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No, Vladimir Putin has not become president of the United Nations

World

No, Vladimir Putin has not become president of the United Nations

Ukraine

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.
World

Yes, experts estimate the U.S. and Russia hold 90% of the world’s nuclear inventory, as viral graph shows

The graph shows estimates of nuclear inventories across the world. It is not an exact total, because some countries are more secretive than others.
Ukraine

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.
Global Conflicts

Yes, the U.S. has swapped prisoners with Russia before

On Dec. 7, Brittney Griner was released as the latest example of a prisoner swap between the U.S. and Russia.
World

Video of police car driving through crowd is not from China protests

A video claiming to show a police vehicle ramming into a crowd wasn’t taken during protests in China. It’s actually from Washington state in 2021.
World

No, these viral videos of firing drills and warplanes weren’t from Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan

Since Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, two videos have circulated online claiming to show military drills during her visit, but the videos are from 2020 and 2021.
Ukraine

No, a photo of Arnold Schwarzenegger wearing a Crimea shirt isn’t real

A viral image appearing to show Arnold Schwarzenegger wearing a pro-Ukraine shirt that says “I’ll be back” is fake.
Ukraine

No, the video of Ukrainian President Zelenskyy urging surrender isn’t real. It’s a deepfake

The VERIFY team confirmed a video of Ukraine President Zelenskyy telling his people to surrender is a deepfake. It was created using images from press conferences.
Ukraine

Yes, the U.S. has pledged the most aid to Ukraine of any country

The U.S. has pledged far more aid to Ukraine than any other country in the world — even before Biden passed a $40 billion aid bill.
Ukraine

No, a photo of burning books was not taken during current war in Ukraine

Photo claiming to show burning Ukrainian history books isn’t from the current war with Russia. It actually dates back to March 2010.
Ukraine

No, the BBC didn't air a video claiming Ukraine bombed one of its own train stations

A video claiming to be a BBC News report suggested Ukraine bombed one of its own train stations. The video was fake and did not come from BBC News.

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No, Vladimir Putin has not become president of the United Nations

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

Yes, experts estimate the U.S. and Russia hold 90% of the world’s nuclear inventory, as viral graph shows

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

Yes, the U.S. has swapped prisoners with Russia before

Video of police car driving through crowd is not from China protests

No, these viral videos of firing drills and warplanes weren’t from Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan

No, a photo of Arnold Schwarzenegger wearing a Crimea shirt isn’t real

No, the video of Ukrainian President Zelenskyy urging surrender isn’t real. It’s a deepfake

Yes, the U.S. has pledged the most aid to Ukraine of any country

No, a photo of burning books was not taken during current war in Ukraine

No, the BBC didn't air a video claiming Ukraine bombed one of its own train stations

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