Fake: China Refused Ukraine a $30.8 Billion Debt Deferral
Ukraine's actual debt obligations to China are significantly smaller — approximately $830 million as of June 2024. No diplomatic approach by Zelensky to Beijing...
Fake: Macron Endorsed Arabic as Official Language
Emmanuel Macron did not say that Arabic would become an official language of France, nor did he call for its mandatory study in French...
Fake: EU Imposes Sanctions Targeting Children
The EU imposed sanctions on Russian organizations and officials implicated in the abduction of Ukrainian children and their forced "re-education."
Russian state media have amplified...
Manipulation: Ukrainian Soldiers Are Being Infected en Masse With Hantavirus at the Front
Official data confirm a rise in registered hantavirus cases in Ukraine since 2025, concentrated primarily in Sumy Oblast. However, the figures do not support...
Fake: Podolyak Says Ukraine Is Ready to Defend Taiwan Instead of the U.S.
The quote attributed to Podolyak is a fabrication. It originated on a satirical Telegram channel that explicitly identifies itself as a publisher of "fakes,"...
Viral image claims “CCTV live broadcast shows Trump bowing while shaking hands with Xi...
No such footage appears in the CCTV broadcast; the image appears to have been doctored.
Fact-check reporter: Shao-An Chiu
Managing editor: Wei-Ting Chen
The original publication...
Viral video claims “Trump called Lai Ching-te an idiot during the Trump–Xi summit”?
Fabricated content — Trump made no such remarks.
Fact-checking reporter: Hsu Yun-kaiManaging editor: Chen Wei-ting
The original publication can be read here.
A video circulating online recently claims...
Circulating online: “Trump said Taiwan wouldn’t face war if it had a suitable president,...
Trump's remarks taken out of context — the "right president" he referred to was himself.
Fact-checking reporter: Chiu Shao-anManaging editor: Chen Wei-ting
The original publication can...
Fake: Kyiv Is Using Chornobyl Wildfire Smoke as a Nuclear Weapon Against Europe
No evidence supports the claim that a fire in the Chornobyl exclusion zone constitutes a "nuclear attack" on Europe, nor that Ukraine is exploiting...
Fake: Russian Defense Ministry Claims It Spared Central Kyiv Out of Humanitarian Concern
The Russian Ministry of Defense did not spare central Kyiv out of humanitarian concern. From the opening days of the full-scale invasion, Russian forces...