Fact Check
Tuesday 27 February 2024
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"Russia destroyed all stockpiles of its chemical weapons in September 2017, and this was done ahead of schedule. ...the United States was supposed to complete the destruction of declared stockpiles of chemical weapons in 2007, however… it did this only in 2023... During a special military operation, cases of the use of American chemical munitions by the Ukrainian armed forces were recorded.”
Russia’s declared destruction of all its chemical weapons remains an open question. Moscow presented no evidence to international bodies that Ukraine used chemical weapons. -
"Left: Subway in New York, USA Right: Subway in Guangzhou, China
But don't worry... U.S. politicians have it under control. They will send Ukraine and Israel billions more while giving illegal migrants free health care. That should do the trick!"Source: X, Feb 19, 2024The New York City Subway budget is not dependent on U.S. aid to Ukraine and Israel. Undocumented immigrants in New York City get free emergency and prenatal health care; everything else is conditional. -
"A US president once called on the Iranian nation to boycott elections. In opposition to him, people participated with even more enthusiasm. After that, they stopped saying this directly, but they still try to distance people from the elections using various methods."
Source: X, February 19, 2024The Iranian regime labels domestic political dissent as agency of foreign influence to justify repressions. -
"Here is a clear example of how 'freedom of speech and assembly' is respected and not violated in the United States: the neo-Nazi group Blood Tribe marched yesterday in Nashville from the local State Capitol to ‘downtown’ ... Of course, everyone will remain silent ... Look carefully, no one calls the police: freedom, everyone does what they want. It just turns out that this applies exclusively to the forces of evil - such as neo-Nazism, gender experiments on children, legalization of drugs, Satanism, and so on.”
Contrary to Russia, where freedom of speech has become a defunct constitutional article, in the U.S. it is a powerful instrument of democracy that applies indiscriminately. -
"The pride of Russia is our Nobel laureates - Sechenov, Butlerov, Kantorovich, and many others."
Ivan Sechenov and Alexander Butlerov did not receive the Nobel Prize, and Leonid Kantorovich received the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel. -
“#Hezbollah Hits Israeli Base By Guided Missiles And Causes Comlete [SIC] Destruction.”
Source: X, February 8, 2024Years-old video shows firefighters holding an exercise in Sichuan, China, and has nothing to do with Israel. -
“Today, Iran is considered among the top 5 and main countries in the world in some fields of science and technology.”
The Iranian foreign minister’s assertion that Iran is considered among the top five and main countries in the world in some fields of science and technology is false. -
“After delivering the first home-grown large cruise ship Adora Magic City, China has the ability to build all types of maritime ship products.”
Source: Global Times X account, Feb 13, 2024The Adora Magic City is heavily reliant on foreign technology. According to the cruise’s chief designer, only 30% of the ship was built by domestic suppliers, while the rest was sourced from Europe. -
"The American video hosting platform YouTube has launched a fresh wave of account bans targeting Russian media. … It is the ruthless weeding out of any seedlings of dissent in the media space. Arbitrary actions and political censorship…"
YouTube blocked Russian state media channels for violating its community guidelines. -
Video was posted to Instagram in May 2023 — months before hostilities broke out between Israel and Hamas.
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Wright’s loose headscarf exemplifies a violation of Iranian hijab law. The Iranian regime denies women freedom of expression, jails and exiles female dissidents.
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“With the help of God Almighty, the naval forces of the Yemeni Armed Forces carried out two military operations in the Red Sea, the first targeting an American ship (Star Nasia) and the other targeting a British ship (Morning Tide).”
X users continue to recycle old footage — from military exercises to environmental disasters — to boost fake Houthi successes in Red Sea attacks.