.” By Ciara O'Rourke• March 22, 2022 Bloggers stated on November 29, 2019 in an article: Says the New York Times reported that Hillary Clinton and George Soros "paid (a) woman to accuse Trump of sexual attack." By Daniel Funke• December 20, 2019 TikTok posts stated on April 30, 2022 in a TikTok video: Video shows former President Barack Obama sharing how to mislead the public. By Jeff Cercone• August 18, 2022 Instagram posts stated on April 16, 2023 in an Instagram post: Video shows Russian President Vladimir Putin talking in English about U.S. democracy. By Samantha Putterman• April 18, 2023 J.D. Vance stated on February 19, 2022 in an interview with Steve Bannon: Says Joe Biden risks war with Russia because Vladimir Putin doesn’t “believe in transgender rights." By Jon Greenberg• February 21, 2022 Elise Stefanik stated on February 09, 2023 in a Tweet: 53% of Americans made aware of the Hunter Biden laptop story would have changed their vote in 2020. By Jill Terreri Ramos• February 25, 2023 Facebook posts stated on March 02, 2022 in a public Facebook post: “Putin Vows to ‘Crush’ Child Traffickers in Ukraine” By Luiz Romero• March 18, 2022 Bloggers stated on March 02, 2022 in a blog post: “Putin bombs Biden-owned villa in Ukraine while hammering biolabs & pedophile rings.” By Samantha Putterman• March 8, 2022 Facebook posts stated on November 02, 2020 in a series of images and screenshots: “If Biden wins the election, there are people out there planning on mass murdering poc and lbgtq+ people. Please stay inside during the election and a few days after.” By Daniel Funke, Tom Kertscher• November 3, 2020 Russian Ministry of Defense stated on April 03, 2022 in a Telegram post: A video taken from a car driving through Bucha, Ukraine, shows a corpse “moving his arm,” and then “in the rear view mirror the ‘corpse’ sits down.” By Bill McCarthy• April 4, 2022 Viral image stated on October 19, 2022 in an Instagram post: Volodymyr Zelenskyy was photographed holding a soccer jersey with his name and a swastika. By Ciara O'Rourke• October 21, 2022 Tweets stated on March 13, 2022 in tweets: A Ukrainian combat medic who died in February was seen in a video Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky posted of his visit to see wounded soldiers. By Bill McCarthy• March 14, 2022 X posts stated on May 15, 2024 in an X post: Video shows Slovakia Prime Minister Fico speaking against the World Health Organization the week before he was the target of an assassination attempt. By Loreben Tuquero• May 16, 2024 Instagram posts stated on October 20, 2022 in a post: “Ukraine has a nuclear bomb primed in Mykolaiv.” By Luiz Romero• October 27, 2022 Bloggers stated on August 05, 2020 in an article: “Israel dropped a tactical nuclear weapon on the port of Beirut.” By Daniel Funke• August 5, 2020 Bloggers stated on March 28, 2021 in a Facebook post: “From Europe: 3,964 people have died from adverse drug reactions for COVID-19 ‘vaccines’ – 162,610 injuries.” By Andy Nguyen• March 31, 2021 Instagram posts stated on November 29, 2022 in an Instagram post: Police dispatch audio from Paul Pelosi’s attack was recorded in a Moscow studio. By Ciara O'Rourke• November 1, 2022 Vladimir Putin stated on July 16, 2018 in a press conference: "The Russian state has never interfered ... into internal American affairs including election process." By John Kruzel, Bill McCarthy• July 16, 2018
What we know about 2020 election interference: It’s not just Russia By Daniel Funke• September 25, 2020 Fact-checking vaccine claims in alleged disinformation campaign by Russian intelligence By Noah Y. Kim• March 9, 2021 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 war fuels surge of fake content impersonating BBC, CNN coverage By Bill McCarthy• April 22, 2022 Congress urges tech giants to fortify against foreign meddling before next election By John Kruzel• November 3, 2017 United Facts of America: How Russian falsehoods spread to U.S. through faux local news By Loreben Tuquero• November 7, 2023 Ahead of face-to-face meeting, Biden and Putin remain far apart on the facts By Jon Greenberg• June 14, 2021 How facts and stories can shape democracy: An interview with journalist Anne Applebaum By Hana Stepnick• June 27, 2022 How paid X accounts blamed Israel, Ukraine for the Baltimore bridge collapse By Madison Czopek• April 3, 2024 Divisions in Cyprus amplify fact-checking challenges By Louis Jacobson• December 19, 2023 How Elon Musk ditched Twitter's safeguards and primed X to spread misinformation By Madison Czopek• October 23, 2023 A war of information: Both sides fight in the Ukraine-Russia conflict By Samantha Putterman• March 18, 2022 Why Clinton disinformation resurfaced during Trump’s impeachment trial By Daniel Funke• February 17, 2020 How ‘War on Fakes’ uses fact-checking to spread pro-Russia propaganda By Luiz Romero• August 8, 2022 Don’t fall for these hoaxes about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine By Samantha Putterman• February 25, 2022 The facts behind the Russian, right-wing narratives claiming Hunter Biden funded biolabs in Ukraine By Bill McCarthy• April 1, 2022 Four things to know about Russia's 2016 misinformation campaign By Lauren Carroll• April 4, 2017 US officials say Iran sent the ‘Proud Boys’ email threats to voters By Amy Sherman• October 22, 2020 How to avoid misinformation about the war in Gaza and Israel By Alex Mahadevan• October 12, 2023 PolitiFact’s Mueller Report Book Club, Volume 1 By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 8, 2019
