War and conflict
1,754 claims on this topic checked by other fact-checking organisations. Topics are sorted by the words in each claim and cover English-language checks.
“Video shows Russian air force engaging PMC Wagner ground troops”
“Recent video showing Russian Air Force firing missiles on the ground troops of PMC Wagner organization”
FACTLY says: The video shared in the post shows a simulation clip created using the ARMA-3 video game software. The video has nothing to do with the incidents between the Russian military and PMC Wagner troops
“The Pentagon said it "accidentally sent $6.2 billion to Ukraine.”
FactCheck.org says: The Pentagon discovered accounting errors that overestimated how much it had spent on aid for Ukraine by $6.2 billion over two years.
“The Pentagon “said we accidentally sent $6.2 billion to Ukraine.”
PolitiFact says: The Pentagon did not say it sent Ukraine $6.2 billion by mistake. It said it made an accounting error, overvaluing U.S. weapons and other military support sent to Ukraine by $6.2 billion.
“The military arrested the administrator of the Small Business Administration.”
“Japan transporting war weapons to the Phililppines”
FactRakers says: No such transfer occurred; video uses clickbait title
“It is also no coincidence that these charges against me came down the very same day evidence revealed Joe Biden took a $5 million bribe from Ukraine.”
PolitiFact says: There is no proof that the Trump indictment had anything to do with the timing of unproven allegations about a bribery scheme and Biden. The Biden allegations are three years old and come from an unverified tip.
“BOSTON, USA: A massive six-alarm fire ravaged a 160-year-old Massachusetts church, a blaze that eye-witnesses said may have been started by a supernatural strike… At the time of incident, the church was celebrating marriage ceremony of a famous homosexual couple…”
“Military, Trump thwart deep state blackout.”
“There is no war in Ukraine.”
“The US military is reviving its former naval base at Subic Bay in Zambales”
“A video shows Russian forces destroying Leopard tanks”
“A viral photo depicting a mobile toilet drone has been posted on a Facebook page, along with the claim that it has been successfully developed by China. This post has been reacted to with mixed comments and shared by many Facebook users who speak Khmer. However, after running a Google Reverse Image search, it proved that the above photo attached to the claim above is false.”
“A Palestinian child was run over by an Israeli military vehicle during a raid in Beit Furik”
“China developes a drone mobile toilet which allows people to call it any time they want to use it from anywhere & at any time. In South Africa this can be stolen within 7 minutes.”
“In a simulation, an AI-enabled drone operated by the U.S. Air Force killed its operators and “started taking out communication towers.”
PolitiFact says: This scenario was described by U.S. Air Force Col. Tucker "Cinco" Hamilton, chief of AI test and operations, in a conference. But he later said he "misspoke" and that this was only a hypothetical thought experiment.
“The Philippines acquired 35mm Oerlikon GDF anti-aircraft guns, and these were fired during a military exercise”
“China developed a mobile drone toilet that can be summoned at any time for immediate use”
FACTLY says: This image is not real but generated by AI using Mid Journey software. There are no reports of implementing a concept like a drone toilet anywhere
“This video shows visuals of the Nova Kakhovka Dam explosion in Ukraine in June 2023”
FACTLY says: This video shows visuals of the Nova Kakhovka Dam explosion in Ukraine in June 2023