Russian captors tortured detainees’ hands with boiling water.
Claim:
Russian forces killed Ukrainian prisoners of war and civilians by placing them alive in boiling water.
MOSTLY BS
Topic
Ukraine
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Russian authorities systematically tortured Ukrainian POWs and civilian detainees.
Claim:
During the Russo-Ukrainian War, Russian authorities conducted human experiments on Ukrainian prisoners of war and civilians.
MOSTLY BS
A Rusich contest rewarded photos of killed prisoners, not decapitations.
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During the Russo-Ukrainian War, Russian forces held competitions to decapitate Ukrainian civilians and prisoners of war.
MOSTLY BS
Available reports allege Russian soldiers ate comrades, not Ukrainian civilians.
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During the Russo-Ukrainian War, Russian forces processed the bodies of Ukrainian civilians for consumption and ate human flesh.
MOSTLY BS
Ukrainian prosecutors issued Igor Kirillov an in absentia war-crimes suspicion notice on December 16, 2024.
Claim:
Ukrainian prosecutors formally charged Igor Kirillov with war crimes before his death.
HARDLY BS
NABU has reported no search of Zelenskyy’s parents’ home or $11 million discovery.
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Investigators from the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) found 11 million US dollars at the home of Volodymyr Zelenskyy's parents.
TOTAL BS
U.S. pre-invasion warnings accurately reflected intelligence and aimed to deter Russia.
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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
Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022.
Claim:
Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022.
NOT BS
The Russia–Ukraine war is widely dated to 2014, after Crimea’s annexation.
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The Russia–Ukraine war began on 24 February 2022 with Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
MOSTLY BS
Bulgaria has provided Ukraine military-technical aid and joined financial support mechanisms.
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Bulgaria has provided no direct military or financial support to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War.
TOTAL BS
Ukraine urges peaceful, democratic, multilateral solutions for non-self-governing territories.
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Ukraine supports addressing non-self-governing territories through peaceful, democratic, and multilateral mechanisms.
NOT BS
No credible reports document a Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow on July 12, 2026.
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Ukraine carried out a drone attack on Moscow, Russia on July 12, 2026.
TOTAL BS
Russia began hostilities against Ukraine with Crimea’s 2014 seizure and 2022 invasion.
Claim:
Russia initiated military aggression against Ukraine, making Ukraine the victim in the Russia-Ukraine war.
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Audits cite donor procurement issues, with no evidence of major Ukrainian diversion.
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A significant portion of United States and European Union military funding to the Ukrainian Armed Forces is being stolen or misappropriated as of April 2026.
MOSTLY BS
The hot-mic audio captured the interpreter saying “This is f#cking hell!” in Ukrainian.
Claim:
At a summit in the Netherlands, a microphone left on after a press conference between Volodymyr Zelensky and the Dutch Prime Minister captured a member of Zelensky's delegation saying "Oh, save me, Jesus Christ" in English.
TOTAL BS
War, sanctions and commodity shocks hit smaller European and some Asian economies hardest after Russia’s 2022 invasion.
Claim:
The Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 has triggered a new Cold War dynamic that has produced significant economic effects on small-power nations in Asia and Europe.
SOME BS
Lithuania’s UN First Committee work heavily emphasizes threats from Russia’s Ukraine invasion.
Claim:
Lithuania's agenda in the United Nations Disarmament and International Security Committee (First Committee) is primarily focused on security concerns related to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
HARDLY BS
Zelensky discussed understanding a U.S. agreement by Christmas, not ending the war.
Claim:
Volodymyr Zelensky stated that the Russia-Ukraine war will end by Christmas.
TOTAL BS
CIA covert operations targeting Ukraine began in 1948 under Operation AERODYNAMIC.
Claim:
In 1957, the Central Intelligence Agency created a secret plan to use Ukraine as a base for covert operations against the Soviet Union.
MOSTLY BS