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Fake: Ukraine Had Plans to Stage a Coup if Orban Won in Hungary

A video circulating online is purportedly obtained by Hungarian intelligence services from the phone of a Ukrainian serviceman. It shows a group of individuals in military uniforms discussing a plan to forcibly overturn the outcome of Hungary's parliamentary elections in the event of a Tisza party defeat - with Ukrainian intelligence services allegedly coordinating the operation alongside the Hungarian opposition. The video did not originate with Hungarian intelligence. It was first published by ZАЧИСТКА, a Russian propaganda Telegram channel [...] The footage carries the hallmarks of a staged production.

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Trump falsely inflates number of US troops in S.Korea

President Donald Trump lashed out at NATO and other allies for not supporting the United States in its war against Iran before both countries agreed to a two-week ceasefire in April 2026. Criticising South Korea for supposedly not doing enough despite receiving US military support, Trump claimed 45,000 American soldiers are stationed in the Asian nation. But a review of US legislation and defence data found the number is around 28,500, lower than Trump's figure.

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Does image show Israeli passport belonging to Zelenskyy? Here’s the truth

Claim: An image authentically shows an Israeli passport belonging to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. [...] It was not the first time the image of Zelenskyy's alleged Israeli passport spread online - it first emerged in December 2025 from a parody account on X that the platform has since suspended. Because Snopes was unable to identify any earlier instances of the image, we've rated this claim as originated as satire.

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Fake: Reuters Claims Ukrainian Funding Linked to Anti-Trump “No Kings” Protests

Fake: Reuters Claims Ukrainian Funding Linked to Anti-Trump "No Kings" Protests [...] Reuters has published no such report, nor has any other credible outlet produced documentation of Ukrainian involvement in the "No Kings" protests. The video circulating online under the Reuters logo is a fabrication; its voiceover was generated using artificial intelligence.

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Fact Check: Putin Did NOT Say ‘Don’t Dare To Touch The Strait Of Hormuz’ On April 1, 2026

Did Russian President Vladimir Putin say "Don't dare to touch the Strait of Hormuz" on April 1, 2026? No, that's not true: The posts attributing those words to him originated from self-described satire and parody accounts. The fake story was spreading across social media platforms paired with a well-known video meme showing Putin walking.

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FACT CHECK: ‘Sara Sky’ tanker carrying Russian oil to PH not linked to Dutertes

Claim: Amid the Philippines' energy emergency, a shipment of Russian crude oil was sent to the country because of the Dutertes.
The facts: The Dutertes are not linked to the delivery of Russian crude oil to the Philippines. The Inquirer.net report referenced in the TikTok video never mentions the Dutertes or their alleged role in the Russia oil purchase. The video merely juxtaposes the news report headline and the name of the oil tanker, "Sara Sky," to imply that they are linked.

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Fact Check: TIME Magazine Did NOT Publish ‘Hey Donald, From NATO’ Cover With World Leaders Showing Middle Fingers To Trump

Does a viral image of world leaders showing their middle fingers as an act of apparent disagreement with U.S. President Donald Trump show a real 2026 TIME Magazine cover? No, that's not true: The magazine's website did not contain such a cover. The image displayed shows signs strongly pointing to generative AI.

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Trump Links Biden’s Ukraine Aid to Pentagon’s Iran War Funding Request

With the Pentagon potentially seeking a $200 billion supplemental package to fund the ongoing war with Iran, President Donald Trump defended that figure in part by saying U.S. ammunition "was taken down by giving so much to Ukraine." He then exaggerated the amount of aid to Ukraine and falsely said that former President Joe Biden "didn't rebuild anything" in the defense stockpile. Trump has a point that the military assistance provided to Ukraine reduced the U.S. reserve of weapons. But that aid largely has not affected the military operations in Iran, defense experts told us. Furthermore, Biden signed multiple spending bills passed by Congress that included funding to replace the older weapons that the U.S. gave to Ukraine with new items. Experts also told us that Biden's administration put money into increasing the production of munitions for the military.

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