War

Did Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida say that "all the money that's being donated to Ukraine comes from Japanese taxpayers" at a recent NATO summit? No, that's not true: The video circulating on TikTok is an altered version of Kishida's original Vilnius Summit address in July 2023, dubbed with a different audio. The claim appeared in a TikTok video (archived…

Is it true that dead Ukrainian soldiers are used to supply organs to the black market? No, that's not true: The time-sensitive and highly strict protocols required to conduct organ transplants are impossible to enact in a war zone. The claim appeared on TikTok (archived here) on February 27, 2023, and has recirculated across social media. The caption reads (translated…

Were the US intelligence and Gang of 8 group that includes the two top congressional leaders in each chamber- involved in the Wagner rebellion? No, that's not true: the US is not involved. It's part of the struggle within The Russian system, according to President Biden. The claim appeared on a TikTok video (archived here) where it was published on…

Is it true that the news coverage in Japan of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine differs from the news in other countries? No, that's not true: Coverage of the war has been relatively consistent with what's being shown in other news outlets. The claim appeared in a post on TikTok (archived here) on June 14, 2023. The speaker in…