Will the investigation into the European Union's coronavirus vaccine purchases, centering on the involvement of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, will be discontinued due to the passing of Member of European Parliament (MEP) Michèle Rivasi? No, that's not true: The inquiry is conducted by an institution rather than an individual. While Rivasi played a crucial role in overseeing…

Did Bulgaria destroy its livestock sector, leaving it with no more than 30,000 farm animals in the country? No, that's not true: The number of farm animals amounts to millions, according to the latest official statistics from the Bulgarian Ministry of Agriculture and the Bulgarian National Statistical Institute (NSI). The claim appeared in a video on TikTok (archived here) published…

Does the drink Coca Cola contain a harmful acid that may also be used as an industrial rust converter, carcinogenic levels of caramel and worm extract? No, that's not true: Coca-Cola is a beverage with ingredients like phosphoric acid and high-fructose corn syrup, which is safe when consumed in moderation. The claim appeared in a video (archived here) on December…

Do 82 percent of Bulgarian students up to the eighth grade (12 to 13 years old) take drugs? No, that's not true: A European survey showed that number was less than 3 percent. The former National Security Services (NSS) officer Nikolay Markov made this allegation after verbally attacking Western nations like the U.S., U.K. and Germany for interference in Bulgarian…

Has the European Union decided to replace the word "mother' with the expression "the person giving birth"? No, that's not true: A European Commission proposal to create a European Certificate of Parenthood does not aim to replace the word "mother" or change the concept of motherhood in official documents. The proposal, aimed at providing legal recognition of parenthood across member…

Are Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov of Bulgarian descent? No, that's not true: Based on available information about Putin's family tree going back generations, as well as information about Kadyrov's origins, no connection with Bulgaria could be found. The claim appeared in a video on TikTok (archived here) published by @vladimir7yj4dtywyd on December 1, 2023. The…

Did the European Union lawmaker Michèle Rivasi die because of her role in the investigation connected to the European Commission president and Pfizer? No, that's not true: The French politician and environmental activist died due to a heart attack, according to information published on Rivasi's website and her official social media accounts. The claim appeared in a video on TikTok…

Did Bulgaria deny Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov permission to fly over its airspace to attend the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) meeting in North Macedonia, which took place on November 30 and December 1, 2023? No, that's not true: Bulgaria granted an exception to the EU sanctions against Lavrov, allowing his plane to fly over its…

Does a news article visible on social media claim that a recent double murder followed by suicide in Bulgaria was the result of a vaccinated person being attacked with a psychotronic weapon, then turning violent? No, that's not true: The screenshot shown in a video did not report on vaccines or psychotronic weapon attacks but a family tragedy in which…

Does a video on social media show a photo of a burning container ship owned by an Israeli billionaire that was attacked by a suspected Iranian drone on November 25, 2023? No, that's not true: The photo can be traced back to multiple posts from 2019, and it shows a burning oil tanker, not a container ship hit by a…

Does a video on social media show the Chechen army in preparation to be sent to Gaza by order of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov? No, that's not true: The footage shown is from August 2023, predating conflict in the Middle East that began with the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. The claim appeared in a video on…

Вярно ли е, че българските власти съзнателно унищожават животновъдството, както стана ясно с евтаназирането на бременна кобила в разградско село? Не, не е вярно: Българската агенция по безопасност на храните (БАБХ) евтаназира въпросната бременна кобила заради наличието на силно заразна и нелечима болест по конете, известна като инфекциозна анемия. Кобилата е дала положителен тест за болестта два пъти, което принуждава…

Did Bulgarian Minister of Defense Todor Tagarev claim that NATO ships will occupy his country's economic zone in the Black Sea? No, that's not true: Tagarev stated that Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey are preparing to launch a joint mine-clearing operation in the Black Sea that will mark the first major collaborative operation by the NATO allies bordering the sea since…

Does a video on TikTok show a directed energy weapon (DEW) in the form of a mysterious moving energy beam of artificial origin that strikes different locations in a city? No, that's not true: The footage of a slow-moving light accompanied by explosions does not show a DEW but an electrical incident from 2018 that caused cascading electrical explosions along…

Does a video on social media show an address by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Valerii Zaluzhnyi, calling on the Ukrainian army to come out of the trenches and march toward Kyiv to overthrow President Zelenskyy? No, that's not true: The footage shown in the TikTok video is heavily edited and does not correspond to the…

Does a video on social media show soldiers from a Russian military division based in Siberia on their way in 2023 to the Ukrainian front? No, that's not true: The footage shows a group of soldiers from Russia's Tatarstan region in late 2022 marching along a snow-covered road. The claim appeared in a video on TikTok (archived here) published by…

Does a video on social media show Russia and the Russian military intervening on November 5, 2023, to help Gaza? No, that's not true: The footage, which is said to show Russian intervention in Gaza, is a combination of a video from Syria taken no later than 2022 and a video from a stock video website where it was uploaded…

Did famous Portuguese football star Cristiano Ronaldo die in a car accident? No, that's not true: Posts on Ronaldo's official social media accounts and various sports news articles show that Ronaldo played in matches and attended public events days after the claim in the TikTok video was published. The claim appeared in a video on TikTok no longer available but…

Does a video on social media show the Egyptian army preparing to attack Israel in the fall of 2023? No, that's not true: The video on TikTok shows old footage that has been heavily manipulated. The original video shows the Egyptian army during military exercises, filmed years before the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. The claim appeared…

Does a video on TikTok show an Israeli drone dropping a bomb on a group of defenseless Palestinian women and children trying to fill water containers? No, that's not true: The footage of the explosion caused by a drone dropping a bomb on a group of people shows a Sudanese drone attack on the Sudanese Rapid Support Force (RSF) militia…