Does a video shared on social media show a young man being drafted and taken away by the military during a class at a Ukrainian university? No, that's not true: The video was filmed in September 2022 at the Shehyni checkpoint on the border between Ukraine and Poland and the man shown was not forcefully enrolled into the military. The…

Does a video circulating on social media show an accident that killed 50 soldiers when a truck crashed into a convoy of Russian military buses in the Moscow region? No, that's not true: The video shows a road accident that took place in January 2021. Four servicemen were killed in the crash. The claim appeared in a video (archived here)…

Did Russians steal a Soviet WWII era T-70 tank from a war memorial in Melitopol in order to send it to a frontline position in Ukraine? No, that's not true: The tank was removed from a war memorial for transportation to St. Petersburg, Russia, where it will be restored before it is returned to the memorial to mark the 80th…

Does a video circulating on social media show a fuel depot on fire in Ternopil, Ukraine, hit by Russians on May, 13, 2023? No, that's not true: the clip had appeared online months before, in January 2023, and it shows explosions from a drone attack on an Iranian ammunition depot in Isfahan. The claim was found on social media after…

Was a high level of radiation detected in Kyiv on May 16? No, that's not true: the average daily radiation rate was within the permitted limits. Rumors of radioactive leaks in the region spread after a drone attack on the city of Khmelnytskyi that caused multiple explosions. The claim originated from a video (archived here) published on TikTok by @ukraine_ndu…

Has the president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, died? No, that's not true: no reputable source has reported such information. Recently, on May 19, 2023, Aleksandr Lukashenko attended an official meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nicaragua, Denis Moncada. The claim appeared in a video (archived here), which was published by TikTok on May 19, 2023. The text on…

Were nuclear weapons used in Khmelnytskyi? No, that's not true: the attack involved drones; none of the official reports includes information about the use of nuclear weapons. The claim appeared in a video (archived here) where it was published by TikTok on May 15, 2023, under the title "Khmelnitskyi. Strike on the territory of the 'Kation' plant. Allegedly on the…

Were 85 children from a Ukrainian orphanage sold abroad? No, that's not true: The claim was made without proof by a woman who has previously spread misinformation about Ukraine on Russian channels. Joanna Pachwicewicz, a Polish human right activist, who spoke to Izvestia newspaper in Russian, claimed she came into possession of a series of documents about children in an…

Does the video show Ukrainian tanks in Belgorod, Russia? No, that's not true, the video was filmed in Kyiv, Ukraine on Zhylianska street. The video (archived here) was published on TikTok.com by used @natovp_natovp on May 23rd with a caption that reads "Belgorod, 24.05.23" This is what the post looked like on TikTok at the time of writing: (Source: TikTok…

Чи зображена на фото, поширеному в соцмережах під час прориву російського кордону 22 травня 2023 року, дружина губернатора Білгородської області Росії Гладкова в міжнародному аеропорту з речами? Ні, це неправда: таке фото авіаперевізник Azur Air розповсюджував щонайменше за три місяці до прориву кордону. На оригінальному фото, де кадр охоплює більшу площу, видно, що жінка в аеропорту - не дружина Гладкова…

Чи є відео великої колони автомобілів на виїзді з міста свідченням втечі людей з Білгорода або Грайворона внаслідок прориву кордону Росії 22 травня 2023 року добровольчими легіонами? Ні, це неправда: співставивши кадри відео і фотографії вулиць Білгорода у Google maps, Lead Stories встановили, що колона машин рухається в напрямку до центру міста, а не з міста. "Белгород News", логотип якого…

Will a referendum on leaving the Russian Federation be held in the Russian region of Belgorod? No, that's not true: Belgorod's Election Commission denied a referendum was planned and Russia's Federal Constitutional Law expressly forbids referendums to change the status of the Russian Federation. The claim appeared in a 5 May, 2023 TikTok video (archived here) under the title "Referendum…

Did Ukraine officially join NATO on May 16, 2023? No, that's not true: Ukraine is not part of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and it didn't join NATO on May 16, 2023. On that day, Ukraine officially joined the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE). The claim appeared in a video (archived here) published on TikTok on May…

Do all coronavirus vaccines contain graphene, mercury, and aluminum? No, that's not true: according to the Centers for Disease Control's Vaccine portal, vaccines such as Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson/Janssen do not contain graphene, mercury, and aluminum. The story appeared in a TikTok video (archived here) under the title "Why graphene, mercury, and aluminum in vaccines?". The video included…

Чи показує фото сумного чоловіка з ампутованими руками "ветерана СВО", який відзначає день народження з тортом зі свічкою у формі літери Z? Ні, це неправда: зворотний пошук зображення у TinEye показує що оригінальне фото датоване 2014 роком, приблизно за вісім років до повномасштабного вторгнення Росії в Україну і появи літери Z як символу цього вторгнення. На оригінальній фотографії видно всі…

Did Ukraine's Foreign minister say his country decides who belongs to the civilized world? No, that's not true. The claim is taken out of context and Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba says an unidentified counterpart from another nation made the comment. The story appeared in a video (archived here) where it was published by TikTok on May 3, 2023, with a…

Чи показують соціальні медіа зображення людини з побитим обличчям, якого побили за те, що він вигукнув у центрі Дніпра: "Бандерам повезло, что Путин сюда не дошел" -- і був за це побитий? Ні, це неправда: Пошук TinEye показав, що таким фото російські сайти ілюстрували новини про аніматора "Дарта Вейдера", якого побили на дитячому святі в російському Ярославлі у березні 2018…

Did Turkey recognize Crimea as Russian territory? No, that's not true: according to the Republic of Turkey's Ministry of Foreign Affairs website, Turkey has referred to the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation, as illegal. The claim appeared in a video (archived here) where it was published by TikTok on May 1st 2023, under the title "Breaking news. Turkey…

Чи почали "копіпастити" депутати Верховної Ради російський закон про фейки? Зокрема, чи є такою копією законопроєкт № 9223 члена фракції "Слуга народу" Георгія Мазурашу про кримінальну відповідальність за поширення недостовірної інформації в соцмережах? Ні, це неправда: хоча законопроєкт викликав критику через загрозу свободі слова, він не передбачає такої масштабної цензури, яка впроваджена в Росії, кажуть експерти. Український законопроєкт сфокусований на…

Does this video document Moscow residents rallying against Russian leader Vladimir Putin on April 23, 2023? No, that's not true: a false label was added to video of people publicly celebrating the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, the Festival of Breaking the Fast, in Moscow. The claim originated from a video (archived here) where it was published on TikTok on…