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War & conflict fact checks
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FactCheck.orgWar & conflict
“China launch attack from 68 aircraft and destroys Taiwan armory" after visit by Nancy Pelosi.
Publisher’s rating: Unsupported
PolitiFactWar & conflict
Video shows a Ukrainian fighter pilot shooting down a Russian plane.
Publisher’s rating: False
PolitiFactWar & conflict
“I’ve been in and out of Iraq and Afghanistan over 40 times.”
Publisher’s rating: False
PolitiFactWar & conflict
"The American military has been completely rebuilt under my administration at a cost of $2.5 trillion."
Publisher’s rating: Mostly False
PolitiFactWar & conflict
Video shows CNN “faking attack in Israel on the camera.”
Publisher’s rating: False
PolitiFactWar & conflict
Says United States supports an "ongoing regime change war in Syria."
Publisher’s rating: Needs more context
PolitiFactWar & conflict
"Russia has hypersonic missile capabilities ahead of that of the U.S.”
Publisher’s rating: Half True
Washington PostWar & conflict
"When I came in, we had no ammunition two and a half years ago."
Publisher’s rating: Three Pinocchios
PolitiFactWar & conflict
A video shows drone footage of the killing of Qassem Soleimani.
Publisher’s rating: Pants on Fire
PesaCheckWar & conflict
Ce post Facebook prétendant montrer une image de l’aviation de guerre russe démolissant les ponts à l’ouest de Kurakhovo en Ukraine
Publisher’s rating: Partly False
PolitiFactWar & conflict
A “B-2 stealth bomber seen over New York” means “Hezbollah may declare war on Israel.”
Publisher’s rating: Pants on Fire
Washington PostWar & conflict
“We trained and equipped an Afghan military force of some 300,000 strong — incredibly well equipped — a force larger in size than the militaries of many of our NATO allies. ”
Publisher’s rating: Three Pinocchios
![Image accompanying "Sadly, American taxpayer dollars helped fund these [Hamas] attacks."](https://cdn.factcheck.org/UploadedFiles/Hamas1.png)
FactCheck.orgWar & conflict
"Sadly, American taxpayer dollars helped fund these [Hamas] attacks."
Publisher’s rating: False
PolitiFactWar & conflict
A video shows the Russian warship Moskva exploding.
Publisher’s rating: False
PolitiFactWar & conflict
Video shows a Doctors Without Borders medic in Jenin taking a weapon from a wounded person and giving it to someone else.
Publisher’s rating: False
