US military deployed helicopters, personnel to help those in Maui | Fact check
The claim: The US hasn't shown support 'surge' for Maui like it did for Ukraine
Our rating: False
Category Aid to Ukraine
Ukraine water sprinklers predate Russian invasion, US wartime assistance
Social media users are claiming a video shows Ukrainians in Kyiv cooling off under a water spray system set up during the war. This is false; the city's use of sprinklers predates Russia's invasion in February 2022.
Photos of French villa falsely tied to Ukrainian defense minister
Social media posts claim photos show a multimillion-dollar property recently purchased by the daughter of Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov. This is false; the luxury villa in Cannes, France has been on the market since October 2021, according to a real estate firm and the owners of the house.
Flawed poll claims 55% of Americans oppose further US aid to Ukraine
A review of CNN's data shows that their poll violates multiple best practices. The numbers presented likely do not reflect a true shift in American public opinion as claimed.
Sen. King: Concerns about oversight on U.S. aid to Ukraine don’t hold water
Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) told CBS News' "Face the Nation" he does not believe concerns over a lack of accountability and oversight on U.S. military aid to Ukraine hold water.
McCaul Delivers Opening Remarks at Full Committee Hearing on Ukraine Oversight and Accountability
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul: "It’s imperative the American people know about the existing accountability mechanisms [on US assistance to Ukraine], including third-party monitors such as Deloitte, and the robust oversight being conducted by Congress, and in particular, this committee."
VIDEOFAKE: A new robot of the British Royal Forces has arrived in Ukraine
The OSCE did not confirm the facts of illegal transplantologists operating in Ukraine in 2014 and generally lacks evidence regarding possible organ removal in eastern Ukraine. On October 30, 2014, the organization issued an official refutation. It states that during one of the sessions of the OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meetings (HDIM), two Russian non-governmental organizations quoted reports of possible organ removal and sale of human organs in eastern Ukraine. In response to this, a representative of the Ukrainian government stated that these accusations would be investigated as soon as greater access to the region becomes possible. This situation was described by the OSCE Special Representative on Human Trafficking Issues, Madina Jarbussynova, for Ukrainian media. Later, her words were taken out of context in Russian media.
Joe Rogan Claims U.S. Accidentally Sent $6.2 Billion to Ukraine
The U.S. did not accidentally send $6.2 billion to Ukraine. An overestimation of the cost of some military hardware meant that $6.2 billion was not spent in the transfer of U.S. stocks to Ukraine.
While the DOD has said that this can now be used toward future stock drawdowns authorized by the president, that does not mean $6.2 billion has been sent accidentally, and all that implies, to Ukraine.
Did Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood Ask for Donations to Ukraine?
Claim: Country music star couple Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood once recorded a video to ask people to donate money to help Ukraine's relief efforts following Russia's invasion of the country.
Rating: True
Opinion | Don’t second-guess the Ukrainian counteroffensive. It’s just starting.
Columnist Max Boot writes: "The Ukrainian counteroffensive is less than a month old and already the murmurs of defeatism are starting, with unnamed “Western officials” telling CNN that it is “not meeting expectations on any front.” Even Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky concedes that the counteroffensive is going “slower than desired.”
In truth, the plodding pace of the advance should not be a surprise or a cause for serious concern, yet."