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Hostile governments, and ideological factions spend millions to flood your news and social media with known untruths about what’s happening in Ukraine.

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How much aid has the US given to Ukraine?

How much aid has the US given to Ukraine?

Feb 21, 2025
Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the US has been the country providing the largest amount of assistance to Ukraine in cash terms. However, it’s not clear what the figures of $300 billion or $350 billion are based on, and these figures have been widely questioned.
Trump says Ukraine started the war that’s killing its citizens. What are the facts?

Trump says Ukraine started the war that’s killing its citizens. What are the facts?

Feb 21, 2025
Did Ukraine start its war with Russia, as President Donald Trump said? No, Russia invaded Media outlets worldwide covered Russia’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine and Russian President Vladimir Putin acknowledged it as a “special military operation,” saying the offensive would “seek to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine.” For years, Russia has sought to blame Ukrainian actions for its invasion.
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Fact Check: Did Ukraine ‘Psychological Warfare’ Unit Get $140M From USAID?

Feb 21, 2025
False. Audited records of Congressionally appropriated Ukrainian aid show most of what USAID manages is Kyiv’s government budget, which funds its public sector workers, social services, pensions, and internally displaced persons. For the $140 million claim to have been true, USAID would have had to have paid out more to this “Psychological Warfare” center than most of its actual spending obligations. The image used to support the claim was based on a nonexistent article, edited from a real but unrelated story by Fox News, not about Ukraine. The claim appeared on Russian Telegram accounts before it was spread widely by English-speaking commentators on X, formerly Twitter.

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How a video game has been used to create fake news about the Ukraine war – Truth or Fake

Since February, several Facebook and Twitter accounts versed in disinformation have been regularly sharing impressive videos purporting to show the war in Ukraine. But these viral images actually come from a video game called Arma 3. How can you spot these realistic spoofs that have even fooled international media? In this episode, the Truth or Fake team asks Pavel Křižka, representative of Bohemia Interactive, the company that developed Arma 3.
FACT CHECK: Did Time Magazine Publish This Image Of The British Home Secretary Wearing A Swastika? | Check Your Fact

FACT CHECK: Did Time Magazine Publish This Image Of The British Home Secretary Wearing A Swastika? | Check Your Fact

Verdict: False This image is digitally fabricated. A spokesperson for Time Magazine confirmed in an email to Check Your Fact that the image is not an authentic cover.

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