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Claim:
Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev has demonstrated a pro-Russian political position through his public statements in recent months.
HARDLY BS
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Captain Stanislav Rzhitsky was shot and killed in Krasnodar, Russia, on July 10, 2023, while on a morning run, and his running route was publicly visible on Strava.
NOT BS
Claim:
Italy invaded Russia twice: once during the Russian Civil War near Vladivostok with an Italian military contingent, and once during World War II alongside Nazi Germany.
SOME BS
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The Biden administration's two-month advance warnings of a Russian invasion of Ukraine were a deliberate disinformation operation intended to provoke Russia into invading.
TOTAL BS
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Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022.
NOT BS
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Switzerland has lifted (abolished) its sanctions against Russia.
TOTAL BS
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Russia won a legal case in The Hague concerning Crimea and the Sea of Azov.
SOME BS
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In 2009, the defunct Russian satellite Kosmos 2251 collided with the active U.S. satellite Iridium 33 at an altitude of about 790 km, generating about 2,000 debris fragments, many of which remain in orbit.
NOT BS
Claim:
The Russia–Ukraine war began on 24 February 2022 with Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
MOSTLY BS
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Russian state media outlets RT and Sputnik have shifted from acting primarily as linear broadcast propaganda outlets to acting as nodes within broader narrative-distribution networks.
NOT BS
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Reporters Without Borders has documented restrictions on the press, limits on dissent, and increasing control of Russia's domestic information space.
NOT BS
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The phrasing "Crimea became part of Russia" is more neutral than the phrasing "Russia annexed Crimea".
HARDLY BS
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Lake Baikal in Russia is the deepest lake in the world, with a maximum depth of 1,642 meters.
NOT BS
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The Bank of Russia is selling gold reserves to prevent the ruble from collapsing.
SOME BS
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The Bank of Russia has sold 28 tonnes of gold since the start of 2026.
HARDLY BS
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Ukraine carried out a drone attack on Moscow, Russia on July 12, 2026.
TOTAL BS
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Donald Trump stated that Joe Biden was a Russian asset.
TOTAL BS
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Tsar Nicholas II ruled the Russian Empire with total authority and used the Okhrana to govern.
MOSTLY BS