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Does This Video Show NATO Troops in Ukraine? | Snopes.com

Because the video predates Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and because it was filmed in Afghanistan, we rate the version claiming that it shows a build-up of NATO forces in Ukraine "Miscaptioned."

Are These Real Videos of People Partying in Kyiv, Ukraine, During Wartime?

Since the Russian invasion in February 2023, the city has been under various levels of curfew.

May 8, 2023
Fact checks / debunkings Ukraine

FACT CHECK: Did Vladimir Putin Blame Americans For Interfering With Their Own Democracy? | Check Your Fact

Verdict: False The video was created by the non-partisan anti-corruption organization, RepresentUs. A spokesperson for the organization confirmed the footage of Putin included in the video was not real.

April 20, 2023
Democracy Elections Fact checks / debunkings International community Misconceptions Putin Russia Russian propaganda Ukraine USA

Is This Real Footage of Ukrainians Burning Russian-Affiliated Orthodox Church?

Miscaptioned. Context: The video being shared was posted on YouTube around 10 years ago and is reportedly of a church being burned in Russia.

Zelenskyy wasn’t talking about Ukraine war when he said U.S. would send ‘sons and daughters’

A video clip of Ukraine's president is going viral, with some on social media claiming Zelenskyy said the U.S. would send soldiers to fight in Ukraine. That's false.

Viral video of Biden saying he’s reinstating the draft is a deepfake

In the video, President Joe Biden appears to say he's reinstating the draft so the U.S. can help defend Ukraine against Russian forces. The video is a deepfake.

Video of Biden saying some U.S. aid could support Ukrainian pensions is from April 2022

President Biden did say some U.S. aid to Ukraine could go to social support, like helping with pensions. The viral video clip is from 2022.

These two viral videos don’t show the fatal helicopter crash in Ukraine

Two viral videos claim to show the Jan. 18 helicopter crash that killed Ukraine's interior minister and about a dozen others. These videos weren't from the crash.

January 18, 2023
Fact checks / debunkings Media taken out of context Methods Misconceptions Russia Ukraine

Video claiming to be Al Jazeera report about ‘drunk Ukrainians’ at World Cup is fake

An Al Jazeera spokesperson told VERIFY in an email: "The video in question is completely fake and Al Jazeera never published this or any other material related to it."

No evidence crypto company FTX laundered Ukraine aid money to Democrats

No, there isn't any evidence that FTX laundered U.S. aid money sent to Ukraine back to Democratic lawmakers.

November 18, 2022
Aid oversight Aid to Ukraine Disinformation Fact checks / debunkings International community Misconceptions Private donations Ukraine USA