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.'
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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.
This Is a Real Photo Of Putin Speaking with Other Leaders at an Enormous Table | Snopes.com
Claim: A photo authentically shows Russian President Vladimir Putin speaking with regional leaders at an enormous but sparsely populated table.
Rating: True
[...] Putin's public appearances often involve abnormally long or large tables, which has been a consistent source of speculation and mockery since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
FACT CHECK: No, The New York Times Did Not Report On ‘Low Amount’ Of Civilian Casualties In Ukraine | Check Your Fact
The New York Times did not publish this article, a spokesperson for the
outlet confirmed in an email to Check Your Fact.
Fact Check: Image of NYT headline on ‘low’ civilian casualties in Ukraine is fake | Reuters
The New York Times did not publish a headline saying Western military experts were bewildered by low civilian casualties in Ukraine. The headline in the circulating screenshot has been altered from an authentic article published by the outlet in late December on Russian airstrikes on Ukraine.
Don’t Let Russia Fool You About the Minsk Agreements
The deals reached several years ago are far from perfect, but they nonetheless offer a way to talk to Russia while pressing it not to invade further.
FACT CHECK: Kim Jong Un And Vladimir Putin Video Edited To Show The Two Refusing To Drink From Glasses After Toasting | Check Your Fact
The caption reads, "When Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong UN met and none of them was willing to drink first."
The claim is inaccurate. The video has been edited to remove the moment that they drink. The full video shows that they did drink. The video shows the two toasted each other and then the other people at the table and then were clearly seen drinking.
Russia did not invade Ukraine to stop a NATO genocide in eastern regions
The Verdict: False.
There is no evidence that the people of eastern Ukraine were subject to systematic extermination. [...]
The claim was spread widely after [Russian Foreign Affairs official] Maria Zakharova [...] stated in February 2022 that there was a "systematic extermination of the Donbas population." However, an OSCE monitoring mission active in Ukraine since 2014 has found no evidence of mass targeted killings of civilians in the Donbas region. The Russian Foreign Ministry has not provided any proof to back up Zakharova's claim.
Russian Nationalist Channels Fabricate YouTube Data to Claim Ukrainians Don’t Listen to Ukrainian Musicians
"It's just that YouTube Music published the TOP artists in Ukraine. Not a single performer in Ukrainian."
That is false.
Musicians singing in Ukrainian dominated all of YouTube's weekly charts of top artists in Ukraine in 2023 as shown in YouTube's own data.
FACT CHECK: X Image Features Fake New York Times Headline About Putin ‘Conquering Ukraine’ | Check Your Fact
A New York Times spokesperson confirmed the headline was 'fabricated' in an email to Check Your Fact