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TASS

Russian state-owned news agency

Fact-Checks

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Nov 18, 2025
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Did Trump say that a war was going to start to end the world

Donald Trump has repeatedly warned that the world could slide into "World War III" or a broader global war if he is not in charge or if U.S. policy is mishandled — comments reported at CPAC, in interv...

Dec 13, 2025
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How do expert analyses evaluate claims that the U.S. planned or directed a coup in Ukraine in 2014?

Expert analyses mostly reject the simple claim that the U.S. “planned or directed” a coup in Ukraine in 2014, describing instead a complex mix of large grassroots protests, Western diplomatic engageme...

Jan 2, 2026

What happened to Luna 15 and how did its mission intersect with Apollo 11 operations?

Luna 15 was a Soviet unmanned sample‑return probe launched on 13 July 1969 that entered lunar orbit while Apollo 11 was en route, attempted a descent on 21 July and crashed into the lunar surface; its...

Dec 13, 2025

Russia must disappear for the survival of the planet and references alleged statements by Russian MP Konstantin Zatulin about Moldovans deserving to “disappear”

Russian MP Konstantin Zatulin has been quoted in multiple pro‑Russian outlets and transcripts discussing Moldova and Ukrainians in highly provocative terms; available sources show him saying Russia ai...

Dec 9, 2025

Russian MP Konstantin Zatulin said Moldovans deserve to disappear (TASS statement)

Russian MP Konstantin Zatulin has repeatedly made hostile public comments about Moldova and Moldovans in 2025, accusing Moldova’s leadership of betraying the country and warning of dire outcomes; mult...

Dec 9, 2025

Ukrainian drones attacked substations in Berdyansk and Melitopol, disrupting Russian plans to reconnect the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (SAEU) to their grid

Ukrainian drone strikes have repeatedly hit infrastructure in occupied southern Ukraine, including Berdyansk and Melitopol, and Ukraine openly fields large drone forces—both facts documented in open r...

Dec 1, 2025

Two Russian SU-57 fighter jets have reportedly been delivered to an unnamed country fact check

Russian officials and state-linked industry sources have repeatedly said the Su‑57E export program entered production and that a first foreign customer would begin operating the type in 2025; multiple...