“Recent photo of Ukraine after the Russian attack”
FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING
FACTLY says: The photo is not related to Ukraine. It is an old photo from Lebanon
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.
“Russia unveiled a nuclear weapon called "Satan 2 liquid fueled nuclear missile" capable of destroying everything breathing in the world.”
Vera Files rated this: Misleading
“The Keystone XL pipeline "would have produced 830,000 barrels of oil per day, more than enough to offset what we import from Russia.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
PolitiFact says: The Keystone pipeline, which President Joe Biden canceled, would have transported more oil per day than the U.S. imports from Russia, but it would not have been a simple offset.
“Video confirming that Modi government is going to send Indian soldiers to fight in Ukraine”
FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING
FACTLY says: Nothing was mentioned in the video about India sending its soldiers to fight in Ukraine. Amidst the Russia-Ukraine crisis, India has mostly remained neutral, and it has been in favour of diplomatic dialogue as the only …
“Video shows Ukrainian soldiers saying goodbye to loved ones amid Russia’s 2022 invasion”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: The scene in the clip is not a legitimate depiction of Ukrainian soldiers leaving loved ones to fight Russia in 2022. It’s from a 2017 Ukrainian documentary film.
“We have doubled our (oil) imports from Russia in the last year.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: The most recent data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration shows that the U.S. increased its oil imports from Russia by about 28% in the first 11 months of 2021.
“A photo showing young children saluting troops was captured in Ukraine in 2022.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Also, it was me that got Ukraine the very effective anti-tank busters (Javelins) when the previous Administration was sending blankets.”
Washington Post rated this: Lacks context
Washington Post says: The Obama administration gave more than blankets. Trump provided Javelins with great restrictions
“Before and after pictures of the Independence Square in Kyiv, Ukraine after the Russian invasion”
FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING
FACTLY says: The second photo shared in the post was taken in 2014 when violent clashes erupted between the anti-government forces and Ukraine Security forces in Kyiv. The picture shared in the post is old and has nothing to do with…
“NATO (under direction from the United States) is violating previous agreements and expanding eastward.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
“Russia threatened India not to interfere in their ongoing dispute with Ukraine”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The image shared in the post shows an edited version of an old ‘CNN’ news report published in November 2019. Russian President Vladimir Putin did not make any such statement threatening India not to intervene in their o…
“Update Ukraine has killed 3,500 Russian soldiers when they clashed in a battle along a road. Source: Daily Mail.”
Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: Misleading
Fact Crescendo Cambodia says: The picture is not Russian soldiers killed by Ukraine in the Russia’s invasion. The original photo shows bodies of MH17 passengers were packed in plastic bags and laid down on a road near the site of the airplane crash …
“Video of Russian soldiers saving a small child during the battle between the forces of Russia and Ukraine”
FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING
FACTLY says: The video is an old one and not related to the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The video was shot in Iraq
“We should not be buying Russian energy, but rather allow the people of our country to start producing like they did just one year ago.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Misleading
FactCheck.org says: If Trump was talking about oil, the U.S. has been buying oil from Russia for years. And increasing production to 2020 levels does not mean that the U.S. would no longer need to rely on imports from Russia.
“CNN identified "Bernie Gores" as the “first American casualty of the Ukraine crisis.”
FactCheck.org rated this: False
FactCheck.org says: It is a bogus tweet from a now-suspended Twitter account masquerading as CNN. The image used in the tweet is video gamer Jordie Jordan.
“Russian, an ally of the Philippines, has donated weapons to Manila”
FactRakers rated this: MISLEADING
FactRakers says: It's a 2017 news clip, not a current one
“Sikhs offering Langar in Ukraine amidst the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict”
FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING
FACTLY says: The image of Sikhs offering Langar is old and is available on the internet at least since 2017. ‘We The Sikhs’ uploaded the same image on their Facebook and Twitter profiles on 06 August 2018 with the the description ‘C…
“This is Ukrainian President Zelenskyy. He wears military uniform to join with troops in fighting to protect his homeland Ukraine. True Leader.”
Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: False
Fact Crescendo Cambodia says: This image depicts Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wearing military uniform visited his country’s troop positioned in war zone Donbass region in last December. The image is totally unrelated to claim above.
“A photo shows a Russian warplane under attack.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Photo shows Empire State Building lit up to support Ukraine.”
PolitiFact rated this: False