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Fake: China Refused Ukraine a $30.8 Billion Debt Deferral

Russian propaganda outlets and anonymous Telegram channels are claiming that China refused Ukraine a deferral on debt repayment amounting to $30.8 billion. [...] Yet the information spread in these publications is fake, as indicated by numerous factors. [...] No credible media outlet - Ukrainian, Chinese, or Western - has reported on a debt of $30.8 billion, a diplomatic approach by Zelensky to Beijing requesting a deferral, or a refusal by the Chinese side.

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Did Trump accuse Biden of being ‘Russian agent’ in Truth Social post?

The post is fake. Reviews of Truth Social and Trump's Truth, a website that archives the president's Truth Social feed every few minutes, found no trace of the post on or around May 12, 2026. For example, a search for "SLEEPY JOE was a RUSSIAN AGENT!" on Trump's Truth returned no such post.

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Fake: Podolyak Says Ukraine Is Ready to Defend Taiwan Instead of the U.S.

Fake: Podolyak Says Ukraine Is Ready to Defend Taiwan Instead of the U.S. The quote attributed to Podolyak is a fabrication. It originated on a satirical Telegram channel that explicitly identifies itself as a publisher of "fakes," and the image accompanying the posts was lifted from an earlier interview on an unrelated topic.

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Verified: Indian Tourists Washed Clothes In Moscow’s Famous Fountain? Here’s The Truth

A video purportedly showing three men of Indian origin washing clothes inside a fountain at a cultural heritage site in Moscow has gone viral on social media. In the clip, several bystanders can be seen recording and laughing at the men, while a voiceover claims that "Indian visitors" turned the famous Friendship of Peoples Fountain into a laundry spot. The caption accompanying the post further alleges that such behaviour is "completely normal in their country."

NewsMobile verified the claim and found that the viral video is AI-generated.

The NM team investigated the viral claim and found no credible or mainstream media reports, either in India or Russia, carrying any such incident.

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Did CNN really apologize for their Ukranian journalist picking wine during Trump’s assassination attempt? Fact Check

Conclusion: The claim is false. There is no credible evidence or statement which suggests CNN has apologized. Moreover, no journalist by the name of "Olesya Bezruchko" works for CNN and The Mirror has not posted any article as shown in the claim. Also no reliable source establishes that the woman in the video is a Ukrainian national or a journalist.

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Fact Check: OLD Video Of Russian Submarine Arriving In Havana, Cuba Is From 2024 — Not 2026

Does a video show a Russian submarine arriving in Havana, Cuba, in May 2026? No, that's not true: The footage dates back to June 2024, when a nuclear-powered Russian submarine and three Russian warships arrived in Havana as part of a port visit coinciding with Russian naval exercises in the Caribbean. The clip resurfaced in social media posts falsely claiming it depicted such an event in May 2026.

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No, Russia Has Not Announced Yuan Pricing for All Future Oil and …

A claim circulating widely on platforms alleges that Russia has officially announced that all future oil and gas deals with Europe will be priced in Chinese yuan. The claim is often framed as a major geopolitical shift away from Western currencies and presented as breaking news. However we found this claim to be misleading. [...] There is no credible evidence that Russia has announced that all future oil and gas deals with Europe will be priced in Chinese yuan.

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Did NATO promise not to expand eastwards?

The claim of a broken NATO promise does not stand up to scrutiny. NATO never adopted any policy promising not to expand, and it could not have done so without formal consensus among its members - a fact of which the Soviets were fully aware.
No treaty or official commitment exists, and it is not even clear that such assurances were ever made or discussed. The Soviet leader himself later stated that all agreed terms were fully honored by NATO.

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Fake: UK, France and Germany Are Secretly Sharing Intelligence on US Troops in the Region with Iran – Al Jazeera

The video is a fabrication. Al Jazeera has not published any investigation on this topic. In reality, UK, France, and Germany have led an international coalition countering Iran's blockade and pushing for the restoration of freedom of navigation.

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Fake: Ukrainians Commit One Third of All Sexual Crimes Against Women in Europe and the UK – Eurostat

Fake: 'Ukrainians Commit One Third of All Sexual Crimes Against Women in Europe and the UK - Eurostat.' Eurostat or any other credible source published no such data. Propagandists fabricated the video, and the figures it contains are made up.

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