FACT CHECK: No, Vladimir Putin Did Not Declare Alaska Sale Illegal | Check Your Fact
The letter does not state anything about Alaska
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FACT CHECK: No, Biden Is Not Sending U.S. Troops To Fight Russia
A White House spokesperson said the claim is false in an email to Check Your Fact.
FACT CHECK: No, Video Of Man Dancing In Red Outfit Is Not Volodymyr Zelenskyy | Check Your Fact
The video has been digitally altered to put Zelenskyy's face on someone
else's body.
FACT CHECK: Post Claims To Show Letter From Vladimir Putin | Check Your Fact
There is no evidence Putin released or wrote this letter
Lloyd Austin was not killed in Ukraine on Jan. 3 | Fact check
The claim: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was killed in Ukraine on Jan. 3.
Our rating: False
Austin is alive. [...] Austin resumed his full duties as secretary of defense on Jan. 5 and released a statement on Jan. 6. The report comes from a publication that routinely publishes fabricated stories.
Fact Check: DeSantis on aid to Ukraine
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis argued against further US funding for Ukraine by saying that "tens of billions of dollars" have been used "to pay salaries for Ukrainian government bureaucrats," and that US taxpayers have "paid pensions for Ukrainian retirees."
Facts First: This needs context. [...]
The money, which is disbursed through the World Bank, has gone to pay "wages for hospital workers, government employees, and teachers as well as social assistance for the elderly and vulnerable." [...] It has also been provided to the Ukrainian government to "supply emergency services for internally displaced persons."
Fact Check: Haley’s math comparing clean energy tax credits to national security
Making a point about spending on national security, Haley said that the US supporting Ukraine, Israel and securing the southern border would cost "less than 20% of Biden's green subsidies."
Facts First: This math from Haley is largely true.
Fact Check: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin Was NOT Killed In Kyiv On January 3, 2024 | Lead Stories
Was Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin killed by Russian cruise missiles in Kyiv, Ukraine, on January 3, 2024? No, that's not true: A Pentagon duty officer confirmed to Lead Stories that this claim is false. On January 1, 2024, Austin was hospitalized in Washington, D.C., due to complications from surgery and remained there as of January 10, 2024. Also, this claim is from a website that regularly publishes fabricated content often mistaken for real news.
FACT CHECK: Facebook Post Falsely Claims Lloyd Austin Was Killed In Ukraine | Check Your Fact
The claim stems from a Jan. 7 article published by the satire site, 'Real
Raw News.'
No, Ukraine is not taking money from Hawai’i relief
In the wake of the devastating wildfires on Hawai’i in August 2023, viral posts falsely claimed that the US government would only provide $700 in aid each to affected households.
In fact, the federal government responded quickly to the horrific disaster in Maui, conducting extensive rescue operations and providing aid far in excess of $700 per household.