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Facebook posts
stated on May 9, 2024 in a video:

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the United States and Ukraine won World War II.

By Sara Swann • May 9, 2024
Instagram posts
stated on March 19, 2024 in an Instagram post:

Clips show French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dancing.

By Loreben Tuquero • March 22, 2024
Instagram posts
stated on October 9, 2023 in an Instagram post:

Less than 48 hours after Israel was attacked “we have hundreds of hours worth of footage but zero footage from the Ukraine war.”

By Sara Swann • October 13, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on June 10, 2023 in una publicación de Facebook:

"Panico en Moscu Putin anuncia que Ucrania toma la ciudad".

By Marta Campabadal Graus • June 16, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on June 5, 2023 in a Facebook post:

“There is no war in Ukraine.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • June 9, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on May 5, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook:

"¡Rusia levanta la bandera blanca y se rinde a Ucrania!"

By Marta Campabadal Graus • May 25, 2023
Viral image
stated on February 25, 2023 in an Instagram post:

Photos of an apartment building in Kyiv are evidence the war in Ukraine “is fake.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • February 27, 2023
X posts
stated on February 5, 2023 in a tweet:

In Ukraine, 2,458 NATO soldiers and 234 NATO military trainers have died, some of whom are from the U.S.

By Jeff Cercone • February 6, 2023
Bloggers
stated on January 20, 2023 in a blog post:

“Putin destroys adrenochrome lab in Ukraine.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • January 25, 2023
Viral image
stated on October 22, 2022 in an Instagram post:

Video clips show staged war footage from Ukraine.

By Ciara O'Rourke • October 26, 2022
Facebook posts
stated on October 8, 2022 in Facebook post:

North Korea has taken military action against Russia.

By Michael Majchrowicz • October 12, 2022
Facebook posts
stated on August 29, 2022 in a Facebook post:

Joe Biden threatened to assassinate Ukraine’s former president.

By Ciara O'Rourke • August 31, 2022
Facebook posts
stated on July 18, 2022 in a Facebook post:

“Biden threatens to assassinate Ukraine president.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • July 21, 2022
Facebook posts
stated on June 28, 2022 in a Facebook video post:

Video claims Moscow turned into “sea of fire after being attacked by two mysterious missiles.”

By Andy Nguyen • June 30, 2022
Viral image
stated on May 16, 2022 in a Facebook post:

A photo of Ukrainians with paintball guns proves the war is staged.

By Ciara O'Rourke • May 19, 2022
Viral image
stated on April 23, 2022 in a Facebook post:

Photo of unbroken windows proves war in Ukraine is fake.

By Ciara O'Rourke • April 27, 2022
Facebook posts
stated on April 23, 2022 in social media posts:

Videos show that Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy uses cocaine.

By Bill McCarthy • April 26, 2022
X posts
stated on April 20, 2022 in a Facebook post:

A photo shows students in Lviv celebrating Adolf Hitler’s birthday.

By Ciara O'Rourke • April 20, 2022
Facebook posts
stated on April 16, 2022 in a Facebook post:

Vladimir Putin “released 35,000 children from tunnels and subway in Ukraine.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • April 20, 2022
Instagram posts
stated on April 15, 2022 in a post:

CNN tweeted about “brave children” in Ukraine signing up to fight Russia.

By Monique Curet • April 19, 2022
Facebook posts
stated on April 6, 2022 in a post:

"Volodymyr Zelenskyy is a cousin of George Soros, Pentagon official says."

By Monique Curet • April 7, 2022
Facebook posts
stated on March 23, 2022 in a blog post:

Putin beheaded bioweapon engineers in Ukraine.

By Gabrielle Settles • March 29, 2022
Pearson Sharp
stated on March 11, 2022 in a TV segment:

The Russian airstrike on a maternity hospital in Mariupol, Ukraine, had “the makings of yet another false flag operation” led by the U.S.

By Bill McCarthy • March 22, 2022
Bloggers
stated on March 19, 2022 in a blog post:

Russian President Vladimir Putin “was assassinated.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • March 21, 2022
Tulsi Gabbard
stated on March 15, 2022 in a Fox News appearance:

"What is happening here is not so different from what we're seeing happening in Russia, where you have got state TV and controlled messaging across the board."

By Bill McCarthy • March 18, 2022
TikTok posts
stated on February 26, 2022 in a video:

The U.S. military has reinstated a draft, and women are included.

By Monique Curet • March 14, 2022
Bloggers
stated on March 2, 2022 in a blog post:

“Putin bombs Biden-owned villa in Ukraine while hammering biolabs & pedophile rings.”

By Samantha Putterman • March 8, 2022
Facebook posts
stated on February 25, 2022 in a Facebook post:

The war in Ukraine is “scripted and staged.”

By Gabrielle Settles • March 4, 2022
Russian Embassy in Canada
stated on March 1, 2022 in a statement:

"The Russian army does not occupy Ukrainian territory."

By Louis Jacobson • March 3, 2022
Facebook posts
stated on February 25, 2022 in a Facebook post:

"Ukrainian fighter-ace known as the 'Ghost of Kyiv's real name is Samuyil Hyde.”

By Jeff Cercone • March 1, 2022

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