Bot networks. Online propaganda. “Troll farms”.
Hostile governments, and ideological factions spend millions to flood your news and social media with known untruths about what’s happening in Ukraine.
The good news: Today, it’s easier than ever to trace reports back to the source.
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Republicans Fact-Check Trump’s Claim That Ukraine Started War With Russia: ‘Factually Wrong’
Some GOP lawmakers distanced themselves from Trump’s statements calling Zelensky a “dictator without elections” and blaming Ukraine for the war
Fact-check: Did Ukraine start its war with Russia, as Trump claims?
“I think I have the power to end this war, and I think it’s going very well,” Trump said, answering reporters’ questions on February 18 at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. “But today I heard [from Ukraine], ‘Oh well, we weren’t invited.’ Well, you’ve been there for three years. You should have ended it three years – you should have never started it, you could have made a deal.”
This clashes with the evidence that Russia sent a large invasion force into Ukraine in February 2022.
Trump’s claims on Russia’s war with Ukraine, fact-checked
– Claim: Zelenskyy is a ‘dictator without elections’
– Claim: The U.S. has spent $350 billion on the war in Ukraine
– Claim: The U.S. has spent $200 billion more than Europe; Europe’s money is guaranteed
– Claim: Zelenskyy has a 4% approval rating
– Claim: Ukraine started the war with Russia
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