The odds of a shutdown increase the longer Congress goes without reaching a spending agreement. With cuts looming, people asked if aid to Ukraine would halt, too.
ANSWER: Yes, American assistance to Ukraine is among the military programs exempt from the impact of a government shutdown.
The devastation from the Russia-Ukraine war has been well documented. There are hundreds of legitimate photos and videos depicting war casualties and decimated communities.
Some photos and videos have been documented by news media; other footage has been taken by Ukrainian civilians whose lives were upended by Russia's invasion.
We rate the claim that there is "zero footage of the Ukraine war" Pants on Fire!
This "news" is spread only by Russian media and Telegram channels. A search for such information in the Israeli media and other sources yielded no results. Obviously, the "news" was invented by Russian propaganda to discredit Ukrainians in the context of the war in Israel.
No, the BBC report that said Ukraine is selling weapons to Hamas is not real. The fake video is being promoted by pro-Russia social media accounts.
Claim: Russian President Vladimir Putin "warns 'global terrorist' Klaus Schwab his 'days are numbered.'"
Russian President Vladimir Putin didn't say this.
The Ukrainian ambassador to Israel said that a plan is currently being developed to evacuate Ukrainians from Israel and from the Gaza Strip. The situation is quite complicated, but the embassy noted that they are making every effort to assist Ukrainian citizens and facilitate their speedy evacuation.
Claim: "NATO troops deployed to Ukraine."
His source: Russian media. But we found no credible news reports or other reliable evidence to corroborate this.
A NATO spokesperson told us that the claim is false.
Multiple media outlets reported that a Russian missile hit a Ukrainian market in Kostiantynivka, Ukraine.
Verdict: Misleading
A New York Times report stated the evidence shows the missile that hit the market was likely Ukrainian, not Russian. While Ukrainian authorities stated that it was likely a Russian S-300 missile, multiple open-source analysts stated that the New York Times analysis was credible.
A German burger restaurant Burgermeister representative said in a comment to StopFake that they have no relation to the video circulating online. Due to the misuse of their name and logo, the company intends to contact law enforcement authorities to investigate this incident.
A viral image shared on X, the social media platform previously known as Twitter, purports to show former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson giving a raised arm salute at a recent public event.
Verdict: False
The image is digitally altered. The image was originally shared to the platform by user @smak_media, who admitted it was photoshopped in a subsequent post.