Does Russia give $30,000 to Arabs for marrying Russian girls? No, that's not true. There is no such decision by the Russian government, and the Russian Embassy in Jordan has debunked the claim. The claim appeared in a video (archived here) where it was published on TikTok by @y_.2n on May 22, 2023, under the title "Putin signs on to…

Were 35% of the votes cast for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the presidential and parliamentary elections, by Syrians? No, that's not true: The number of Syrians eligible to vote in the 2023 polls in Turkey was much smaller than the 35% of votes cast for Erdogan. The claim appeared in a video (archived here) where it was published…

Did President Recep Tayyip Erdogan die during the electoral campaign of the 2023 polls? No, that's not true. Recently, after the elections ended, Erdogan appeared before his supporters and gave a speech. The claim that Erdogan has died appeared in a video on April 28, 2023, under the title "Breaking: Erdogan faced heart problems that lead to his death." This…

Has Vladimir Putin been arrested? No, that's not true. While the International Criminal Court had issued an arrest warrant against him, for alleged war crimes, there is no evidence that he has been arrested. The Russian President made an address at the country's Victory Day parade on May 9, 2023 in Moscow, days after this claim was posted. The event…

Did Putin recently order Russia Nuclear Triad to be on standby? No, that's not true, President Putin made this order back in February 2022. The claim appeared in a video (archived here ) published on May 4th 2023, under the title "Putin orders Nuclear Triad to be on standby". This is what the post looked like on TikTok at the…

Did North Korean leader Kim Jong Un recently say that Jerusalem is the capital of Palestine and that the state of Israel does not exist? No, that's not true: Kim Jong Un didn't make any recent statement addressing the issue of Jerusalem or the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The claim appeared as a post (archived here) published on Tiktok on April 30,…

Did the Arab League Summit in Riyadh give 48 hours to Israel to retreat from Jerusalem? No, that's not true. The Arab League Summit in Riyadh has not even taken place yet in order to give such notice. The claim that the Arab League Summit in Riyadh had given Israel 48 hours to retreat from Jerusalem appeared in a video…

Does a video circulating on TikTok show the U.S. President Joe Biden wearing a mask at an event in Ireland, thus revealing him to be an impostor? No, that's not true: President Biden did recently meet in public with U.S Embassy staff and firefighters in Dublin, Ireland, on Apr 12, 2023, but he was not wearing a silicone mask. The…

Does a video show former U.S. President Donald Trump speaking in Kurdish? No, that's not true: The brief clip appears to have been digitally altered and it is visible that Mr Trump's lip movement do not match the audio. The claim originated from a TikTok video posted on April 8, 2023 and it showed a digitally altered video of an…

Did Russian President Vladimir Putin threaten to attack Israel and "free" Palestine? No, that's not true. There is no record of Mr. Putin making such a threat against Israel. The claim appeared on a video (archived here) where it was published by an account on TikTok on April 13, 2023. This is what the post looked like on TikTok…

Is Muammar Gaddafi, the former leader of Libya, alive? No, that's not true. The death of Muammar Gaddafi is well documented and there is no evidence proving him being alive now. The claim appeared in a video (archived here) where it was published by a TikTok account on April 5, 2023 under the title "Muammar Gaddafi is alive!" This is…

Did President Joe Biden say that World War III against Russia has already begun? No, that's not true: an excerpt taken from an old announcement made by the U.S. President in 2022 has been circulated without proper context, giving a misleading impression to viewers. The claim originated from a video (archived here) posted on TikTok on April 12, 2023, by…

Is the Marburg virus disease spreading across the world? No, that's not true: the virus, defined by the US Centers for disease and control prevention (CDC) as a rare but severe hemorrhagic fever that affects both people and non-human primates, is still contained in Equatorial Guinea and Tanzania, with only a few cases in each country. The claim that the…

Did North Korea attack Israel with ballistic missiles? No, that's not true. There is no record or evidence that indicates North Korea launching any missile against Israel. No missiles have fallen on Israel from North Korea as of April 26, 2023. The claim that North Korea attacked Israel with ballistic missiles appeared in an arabic language video (archived here) where…

Did Iraq put on trial and execute Iraqi President Saddam Hussien's body double? No, that's not true: Saddam Hussein was positively identified after his arrest by other detainees and a DNA match. Iraq's Governing Council head Adnan Al-Pachachi and U.S Coalition Provisional Authority chief Paul Bremer announced the arrest of Saddam Hussien during a press conference on December 14th, 2003,…

Is audio in a social media post the actual voice of late Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein claiming he is alive? No, that's not true: It is part of a deepfake video which claims to show former US President Donald Trump engaged in a telephone conversation with Mr Hussein. The late Iraqi strongman was hanged to death on December 30, 2006…

Did Abdelhak Nouri, the former Dutch athlete, recently wake up from a coma? No, that's not true. Abdelhak Nouri woke up from a coma in 2020, and the video circulating on TikTok is old. The claim that Abdelhak Nouri recently awakened from a coma appeared on a video published by this TikTok account on March 31st (archived here) with the…