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Snopes Debunker - Rumors about a Putin bounty, a body bags video, Lukoil, and Hitler

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March 4, 2022

Today: Rumors about a Putin bounty, a body bags video, Lukoil, and Hitler

Did a Russian Businessman Put Up $1M Bounty for President Vladimir Putin’s Arrest?

A few days after Russia launched a full-scale attack on Ukraine, an image started circulating online that supposedly showed a message from a Russian entrepreneur who was offering a $1 million bounty “on Putin’s head.”

Dan Evon reports.

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Are Lukoil Gas Stations ‘Russian Owned’?

Americans outraged by Russia's invasion of Ukraine called for a boycott of Lukoil gas stations in the U.S. Read Story.


Climate Protest Miscaptioned as War Footage

Thousands of people have already died in the first week of Russia's war on Ukraine. Read Story.


Did Adolf Hitler Say ‘Our Movement Is Christian’?

The quote in a viral meme with the Nazi leader's picture read: "We tolerate no one in our ranks who attacks the ideas of Christianity. Our movement is Christian." Read Story.

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The Russian Invasion of Ukraine

Here are all of our fact checks and news stories related to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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Fire out at Key Ukraine Nuclear Plant, No Radiation Released

No radiation was released from a Russian attack at Europe's biggest nuclear power plant in Ukraine and firefighters have extinguished a blaze at the facility.

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Russian Lawmakers Approve Prison for ‘Fake’ War Reports

Russians could face prison sentences of up to 15 years for spreading information that goes against the Russian government's position on the war in Ukraine.

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As War Rages, Paralympics Open in Beijing Without Russia

The Winter Paralympics opened in Beijing with the Russian athletes sent home, the Ukrainian team escaping a war zone to get to China and an impassioned call for peace.

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