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Misleading: Pope Francis was not holding a Ukrainian flag with Nazi symbol

27 April 202227 April 2022 3 min read

The flag shows the symbol of the uprising in Kyiv in 2014 known as the Revolution of Dignity in Ukraine.

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Claim that Ukrainian President Zelenskky admitted to using cocaine in an interview
Fact check False 

False: Zelenskyy did not say he uses cocaine in this interview

26 April 2022 2 min read

The video was doctored with stitched video frames and spliced audio track. In the original video of the full interview, he said he doesn’t use drugs but he is into coffee and gets his energy from daily exercise.

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claim that ukrainian citizen interrupted news broadcast to protest Zelenskyy is false
Fact check False 

False: Woman protesting against Zelenskyy on Ukrainian TV is a digital mashup

1 April 20227 April 2022 3 min read

The montage mixes a live news broadcast in Ukraine with an unrelated clip using green screen technology, according to the TikTok user who made it.

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Fact check Misleading 

Misleading: ‘Shirtless Putin on a panda’ image was not used by the Economist

25 March 202228 March 2022 3 min read

The image is one of the mock-up designs explored by the magazine. The published cover features only Putin’s face overlapping the face of Chinese President Xi Jinping. 

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Fact check Misleading 

Misleading: WHO asked Ukraine to destroy pathogens in public health labs, not bioweapons

21 March 20226 April 2022 4 min read

WHO routinely collaborates with member states on the safety and security of labs. Bioweapon allegations have been debunked by scientists.

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Fact check Misleading 

Misleading: This video shows a climate protest, not corpses in Ukraine

7 March 2022 3 min read

The video shows a demonstration held by climate activists against Vienna’s climate policy on Feb. 4, not casualties in the recent conflict between Ukraine and Russia.

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Fact check False 

False: Putin was not holding a picture of the late King Bhumibol of Thailand

4 March 20225 March 2022 2 min read

The image is manipulated. The original shows Putin holding his father’s portrait in 2015.

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Misleading 

Misleading: Video shows naval forces exercise in Brazil, not volunteer-soldiers in Ukraine

4 March 20228 March 2022 2 min read

The video shows participants in Operation UNITAS LX, a multinational maritime exercise hosted by Brazil in 2019.

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Fact check Misleading 

Misleading: Video shows missile drill in China; not Russian attack on Ukraine

22 February 202228 February 2022 2 min read

The GIF is a clip from a 2017 CCTV video about China’s People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force.

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