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The facts behind claims a Norwegian fuel supplier stopped servicing US Navy ships

According to Norwegian news reports, Haltbakk Bunkers, a Norwegian oil and shipping company, indeed posted on Facebook after the Zelenskyy-Trump meeting that it would no longer supply American forces in Norway. However, that post was later deleted for reasons that were unknown. We've reached out to the company to independently verify the Norwegian news outlets' reporting and are waiting for a response.

In other words, there was no primary evidence to confirm the alleged Facebook post by Haltbakk Bunkers, which said it had stopped providing fuel to American ships. Furthermore, it was unclear whether, or how many, ships were affected by the purported decision.

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FALSE: Photo of the fire on a russian project Burevestnik-class frigate in May 2022

Social media spread images allegedly showing a fire aboard a project Burevesnik-class russian frigate. Some of the posts appeared on May 6, and some on May 10. The posts contain three different photos. However, the images in the posts do not show a russian frigate on fire.

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