“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.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
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 showing Prakash Javadekar who was ignored by evacuated Indian students from Ukraine”
FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING
FACTLY says: The person in the video welcoming Indian students with flowers is Kishan Reddy, Union Minister for Culture, Tourism and Development of North-Eastern Region; he is not Prakash Javadekar
“Joe Biden's cancellation of the Keystone pipeline "dramatically increased Americans' dependence on Russian oil.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: The Keystone XL pipeline was never built, so Biden’s canceling it didn’t make the U.S. more reliant on Russian oil. After the U.S. placed economic sanctions on Venezuela in 2019, the U.S. began to buy more Russian oil.
“Toria Nuland just confirmed that the Russian disinformation they’ve been telling us for days is a lie and a conspiracy theory and crazy and immoral to believe is, in fact, totally and completely true.”
Washington Post rated this: Four Pinocchios
Washington Post says: Nuland di not say this
“Claim: different videos being shared as russia ukraine conflict visuals”
Fact Crescendo rated this: FALSE
“Claim: karukka vinodh not referred annamalai name in the petrol bomb issue”
Fact Crescendo rated this: FALSE
“Two years ago we were “drilling our own oil for $27 a barrel.” Now, thanks to Joe Biden, we’re “paying $105 a barrel to Russia.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: The current, higher oil prices are largely attributable to Russia’s war in Ukraine and to a sluggish response to energy demands after the pandemic slowdown, not U.S. drilling.
“Claim: 2012 dated video being shared as Russia military equipment being transported to Ukraine”
Fact Crescendo rated this: FALSE
“Joe Biden caved to the radical environmentalists and stopped America’s Keystone pipeline and dramatically increased Americans’ dependence on Russian oil”
Washington Post rated this: Four Pinocchios
Washington Post says: U.S. purchases of Russian oil rose because of factors that predated Biden.
“‘Either Russia will be at the World cup 2022 or there will be no World cup’ – Vladimir Putin”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: Earlier, FIFA & UEFA suspended Russian football teams from all international competitions. Responding to the suspension, Russian Football Association has announced that they will appeal the suspension with the Court of …
“Photo of players from Dynamo football club who wore military uniform to fight in the ongoing war in Ukraine”
FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING
FACTLY says: The people in the photo belong to a Ukrainian organisation named Gonor, which is not a football club. According to news reports, some sports people including football players took up arms voluntarily to fight for Ukraine
“Putin bombs Biden-owned villa in Ukraine while hammering biolabs & pedophile rings.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
“As the world rallies around Ukraine, Mike Lee was one of only two senators to oppose sanctions on Putin. Then he flew to the Kremlin and discussed dropping sanctions. Lee even opposed arming Ukrainians fighting for their lives.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: The ad mixes present events, referring to the recent Russian invasion of Ukraine, with actions Lee took years ago.
“Claim: arma 3 game footage being shared as russian ukraine war visuals”
Fact Crescendo rated this: FALSE
“Claim: misinformation spreading that an Indian girl acts like stranded in Ukraine”
Fact Crescendo rated this: FALSE
“Photos show Ukrainian citizens destroying two Russian tanks with Molotov cocktails in Kyiv.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Four photos showing scenes of fire, billowing smoke and people engaged in a fight date back to 2014 anti-government protests in Ukraine.
“Video shows a Ukrainian fighter pilot shooting down a Russian plane.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: This 22-second video that social media users suggested might show the “Ghost of Kyiv” shooting down a Russian plane is a simulation that was created in a video game.
“Claim: palestine girl video being shared with ukraine russia war narrative”
Fact Crescendo rated this: FALSE
“A Ukrainian TikToker shows how to drive an abandoned Russian armored vehicle.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: The clip does not show a Ukrainian woman teaching people how to drive an abandoned Russian armored carrier amid the war. The TikToker is a Russian auto-blogger named Nastya Tuman and the video is from February 2021.
“Former Miss Ukraine Anastasiia Lenna joined the army to defend her country against the Russian troops”
FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING
FACTLY says: Anastasiia Lenna shared this picture of her holding a gun recently on her official Instagram handle. Later, she clarified that she had shared this picture only to inspire people. Anastasiia Lenna herself mentioned as an…