Category Fake quotes

Fact Check: Euronews Did NOT Report That Zelenskyy’s Parents Were Detained For Laundering $11 Million — Story Is Fabricated

Did a real report from Euronews state that Volodymyr Zelenskyy's parents were detained for laundering $11 million? No, that's not true: At the time of writing, Euronews had not published a story matching the claim. A Ukrainian governmental body dedicated to stopping the spread of disinformation has said the claim is false.

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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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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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No evidence Trump warned Russian president Putin over recruiting Kenyans for war

According to a viral graphic, US president Donald Trump warned his Russian counterpart of military action if he did not release Kenyans from combat duties in the war in Ukraine. However, the graphic is fabricated.

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FAKE: Ukrainian refugees robbed an Euronews film crew during the Olympic Games in Milan

A video allegedly produced by Euronews is being spread online. It claims that during the Olympic Games in Milan, Ukrainian refugees Bohdan Honcharenko and Viktor Rudnyk robbed the outlet's film crew. In particular, they allegedly stole equipment worth €30,000 from a car. Milan Police Chief Bruno Megale urged visitors to the Games to keep a close eye on their belongings during the competitions. However, this is fake. Euronews did not publish such a video and did not report that its film crew had been robbed. Milan Police Chief Bruno Megale also did not make such a statement.

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President Putin did not say WEF’s Klaus Schwab is a ‘legitimate military target’

Claim: President Putin said WEF president Klaus Schwab is a 'legitimate military target' in a speech at an international conference in October.
This is not true. Transcripts of the speech do not show any mention of Mr Schwab.

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