Fact Checks
Thursday 24 October 2024
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"…Ukrainian troops have caused serious damage to … the [building] of the Mariupol Republican Academic Order of the Badge of Honor Russian Drama Theater."
Ukraine used the Mariupol theater as a bomb shelter, with “Children” painted in large white letters over a pavement outside. Russia bombed and destroyed it on March 16, 2022, killing up to 600 Ukrainians. -
“The same thing, and even worse, happened to Libya in Nigeria last week.’’
There is evidence that Libya and Nigeria have a history of treating each other’s sports teams poorly. -
“Since its return to China, Hong Kong has retained its status as an international financial, shipping and trade center, remained free and open, and maintained world-class business environment.”
While Hong Kong’s economy remains open, observers say Beijing’s heavy-handed political interventions risk the city-state’s status as an international business hub. -
“This [North Korean troop deployment to Russia's war in Ukraine] seems yet another information canard.”
Ukrainian and South Korean officials have reported North Korean troops’ deployment to Russia's war in Ukraine. Independent news outlets reported at least six Pyongyang military personnel killed in action in October. -
“[Ukrainians] are ruthlessly pushed by their own authorities to the war to be slaughtered there.”
Ukrainian polls show majority support for continued resistance against Russian aggression. -
“The Washington Post writes, citing an anonymous top Ukrainian official that the number of [Ukrainians] ready to make territorial concessions to resolve the conflict is growing. The number of people dissatisfied with the actions of Western allies is also growing.”
AiF cherry-picked the quotes, used them out of context, omitted key information and distorted The Washington Post report to make it fit the Kremlin propaganda. AiF also misattributed all quotes to a “senior Ukrainian official” while The Post cited multiple sources including non-governmental. -
“The Zionist regime’s move to attack Yemen and the country’s civilian and service infrastructure is a blatant and repeated violation of the United Nations Charter.”
Source: Press TV, Sept. 29, 2024While rights watchdogs call Israel’s strikes in response to the Houthis’ hostile attacks disproportional, there is no evidence that Israel targeted Yemeni civilians. Contrary to the Iranian claims, it is the Houthis who have repeatedly violated international agreements set to stop violence. -
"Having analyzed the social media of the detained Ryan Routh, who attempted to assassinate Donald Trump, journalists came to the conclusion that representatives of the Kiev regime most likely involved him in recruiting foreigners, including from Afghanistan, to replenish the brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine."
Source: Mid.ru, September 20, 2024Neither the Russian authorities nor the Kremlin-aligned social media influencers provided evidence connecting the Ukrainian government to Ryan Routh. Kyiv denied any collaboration with Routh. The FBI said it has no information to suggest Routh wasn't acting alone. -
“The statements that have been made [by Western ambassadors], instructing us to do one, two, three — we know what to do as Tanzanians and as a country.”
American and European diplomats called on the Tanzanian government to abide by fundamental human and civil rights, which is a universal value and does not imply interference in the nation’s domestic affairs. -
“The Islamic Republic of Iran will certainly continue to support the legitimate and legal government of Mr. Maduro with all its strength, as it has in the past.”
Source: Press TV, September 18, 2024Venezuela’s opposition, facing a post-election crackdown, has offered ample evidence Maduro lost the July 28 presidential poll. -
The most brutal Ukrainian units operating in the Kursk direction [in the Kursk region of Russia] are made up of mercenaries ... The mercenaries are the ones who are the most brutal towards civilians.
Western media found no evidence of cruelty by the Armed Forces of Ukraine toward civilians in Ukraine-controlled areas of Russia's Kursk region. Ukraine asked the United Nations and Red Cross to verify the situation. Foreign volunteers in Ukraine officially join its Armed Forces via contracts. -
We are watching this closely, but we have never interfered in this in any way, and we are not interfering now.
Russia's efforts to amplify political divisions in the United States and influence the November 5 presidential election are well-documented.