‘Russia Reportedly Asked North Korea for Help with Its Failing Invasion,’ North Korea Said Russia Was ‘Too Insane for Us’ Since-deleted articles about North Korea refusing to assist a "begging" Putin appeared to have been based entirely on a satirical tweet.
Putin ‘Stripped of Black Belt’ Amid ongoing news about Russia's invasion of Ukraine, social media rumors spread that Vladimir Putin's black belt was revoked.
Was Ukraine’s President on His Country’s Version of ‘Dancing With The Stars’? Volodymyr Zelensky's entertaining past has gotten more attention amid his leadership against a Russian invasion.
The Newsmax ‘Vlad the Great’ Cover Screenshots of a purported Newsmax print cover bearing the phrase "Vlad the Great" circulated on social media.
Did a Brazilian Condom Ad Feature Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and Kim Jong-Il? Iterations of a purported "Brazilian condom ad" have circulated on social media for years, but the images are not really condom ads per se.
Did the Presidents of the United States and France Agree on Inviting Russia Back Into the Group of Seven? A report relying on an anonymous "senior official" within the Trump administration was quickly contradicted by other news organizations.
Makeshift Bombs Sent to Subjects of Major Conspiracy Theories In the final weeks of October 2018, following months of increasingly shrill, increasingly baroque conspiracy theories pushed by official after elected official, someone began sending mail bombs out to their favorite subjects. The first person to receive a mail bomb was philanthropist billionaire George Soros, who has been the American far right’s favorite bugbear at least […]
Did Vladimir Putin Say the United States’ Influence in the World Is ‘Waning’? Russian president Vladimir Putin criticized the United States in his annual address to the nation in October 2018, saying that American influence in the world has irrevocably waned. Left-leaning political news site AmericanIndependent.com reported on his comments in a story that was later picked up by Shareblue.com: Speaking about the position of the U.S. on […]
Did Putin Say George Soros Was Driving America to a ‘Civil War’? Years after a ginned-up quote spread online, right-wing outlets blamed the billionaire philanthropist for Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Did Hillary Clinton Supply Chemical Weapons to Syria? Accusations against the former U.S. Secretary of State rang familiar (but targeting a different country) in 2022.
