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Claim: Russia has never invaded a neutral country and Ukraine has never been a free actor.. (Original post: https://bsky.app/profile/eggsoferasmus.bsky.social/post/3mffargo2os22)
Factchecked: Exaggerated/ Misleading
Using SIFT method, I investigated the...
https://newsdetective.org/41158
Claim: MOD - “Russia has suffered 1,250,000 casualties” and.... (Original post: https://bsky.app/profile/djkenthenoo.bsky.social/post/3mfmd6glcxc2l)
Factchecked: True
First looking at the account that claimed this, they seem to be an actual person, but...
https://newsdetective.org/41183
Claim: Hilary Knight said the U.S. women’s hockey team would refuse a White House visit, even with transport.. (Original post: https://bsky.app/profile/thetnholler.bsky.social/post/3mfoshtff2222)
Factchecked: False
This claim is false. The original Bluesky link...
https://newsdetective.org/41178
Claim: Eastern Russian speaking Ukrainians were being attacked.... (Original post: https://bsky.app/profile/djkenthenoo.bsky.social/post/3mfw7fklk3226)
Factchecked: Exaggerated/ Misleading
The claim that Eastern Russian-speaking Ukrainians were being attacked by...
https://newsdetective.org/41184
Claim: Claims allege evidence tying Zelensky to human trafficking via an Epstein-linked modeling agency. (Original post: https://bsky.app/profile/vicktop55.bsky.social/post/3mdwspf7sk22z)
Factchecked: False
The claim comes from a personal social media account,...
https://newsdetective.org/41061
Claim: Israël is supplying to the Sudanese genocide. Israel is exploiting mines in The DRC (Congo).. (Original post: https://bsky.app/profile/cleopatraqueen.bsky.social/post/3maizxpmyvk2a)
Factchecked: Exaggerated/ Misleading
This claim is misleading because it...
https://newsdetective.org/39845
Claim: MOATS claims NATO triggered the Ukraine war and says Europe’s peace plan demands Russia totally give in.. (Original post: https://bsky.app/profile/moatstv.bsky.social/post/3m6dlyoc5cs2f)
Factchecked: Can't be true or false (Opinion, poem, etc.)
To start,...
https://newsdetective.org/39617
Claim: If Russia withdraws, ethnic Russian Ukrainians may face attacks from US/NATO-backed nationalist groups.. (Original post: https://bsky.app/profile/vector56.bsky.social/post/3m6tyrsch722l)
Factchecked: False
The claim states that if Russia withdraws from...
https://newsdetective.org/39648
Claim: Zelensky seems to have fled to Switzerland.. (Original post: https://bsky.app/profile/donkeykock.bsky.social/post/3m7ncpdqgjk24)
Factchecked: False
There appears to be no substantial evidence whatsoever to support the claim that Zelensky has fled Ukraine...
https://newsdetective.org/39812
Claim: The war is over. Zelensky has fled Ukraine.. (Original post: https://bsky.app/profile/donkeykock.bsky.social/post/3m7n4btld7s24)
Factchecked: False
There is no evidence to suggest President Zelensky has fled Ukraine. according to MSN this claim may have...
https://newsdetective.org/39813
Claim: Ukraine was chosen by the West as its puppet.. (Original post: https://bsky.app/profile/ssk85760565.bsky.social/post/3m7pd52yuh22r)
Factchecked: Can't be true or false (Opinion, poem, etc.)
Based on the source alone, the claim was purely opinion-based,...
https://newsdetective.org/39818
Claim: The ICJ is investigating the Ukrainian fascist genocide against the east Ukrainian separatists of the Donbas. (Original post: https://bsky.app/profile/sekhmetnakt.bsky.social/post/3m7sdqbxdbs2d)
Factchecked: False
Think of this as your investigation log....
https://newsdetective.org/39834
Claim: Hezbollah is a Lebanese political party in parliament, formed in response to Israel’s invasion of Lebanon.. (Original post: https://bsky.app/profile/cleopatraqueen.bsky.social/post/3maj3bk55sk2a)
Factchecked: True
The claim that Hezbollah was formed in...
https://newsdetective.org/39844
Claim: Ukraine became a U.S. colony.. (Original post: https://bsky.app/profile/far-ahead.bsky.social/post/3m7ww7axa5k2g)
Factchecked: False
No, Ukraine is not a U.S. colony and will very likely not become one. The video associated with the title uses this idea...
https://newsdetective.org/39829
Claim: US Ambassador to NATO, Whitaker, says no one but Trump will be able to reconcile Russia with Ukraine.. (Original post: https://bsky.app/profile/vicktop55.bsky.social/post/3m7i72akk5s2h)
Factchecked: True
This post claims that Mathew Whitaker, who is the...
https://newsdetective.org/39797
Claim: NATO expanded all the way to Russia’s doorstep prompting Russian aggression.. (Original post: https://bsky.app/profile/lukedoggydog.bsky.social/post/3mdm7yzjjyk2x)
Factchecked: Exaggerated/ Misleading
1. Summary of Findings:
This claim is...
https://newsdetective.org/40213
Claim: The people of Crimea do not want to be part of Ukraine. They were not invaded. They were liberated by Russia.. (Original post: https://bsky.app/profile/farleftdemon.bsky.social/post/3mdvwvvghos27)
Factchecked: False
This claim is false and not supported...
https://newsdetective.org/40276
Claim: The annexation of Crimea to Russia in 2014 is seen by most Crimean Russians as a liberation.. (Original post: https://bsky.app/profile/yurrtz.bsky.social/post/3m7xewbez3s24)
Factchecked: Exaggerated/ Misleading
Summary of Findings
@yurrtz.bsky.social...
https://newsdetective.org/39826
Claim: The Black Panthers have re-emerged in 2026—new group, same mission: dignity, justice, and power to the people.. (Original post: https://bsky.app/profile/colin-dawny.bsky.social/post/3mctberr5ws2o)
Factchecked: False
This claim is untrue. While groups have...
https://newsdetective.org/40110
Claim: The vast majority of Crimea support Russia. They do not want to be part of Ukraine.. (Original post: https://bsky.app/profile/farleftdemon.bsky.social/post/3mdvwn2b2ts27)
Factchecked: Can't be true or false (Opinion, poem, etc.)
Think of this as your...
https://newsdetective.org/40277
Claim: Kelsea Ballerini Claps Back at Heckler for Calling Out Ex Morgan Evans.. (Original post: https://bsky.app/profile/feed-ops.bsky.social/post/3m7lqzkfslv2h)
Factchecked: True
Think of this as your investigation log. Answer each question to explain what you...
https://newsdetective.org/39806
Claim: Ukraine's government is propped up by the U.S. just to harm Russia.. (Original post: https://bsky.app/profile/far-ahead.bsky.social/post/3m7xehoq3lc25)
Factchecked: False
In this video that this take is based on, the speaker is Douglas Macgregor, who is a...
https://newsdetective.org/39828
Claim: While attention was on Iran, 100,000+ marched in Argentina and Chile, calling for Zionists to leave Latin America.. (Original post: https://bsky.app/profile/intelcube.bsky.social/post/3mc7eetd2j22i)
Factchecked: Exaggerated/ Misleading
After an extensive...
https://newsdetective.org/39888
Claim: Proud Boys leader Tarrio found on the leaked list of ICE officers.. (Original post: https://bsky.app/profile/editorialboard.bsky.social/post/3mcdvfrvxac2d)
Factchecked: True
The claim that the leader of the extremist organization called The Proud Boys,...
https://newsdetective.org/39911
Claim: NEW YORK POLICE ARRESTING ICE AGENTS.... (Original post: https://bsky.app/profile/2btruthful.bsky.social/post/3mclpmu7olk2j)
Factchecked: False
After a rather extensive list of google searches, I can say that this claim is FALSE.
Recently, there's been...
https://newsdetective.org/40091
Claim: Donetsk and Luhansk voted to join Russia.. (Original post: https://bsky.app/profile/traindonutbbq.bsky.social/post/3mcfcreuz6k2i)
Factchecked: True
The original BlueSky post is down, but I can only assume it is in reference to the referendums taking place...
https://newsdetective.org/39933
Claim: Yanukovich was elected but ousted in a US-backed uprising; Ukraine won’t retake four regions.. (Original post: https://bsky.app/profile/traindonutbbq.bsky.social/post/3mcf2aqvcxs2i)
Factchecked: False
The claim about Viktor Yanukovych is misleading but...
https://newsdetective.org/39934
Claim: The photo of the gun allegedly owned by the allegedly armed man executed by ICE is FAKE.... (Original post: https://bsky.app/profile/cherijacobus.bsky.social/post/3md6qaltrpc2g)
Factchecked: True
You're saying that the photo of the gun owned by the...
https://newsdetective.org/40127
Claim: BREAKING: A federal officer shot a person in the leg.... (Original post: https://bsky.app/profile/apnews.com/post/3mcglllm36s23)
Factchecked: True
The original claim found on the Bluesky app was posted by the Associated Press, linking to an article...
https://newsdetective.org/40060
Claim: ICE agent who fatally shot Renee Good last week, Jonathan Ross, suffered internal bleeding to the torso.... (Original post: https://bsky.app/profile/cbsnews.com/post/3mcfi5rkdz42m)
Factchecked: Exaggerated/ Misleading
Think of this as your investigation...
https://newsdetective.org/39921