FACT CHECK: Image Claims To Show Russian ‘Meat Cubes’ Used To Transport Dead Soldiers | Check Your Fact
Verdict: False
The image shows leftover pet food in the Belgorod region, not dead Russian troops.
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FACT CHECK: Video Claims To Show Russian Soldier Exploding After Hitting Tank With Artillery Shell | Check Your Fact
A video shared on Twitter claims to show a Russian soldier exploding after hitting a tank with an artillery shell.
Verdict: Misleading
The explosion is edited in. There is no evidence the soldier died during this.
What we can VERIFY about bans on cluster bombs and whether using them is a war crime
Cluster munitions that the U.S. is sending to Ukraine are banned in more than 100 countries. The use of cluster bombs can be a war crime in some cases.
Countries that haven't ratified the Convention on Cluster Munitions treaty, such as the United States, Russia and Ukraine, can use cluster bombs without violating international law.
However, there are some cases where the use of cluster bombs by any country could violate international law and be considered a war crime. These include attacks that indiscriminately target civilians.
FACT CHECK: DID 45,000 UKRAINIAN TROOPS REACH THIS MAJOR UKRAINIAN CITY?
A video shared on Facebook claims 45,000 Ukrainian troops reached Melitopol, Ukraine.
Verdict: False
Ukraine's offensive has not yet reached the city.
No evidence that test of US nuclear missile was done to threaten Russia
Claim: Joe Biden launched unarmed nuclear bombs as a "Russia threat."
Verdict: No evidence that test of US nuclear missile was done to threaten Russia.
The Air Force described it as routine. News reports on the testing did not mention Russia.
Fake: Russian Army Never Attacks Churches or Cultural Sites
UNESCO and UN specialists have recorded at least 270 Russian attacks on Ukrainian cultural sites, 116 of those were religious buildings.
Fake: Woman Jailed for 10 Years for Corresponding With Sister in Russia
Russian social media claims that a Ukrainian court sentenced a woman to 10 years imprisonment for corresponding with a sister in Russia and posting a picture criticizing a Ukrainian nationalist leader, are propagandist fakes. The woman was in fact convicted for sending Ukrainian military locations to the invading Russian army.
Manipulation: UN Encourages to Stop Drone Attacks on Moscow
UN deputy spokesman Farhan Haq neither encouraged to end any attacks on Moscow, nor spoke in their favor. The organization representative spoke against "any and all attacks on civilian facilities" and expressed the wish that they stop.
Baltimore Key bridge: Video actually shows Crimean bridge blast | verifythis.com
A viral video doesn't show Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsing. It shows a 2022 explosion on the Kerch Bridge, which connects Russia to Crimea.
How to spot fake videos of Carlson, Putin interview | verifythis.com
Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson's interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin aired Feb. 8. How to spot similar fake videos.