Source format Image

Canada blazes spark misleading claims about financing of firefighting fleets

Canada's 2026 wildfire season already scorched an area the size of Belgium, and government critics online have blamed a supposed lack of water bombers, claiming money that could have bought new firefighting aircraft was instead spent as foreign aid for Ukraine. But experts told AFP the comments misconstrue Canada's water-bomber deployment, which is mostly a provincial responsibility involving aircraft sharing between jurisdictions.

Read MoreCanada blazes spark misleading claims about financing of firefighting fleets

Fact Check: ALTERED Video Does NOT Prove Monaco Bombing Suspect Anastasiia Berezovska Received Award From Zelenskyy

Does a viral clip confirm that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gave Monaco bombing suspect Anastasiia Berezovska a military award in 2022? No, that's not true: The rumor was based on a doctored clip. The real footage of the award ceremony didn't show people who looked like Berezovska.

Read MoreFact Check: ALTERED Video Does NOT Prove Monaco Bombing Suspect Anastasiia Berezovska Received Award From Zelenskyy

Old Video From Russia Falsely Linked to Recent U.S. Strikes on Iran

Misleading: The video is old and does not depict a recent U.S. attack on facilities or sites belonging to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Misbar's team found that the original video was posted on social media in April 2025, claiming to show an ammunition depot explosion in Kirzhach, Russia's Vladimir Oblast.

Read MoreOld Video From Russia Falsely Linked to Recent U.S. Strikes on Iran

Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Russia Hit Skyfall Facility Visited By Lindsey Graham

Do viral posts prove that Russia destroyed the Skyfall drone production facility in Ukraine visited by late Senator Lindsey Graham hours before his death? No, that's not true: The posts don't cite any sources. No credible media outlets reported that, and even Russia didn't claim it hit that target.

Read MoreFact Check: NO EVIDENCE Russia Hit Skyfall Facility Visited By Lindsey Graham

Video of Fire in Russia’s St Petersburg Falsely Linked to US-Iran Conflict

Claim: A video is claimed to show Iran attacking secret American facilities in response to a US attack in Bandar Abbas.
Fact: The video actually shows a massive fire at Pravoberezhnny Market in St Petersburg, Russia on 10 December 2025

Read MoreVideo of Fire in Russia’s St Petersburg Falsely Linked to US-Iran Conflict

Fake: Finland’s Foreign Ministry Says EU Is Not Trying to End the War in Ukraine

Finland's Foreign Minister made no such statement and did not call for the war in Ukraine to "continue." On the contrary, Elina Valtonen stressed that allies should maintain pressure on Russia and must not abandon the fight to defend Ukraine's freedom.

Read MoreFake: Finland’s Foreign Ministry Says EU Is Not Trying to End the War in Ukraine

Fake: French Foreign Ministry Confirms 22,000 French ‘Mercenaries’ Fighting in Ukraine – Le Point

This is false. The video circulating online merely imitates Le Point's visual branding and is being used to push a longstanding Russian narrative about an alleged mass deployment of French nationals in the war against Russia.

Read MoreFake: French Foreign Ministry Confirms 22,000 French ‘Mercenaries’ Fighting in Ukraine – Le Point

Fake: China Refused Ukraine a $30.8 Billion Debt Deferral

Russian propaganda outlets and anonymous Telegram channels are claiming that China refused Ukraine a deferral on debt repayment amounting to $30.8 billion. [...] Yet the information spread in these publications is fake, as indicated by numerous factors. [...] No credible media outlet - Ukrainian, Chinese, or Western - has reported on a debt of $30.8 billion, a diplomatic approach by Zelensky to Beijing requesting a deferral, or a refusal by the Chinese side.

Read MoreFake: China Refused Ukraine a $30.8 Billion Debt Deferral

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.

Read MoreDid Trump accuse Biden of being ‘Russian agent’ in Truth Social post?