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3 weeks ago | 
newsguardrealitycheck.com | Sarah Komar |Giulia Pozzi |McKenzie Sadeghi |Eva Maitland
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3 weeks ago | 
newsguardrealitycheck.com | McKenzie Sadeghi |Eva Maitland
By McKenzie Sadeghi and Eva MaitlandWhat happened: A low-resolution video supposedly showing French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer with a bag of cocaine and a coke spoon on a train ride to Kyiv spread widely among pro-Kremlin and far-right sources, in an apparent attempt to smear European leaders supporting Ukraine.
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1 month ago | 
newsguardrealitycheck.com | Sarah Komar |Sofia Rubinson |Eva Maitland |Sam Howard
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1 month ago | 
newsguardrealitycheck.com | Macrina Wang |Eva Maitland |Chiara Vercellone
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1 month ago | 
newsguardrealitycheck.com | Macrina Wang |Sarah Komar |Eva Maitland |McKenzie Sadeghi
Welcome to Reality Check, original reporting that’s your BS detector. Our work is more important than ever. Please support us by becoming a Premium Member. And forward this email to a friend to spread the word!Follow us on your social media platform of choice: X | LinkedIn | Instagram | BlueskyIn today’s edition:After a mass shooting at Florida State University, pro-MAGA accounts rushed to falsely claim the alleged shooter was an anti-Trump leftist.
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1 month ago | 
newsguardrealitycheck.com | Eva Maitland |McKenzie Sadeghi
By Eva Maitland and McKenzie SadeghiWhat happened: Pro-Kremlin sources shared AI-generated photos of supposed action figure dolls to spread Russian propaganda, including posts depicting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as a drug addict and corrupt warmonger, NewsGuard found. Context: After OpenAI released its new image generator on March 25, many celebrities and politicians took part in a viral trend asking ChatGPT to create images of Barbie-style dolls in their likenesses.
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1 month ago | 
newsguardrealitycheck.com | McKenzie Sadeghi |Eva Maitland
By McKenzie Sadeghi and Eva MaitlandWhat happened: Russian state-run media outlet RT (Trust Score: 20/100) announced on April 8, 2025, that “300 media professionals from all over the world” have enrolled in its English-language international journalism training course. A closer look: RT says the course will take place from April 7 to May 16 and will offer workshops on “how to develop and craft engaging news” and “how to detect fakes and ways to verify sources” from experts.
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Feb 21, 2025 | 
newsweek.com | Eva Maitland |Madeline Roache
CLOSE X news article Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Share✓ Link copied to clipboard! This article was supplied by NewsGuard. As the war in Ukraine approaches the three-year anniversary of the Russian invasion that launched the conflict, NewsGuard has now identified and debunked 302 false claims relating to the war, nearly all of them originating as Russian propaganda.
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Feb 21, 2025 | 
newsguardrealitycheck.com | Eva Maitland |Madeline Roache
Welcome to Reality Check, your inside look at how misinformation online is undermining trust — and who’s behind it. Our work is more important than ever. Please support us by becoming a Premium Member.
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Feb 21, 2025 | 
newsguardtech.com | Eva Maitland |Madeline Roache
A full version of this report is available through NewsGuard’s Reality Check. By Eva Maitland and Madeline Roache | Published on Feb. 21, 2025As the war in Ukraine approaches the three-year anniversary of the Russian invasion that launched the conflict, NewsGuard has now identified and debunked 302 false claims relating to the war, nearly all of them originating as Russian propaganda.
