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Did the US send an extra $6 billion to Ukraine by accident? (No.)

Despite online attempts to shift the narrative, the reality is the opposite as what is being presented in these viral claims. No “accidental” extra money was sent to Ukraine, and the accounting error is not a sign of overspending or corruption. In reality, less support was given to Ukraine than previously indicated on paper, meaning that the $6.2 billion is aid that the administration is now authorized to send without having to wait on Congressional approval.

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Did NATO promise not to expand eastwards?

The claim of a broken NATO promise does not stand up to scrutiny. NATO never adopted any policy promising not to expand, and it could not have done so without formal consensus among its members - a fact of which the Soviets were fully aware.
No treaty or official commitment exists, and it is not even clear that such assurances were ever made or discussed. The Soviet leader himself later stated that all agreed terms were fully honored by NATO.

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No, Ukraine is not taking money from Hawai’i relief

In the wake of the devastating wildfires on Hawai’i in August 2023, viral posts falsely claimed that the US government would only provide $700 in aid each to affected households.

In fact, the federal government responded quickly to the horrific disaster in Maui, conducting extensive rescue operations and providing aid far in excess of $700 per household.

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Bucha massacre: Satellite evidence and timeline

The timeline of events in Bucha is critical to understanding events around the 2022 massacre. Many narratives about Bucha hinge entirely on the order of events, and on the dates of certain pieces of evidence. In this article, we lay out several viral claims about the Bucha massacre, and show how each is either debunked or strengthened by the timeline of documented events.

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Did the US send an extra $6 billion to Ukraine by accident? (No.)