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Vladimir Putin

FILE - Then Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin rides a horse while traveling in the mountains of the Siberian Tyva region (also referred to as Tuva), Russia, Aug. 3, 2009. Putin has shot back at Western leaders who mocked his athletic exploits, saying they would look “disgusting” if they tried to emulate his bare-torso appearances. Putin made the comment during a visit to Turkmenistan early Thursday, June 30, 2022 when asked about Western leaders joking about him at the G-7 summit. (Alexei Druzhinin/Pool Photo via AP, file)
Putin: Western Leaders Would Look ‘Disgusting’ Topless
  • 30 June 2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin shot back at Western leaders who mocked his athletic exploits, saying...
  • AP News
Putin: Western Leaders Would Look ‘Disgusting’ Topless
A rumor said that Russia President Vladimir Putin's legs were shaking shifting and buckling during a recent awards ceremony in a video clip.
Did Putin’s Legs Buckle During a Ceremony Due to Cancer or Parkinson’s Disease?
  • 14 June 2022
We received reader mail that asked us to look at a video clip that purportedly...
  • Fact Check
Did Putin’s Legs Buckle During a Ceremony Due to Cancer or Parkinson’s Disease?
Smokes raises from a railway service facility hit by a Russian missile strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, June 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Russia Hits Kyiv with Missiles; Putin Warns West on Arms
  • 6 June 2022
Russia took aim at Western military supplies for Ukraine, launching airstrikes on Kyiv that it...
  • AP News
Russia Hits Kyiv with Missiles; Putin Warns West on Arms
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Does Russia Meet the Criteria of Being a ‘Terrorist State’?
  • 29 April 2022
The Ukrainian President called on the U.S. to designate Russia as a state sponsor of...
  • News
Does Russia Meet the Criteria of Being a ‘Terrorist State’?
President Joe Biden speaks during an event about the Affordable Care Act, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, April 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
US Targets Putin’s Daughters, Russian Banks in New Sanctions
  • 6 April 2022
The United States announced sanctions targeting Russian President Vladimir Putin’s two adult daughters and said...
  • AP News
US Targets Putin’s Daughters, Russian Banks in New Sanctions
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives to deliver his speech at the concert marking the eighth anniversary of the referendum on the state status of Crimea and Sevastopol and its reunification with Russia, in Moscow, Russia, Friday, March 18, 2022. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
Putin Appears at Big Rally As Troops Press Attack in Ukraine
  • 18 March 2022
The rally took place three weeks into the invasion that has led to heavier-than-expected Russian...
  • AP News
Putin Appears at Big Rally As Troops Press Attack in Ukraine
Person, Human, Tie
Putin Deepfake Imagines Russian President Announcing Surrender
  • 18 March 2022
This is likely the first time that deepfake videos have been created and deployed in...
  • Fact Check
Putin Deepfake Imagines Russian President Announcing Surrender
According to viral videos US President Joe Biden said how do we get to the place where you know Putin decides he's gonna just invade Russia.
Did Biden Say, ‘Putin Decides He’s Gonna Invade Russia’?
  • 16 March 2022
Viral video clips purportedly showed U.S. President Joe Biden's mistaking Russia and Ukraine when speaking...
  • Fact Check
Did Biden Say, ‘Putin Decides He’s Gonna Invade Russia’?
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Bounty on Putin? Russian Businessman Puts Up $1M for Putin’s Arrest
  • 3 March 2022
While the initial posting of this bounty featured a "Dead or Alive" poster, it has...
  • Fact Check
Bounty on Putin? Russian Businessman Puts Up $1M for Putin’s Arrest
Face, Person, Human
No, Putin Was Not Compared to Hitler on the Cover of Time Magazine
  • 28 February 2022
The artist told Snopes that he would “never willingly contribute to misinformation.”
  • Fact Check
No, Putin Was Not Compared to Hitler on the Cover of Time Magazine
A rumor on TikTok and Twitter said that Sberbank Russia's largest bank decided to limit cash withdrawals to $20.
Did Russia’s Sberbank Limit Cash Withdrawals to $20?
  • 28 February 2022
After Russian forces invaded Ukraine in late February 2022, rumors spread on social media that...
  • Fact Check
Did Russia’s Sberbank Limit Cash Withdrawals to $20?
Person, Human, Building
Did Turkish Football Fans Chant Putin ‘Looks Like a Dick’?
  • 25 February 2022
This wasn't the first time anti-Putin chants rained down from the rafters.
  • Fact Check
Did Turkish Football Fans Chant Putin ‘Looks Like a Dick’?
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