Does the photo of former Pink Floyd singer Roger Waters raising the Palestinian flag during a concert represent his support for the Palestinian people in the aftermath of the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023? No, that's not true: The photo was taken no later than 2018 and has nothing to do with the conflict between Hamas and Israel that…

Was Oktoberfest canceled in 2023 because the alcohol and beer served go against Islam's rules, and most of the citizens in Munich, Germany, are Muslims? Neither of these claims is true: The Munich 2023 Oktoberfest was not canceled. According to the official Oktoberfest website, it was held from September 16 to October 3, 2023. Regarding religious affiliations, official data show…

Did the first lady of Ukraine, Olena Zelenska, spend $1.1 million at Cartier in New York in September 2023? No, that's not true: On the date of the Cartier receipt that allegedly proved her jewelry spending in New York Zelenska was in Ottawa, Ontario, with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for their visit to the Canadian Parliament and meetings with Prime Minister…

Are Bulgarian government employees disproportionally higher in number in relation to the total population of the country, and are they "tens of times" more numerous, in proportion, compared to the Netherlands and the US? No, that's not true: The figures indicated in the claim, which includes the total population of the three countries and the number of government employees, do…

Is the Earth flat, with Mount Meru at its center? And is there a black, motionless sun below the surface instead of Earth's inner core? No, that's not true: Pseudoscientific claims that our planet is flat and hollow as well as conspiracy theories claiming the existence of a mountain at the center of the Earth or of a sun under…

Is Ivan Milev, one of those who tragically died in a fire during the events in Odessa on May 2, 2014, а Bulgarian? No, that's not true: According to statements made by relatives of the tragically deceased man and published personal documents of Milev provided to media in Odessa by his relatives, it is clear that Ivan Ivanovich Milev is…

Did the Russian ambassador in Bulgaria, Eleonora Mitrofanova, say that Bulgaria refused Russian humanitarian aid for flood-affected settlements? No, that's not true: Russia has not offered humanitarian aid or any other type of help to Bulgaria after the serious floods that occurred in mid-June 2023 in some regions. Mitrofanova did not make a statement accusing the Bulgarian government of refusing…

Is Bill Gates manufacturing and releasing genetically modified mosquitoes to turn them into flying vaccinators? No, that's not true: The "world's biggest mosquito factory" in Medellin, Colombia, does not belong to Gates. Those are regular Aedes aegypti mosquitoes that have not been genetically modified; the aim is to prevent mosquito-borne diseases in a natural way. The claim appeared in a…

Has the monthly allowance for Ukrainian refugees increased from 1,200 to 2,400 Bulgarian lev, and has it become several times higher than the pensions received by Bulgarian pensioners? No, that's not true: Ukrainian refugees who sought shelter in Bulgaria do not receive this amount of aid. According to the Social Assistance Agency and the Bulgarian Council for Refugees and Emigrants,…

Has Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán made a statement claiming that the new Bulgarian government, which assumed office on June 6, 2023, is a Soros coup and that as a result, Bulgarians will officially be at war with Russia within a month? No, that's not true: Orbán did not make such a statement. The assertion stems from a post originating from…

Did Swedish-made AT-4 anti-tank shoulder-fired missile systems that Sweden and NATO sent to Ukraine end up on the black market and in the hands of a Mexican drug cartel? No, that's not true: Military supplies delivered by NATO to Ukraine are closely monitored and documented. As part of a disinformation campaign, pro-Kremlin propaganda has shared the narrative that weapons delivered…

Is it true that the newly appointed Bulgarian Minister of Labor and Social Policy Ivanka Shalapatova is the leader of Sofia Pride and plans to implement gender-neutral policies in kindergartens? No, that's not true: Shalapatova has never been part of the Sofia Pride organizers' committee and she has personally refuted all allegations about the enforcement of "gender neutrality" policies in…

Is there evidence that Ukrainian children were taken away from their parents in Europe? No, that's not true: In Bulgaria, there is a widespread belief in claims of mass abduction of children from their parents in EU countries. However, these claims lack substantial evidence. This theme aligns with the broader Russian narrative portraying the West as an adversary of the…

Has former boxing champion Mike Tyson expressed his solidarity with Russia by wearing a tracksuit that had the word "Russia" printed on it? No, that's not true: The photos of Tyson wearing the Russian Olympic team tracksuit were taken in 2005 and are not related to the current conflict in Ukraine. The claim appeared in a TikTok video (archived here)…

Does the World Health Organization's (WHO) pandemic treaty plan to supplant Bulgaria's sovereignty? No, that's not true: Nothing in the zero draft presented in February 2023 supplants nations' sovereign rights to make their own health policies during global pandemics. The claim appeared in a video (archived here) published on March 9, 2023, showing an excerpt from an American TV show…