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.
“Is This A Soldier Using A Modern Mobile Phone During World War II? Check Out The Truth…”
“Claim: Gujarat picture being shared as Ancient war tool statues in Ayodhya road”
“Military veteran and retired captain PPS Dhillon injured his eye in the recent farmers protest”
FACTLY says: The photo collage actually does not show the same person. The Sikh man in army uniform is actually PPS Dhillon, a retired Army Captain. His son shared this image on Facebook on the occasion of his birthday. When we reac…
“Russian President Vladimir Putin banned mixed-religion marriages for Muslims in Russia”
FACTLY says: Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Russia (DUM) passed a religious ruling that bans Muslims in Russia marrying non-Muslim women. This ruling is passed by the advisory council of this religious organization. This rul…
“Jon "Ossoff ignored the rules, hiding cash from Chinese communists and terrorist sympathizers.”
FactCheck.org says: Ossoff's production company received payments from a Hong Kong media company and Al Jazeera for the rights to air investigative pieces.
“Photo of an injured Indian army soldier”
FACTLY says: Man in the photo is Russian Special forces officer Maxim Razumovsky, not the Indin soldier. In 2004, Maxim Razumovsky died while rescuing school children from a terrorist seized school in Beslan. This photo was shot dur…
“Video of Vienna police chasing down the terrorist who carried out the recent Vienna terror attack”
FACTLY says: The video actually shows the clashes which broke out between the police and demonstrators over the newly imposed COVID-19 lockdown restrictions in Barcelona, Spain. This video has nothing to do with the Vienna terror at…
“Angel Locsin's visit at a school for Lumad youth is evidence she is a terrorist.”
“Commission on Human Rights chairman Chito Gascon slammed the Duterte administration and said the surprise military attack against the News People's Army is a human rights violation.”
“The CPP/NPA/NDF has been declared as a terror group in the Philippines and that countries such as the United States, New Zealand, and Australia, as well as the United Kingdom and the European Union have listed CPP/NPA/NDF as terrorist organizations.”
Vera Files says: Proclamation 374, which President Duterte issued in 2017, declared CPP-NPA as a terrorist organization, but does not mention the NDF. The United States, New Zealand, Australia, United Kingdom and European Union have als…
“I’ve got the NATO countries to put up an extra 130 billion going to 420 billion dollars a year.”
Washington Post says: Trump falsely claims this is $130 billion a year, rather than over four years. The $420 billion figure is for eight years.
“Civil war broke out in Pakistan. Heavy clash between army and police.”
“Actress Liza Soberano joined the New People's Army (NPA)”
“Cited "explosive documents" published by the New York Post to claim Joe Biden "went to Ukraine and threatened to withhold $1 billion in aid if they did not fire the prosecutor that was investigating his son and the company that his son worked for.”
FactCheck.org says: The Post story and Hunter Biden's emails -- which may or may not be authentic -- don't support Trump's claims.
“Explosion video of Indian test missile that failed”
FACTLY says: Footage shared in the post shows Russian Proto-M rocket explosion in Khazakistan during the year 2013. The footage is old and not related to India.
“A woman with face paint wearing a guerilla uniform of the New People’s Army is Kabataan Party-list Rep. Sarah Elago.”
“The Russia hoax was Hillary's plan.”
“Says Joe Biden “had 308,000 military people dying because you couldn’t provide them proper healthcare in the military.”
PolitiFact says: The VA data that led to this is rife with errors. It includes people who never applied for VA benefits and people who died long ago.
“Inauguration ceremony of a cinema hall playing an Israeli film in Saudi Arabia”
FACTLY says: This video shows a crowd gathering in front of a discount store in Hafar Al-Batin city of Saudi Arabia. This incident took place in the year 2019. It has nothing to do with the cinema hall or Saudi Arabia’s ties with Is…