Fact check: What's true and what's false about the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

[Bob Riebe]

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2022/02/28/fact-check-whats-true-and-whats-false-invasion-ukraine/6952717001/

A very interesting read:

U.S. and European relations with Russia, Ukraine
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Claim: There are U.S. biolabs in Ukraine funded by the U.S. government

Our rating: False

The labs in question are owned and funded by the Ukrainian government. The social media posts misrepresent a treaty between the U.S. and Ukraine aimed at preventing biological threats, and numerous reports indicate the claim is tied to a years-long Russian disinformation campaign aimed at discrediting the U.S. Read more.

Claim: Ukraine was the largest donor to the Clinton Foundation

Our rating: False

Though foreign governments have contributed to the Clinton Foundation, Ukraine is not listed as a donor. The claims misrepresent a 2015 report on donations made between 1999 and 2014 ranked by the nationality of individual contributors, not foreign governments. The vast majority of donations from Ukrainian nationals to the Clinton Foundation in a chart that was part of that report came from one individual. Read more.

The claim: Vladimir Putin has banned the Rothschild family from entering Russia

Our rating: False

There's no evidence supporting the claim that Putin has banned the Rothschild family from entering Russia, which was first published in 2016 and has been debunked by independent fact-checking organizations. The Rothschild family's company has an office in Moscow. Read more.

False or misleading videos
Claim: A video shows Russian soldiers parachuting into Ukraine

Our rating: False

A viral video, recorded by a man in a military uniform, shows a handful of people with parachutes descending into an open field. But the video was posted on Instagram in 2015, nearly seven years before Russia invaded Ukraine. Read more....and a lot more Definitely worth a good look.

[billy_56081]

Who fact checks the fact checkers?

[Mule 11]

Well if msn says so...

[Bob Riebe]

The article was created by USA Today.

[billy_56081]

The article was created by USA Today.

Well I bet they are a real reliable source of news.

[Bob Riebe]

The article was created by USA Today.

Well I bet they are a real reliable source of news.

Just al reliable as anything you get on line and probably just a speck better.