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Manipulation: Ukraine Left Without School Textbooks After Closure of USAID Program | StopFake

The assertion that Ukraine has been left without school textbooks following the closure of a USAID program is a manipulation. In reality, the USAID program was implemented as planned, and textbook provision continues through funding from Ukraine's state budget. Such disinformation is intended to sow panic and erode public trust in both Ukrainian authorities and international partners.

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NYT didn’t reveal Pentagon plans to kidnap Zelenskyy | Snopes.com

Rating: Originated as satire.
In a statement to Snopes, Naseem Amini, spokesperson for the Times, wrote: "The New York Times did not publish this story, and none of the writers listed are employed by The Times."

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Trump did not say Ukraine must compensate Russia for destroyed aircraft | Snopes.com

Trump never made the above statement, nor did he call on Ukraine to compensate Russia for destroyed aircraft. We found no evidence in his publicized statements, in the news media or on his social media accounts to corroborate the claim. As such, it is an incorrect attribution.

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Fact Check: President Trump Did NOT Say Ukraine Must Compensate Russia For Aircraft Destroyed In June 1, 2025, Drone Attacks | Lead Stories

Did President Trump say that Ukraine must compensate Russia for the aircraft it destroyed in a June 1, 2025, drone attack on Russian air bases? No, that's not true: There is no record of President Trump posting these words on his social media accounts or saying them publicly. A Google search for the quote finds it only on social media posts not related to Trump. No news media reported the quote, although the photo on the meme of Trump speaking in the Oval Office would suggest he said it there in front of journalists.

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Fake: Ukraine Covered Up ‘Assassination Attempt on US President’

Ukraine has no connection to the attempted assassination of US President Donald Trump by American citizen Ryan Root. The only link between Root and Ukraine is that he allegedly tried to buy a rocket launcher and a surface-to-air missile from someone he believed to be a Ukrainian arms dealer. However, it remains unclear whether this seller was in fact a Ukrainian citizen. Root also communicated with other illegal arms dealers in the US, as well as smugglers from Mexico who allegedly helped him escape the country after the attempt on Trump's life. According to court documents, Root had no links to the Ukrainian government or military leadership.

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US President Trump’s claims about Zelenskyy and Ukraine fact-checked

Claim: Zelenskyy started the war with Russia
Claim: Zelenskyy is a dictator
Claim: Zelenskyy has a 4 percent approval rating
Claim: The US has spent $350bn to help Ukraine
Claim: Zelenskyy said he doesn't know where half of the money the US has given Ukraine went
Claim: Zelenskyy was 'sleeping and unavailable' to meet Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent last week in Kyiv

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Fake: Zelenskyy Secretly Signed 100-year Resource Deal with UK, Deceived US

The 100-year partnership agreement between Ukraine and the UK was never "secret". The text of this document is easily available in open sources. Moreover, there is nothing in it that contradicts the agreement between Ukraine and the US on rare earth metals. Additionally, it was the US and the Trump administration, not Ukraine, that initiated the signing of the bilateral metals agreement - several weeks after the deal between Kyiv and London. Thus, neither Ukraine nor Zelenskyy "deceived" America; rather, the United States itself proposed such a deal and its terms to Ukraine.

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