Category Ukraine

Fake: NATO Chief Rutte “Ukraine Should Fight Until 2030”

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has made no statement suggesting that Ukraine "must fight until 2030." In reality, Rutte warned that Russia could be prepared to use military force against NATO within the next five years, and emphasized that the threat to European security will persist even after the war in Ukraine concludes.

Read MoreFake: NATO Chief Rutte “Ukraine Should Fight Until 2030”

Fake: UK Visa Center in Kyiv Closed Down After Russian Shelling

In reality, the visa center, which helps to obtain visas to the UK, has long since moved to another address. As a result of the Russian shelling, the building where it is currently located was not damaged, and it continues to operate. This visa center is a commercial structure and is formally in no way connected with the British government.

Read MoreFake: UK Visa Center in Kyiv Closed Down After Russian Shelling

Fake: Ukrainian Hackers Target Pentagon Website Over Display of Russian Tricolor – Wired

The American outlet Wired has not reported that a so-called 'Ukrainian branch' of the Anonymous hacker collective attacked the U.S. Department of Defense website over a Russian flag image used in a Flag Day greeting. Russian propaganda appropriated Wired's branding to fabricate yet another disinformation narrative aimed at discrediting Ukraine.

Read MoreFake: Ukrainian Hackers Target Pentagon Website Over Display of Russian Tricolor – Wired

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."

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

Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Taxpayers Paid $411,634 For Sen. Lindsey Graham’s May 2025 Hotel Stay In Kyiv | Lead Stories

Do viral screenshots prove that U.S. taxpayers paid $411,634.00 for Senator Lindsey Graham's hotel stay in Kyiv, Ukraine, in May 2025? No, that's not true: His name is not linked to the spending documented in the images. The Department of State told Lead Stories that the screenshot of the agency's government contract in Ukraine had nothing to do with congressional travel.

Read MoreFact Check: NO EVIDENCE Taxpayers Paid $411,634 For Sen. Lindsey Graham’s May 2025 Hotel Stay In Kyiv | Lead Stories