US military deployed helicopters, personnel to help those in Maui | Fact check
The claim: The US hasn't shown support 'surge' for Maui like it did for Ukraine
Our rating: False
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No, This Isn’t a Real Headline About ‘Five TikTok Dances You Can Do to Support Ukraine’
Claim: A headline from an actual news organization in 2022 suggested: "Here's 5 Tik-Tok dances you can do to help Ukraine fight Russia."
Rating: Originated as Satire
StopFake.org – Fact checking website
Founded in 2014, StopFake.org's initial goal was "to verify and refute disinformation and propaganda about events in Ukraine being circulated in the media. Eventually the project grew into an information hub where we examine and analyze all aspects of Kremlin propaganda.
We not only look at how propaganda influences Ukraine, we also try to investigate how propaganda impacts on other countries and regions, from the European Union to countries which once made up the Soviet Union."
Ukraine training exercise misrepresented as staged combat
Social media posts claim a video of two camouflaged individuals dragging a man shows an attempt to stage footage of Ukrainian troops in combat. This is false; the clip was filmed by a center that offers military skills training for civilians.
FakeNews.pl – Fact check website from Poland
The fakenews.pl portal is a website dedicated to a subject of fake news.
You will find here a collection of the latest and archival fake news verifications, interesting publications and articles.
Romani Ukrainian activist: Russia is deceptively accusing Ukraine of Nazism, Romani people from Russia should at least stay neutral
Russia is deceptively accusing Ukraine of Nazism and exploiting Romani-related subjects to do so. Natali Tomenko, a Romani activist from Ukraine, gave that assessment at a meeting on 30 March held under the auspices of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).
Ukraine water sprinklers predate Russian invasion, US wartime assistance
Social media users are claiming a video shows Ukrainians in Kyiv cooling off under a water spray system set up during the war. This is false; the city's use of sprinklers predates Russia's invasion in February 2022.
On 17 July, 2014: Russia shot down a passenger airplane over Ukraine, killing everyone aboard.
On this day 9 years ago, Russia shot down Malaysia Airlines MH17 over Eastern Ukraine, killing 298 people. This picture shows the bodies of 193 Dutch citizens being returned to the Netherlands.
Russia has attacked hundreds of churches in Ukraine
Russia often claims that it protects traditional values and Orthodox Christianity, while destroying, damaging, or looting hundreds of churches in Ukraine.
Ukraine not recruiting Canadians to fight in war against Russia
Social media posts claim Ukraine has asked the Canadian government to send residents of Ukrainian descent to fight in the war against Russia. This is false; both countries told AFP there is no such recruitment campaign.
