Maxim Sorokopud

Maxim Sorokopud

Maxim Sorokopud has been researching and writing articles and videos since 2012. His work covers a wide range of subject matter including education, government policy, and viral trends. He is British but has been based in Brooklyn, New York since 2015.

Gibraltar's Delta Variant Surge Did Not Lead to a Surge of Deaths
Fact Check
30th September 2021
Gibraltar's Delta Variant Surge Did Not Lead to a Surge of Deaths
The Claim : Gibraltar’s delta variant coronavirus surge, which occurred despite 99% of adults being fully vaccinated, proves that vaccines are ineffective.
Misleading
Viral Images Do Not Show Taliban Spokesperson When He Was Young
Fact Check
29th September 2021
Viral Images Do Not Show Taliban Spokesperson When He Was Young
The Claim : Images of the Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid when he was younger are evidence that he is actually a Pakistani operative.
Fake
BLM Chapter Leader's Comments On Vaccine Mandates Were Taken Out of Context
Fact Check
29th September 2021
BLM Chapter Leader's Comments On Vaccine Mandates Were Taken Out of Context
The Claim : Black Lives Matter believes New York City’s vaccine mandate is racist.
Misleading
No Evidence Israel Was Involved In Extorting Representative Matt Gaetz
Fact Check
28th September 2021
No Evidence Israel Was Involved In Extorting Representative Matt Gaetz
The Claim : The State of Israel tried to extort $25 million from Representative Matt Gaetz’s family by claiming that the money would lead to a pardon for his alleged crimes.
Fake
Unlikely The Taliban Received The Largest Weapons Transfer in 50 Years
Fact Check
27th September 2021
Unlikely The Taliban Received The Largest Weapons Transfer in 50 Years
The Claim : The Taliban’s takeover of the Afghan government was the largest international weapons transfer in 50 years. 
Commotion
Act Labeling West Bank Products Israeli Won’t Change U.S. Laws
Fact Check
26th September 2021
Act Labeling West Bank Products Israeli Won’t Change U.S. Laws
The Claim : The U.S. House of Representatives is working on a new law that would require products made in the West Bank to be labeled as Israeli.
Commotion
The U.S. Government Did Not End Funding for Israel’s Defense System
Fact Check
23rd September 2021
The U.S. Government Did Not End Funding for Israel’s Defense System
The Claim : The Democratic Party has pulled funding for Israel’s Iron Dome defense system.
Misleading
Making the Taliban Great Again! Billboards Are Real
Fact Check
22nd September 2021
Making the Taliban Great Again! Billboards Are Real
The Claim : A number of billboards have appeared in the U.S. that read “Making the Taliban Great Again!” along with a caricature of President Joe Biden.
True
George Clooney Did Not Wear an Anti-Trump Shirt
Fact Check
21st September 2021
George Clooney Did Not Wear an Anti-Trump Shirt
The Claim : George Clooney wore a T-shirt that compared Trump supporters to the Nazis and Confederacy.
Fake
Soros Funding Helps Already Admitted Refugees, Doesn't Bring New Ones
Fact Check
21st September 2021
Soros Funding Helps Already Admitted Refugees, Doesn't Bring New Ones
The Claim : Billionaire George Soros recently got caught funding a group that is seeking to let a huge wave of Afghan refugees into America.
Fake
Walmart Is Not Introducing a Customer Vaccine Mandate
Fact Check
16th September 2021
Walmart Is Not Introducing a Customer Vaccine Mandate
The Claim : Walmart Canada recently announced that its customers will need to provide proof of vaccination to enter its stores from November 1st onwards.
Fake
How Media and Misinformation Contributes to a More Partisan Supreme Court
Misbar Blog
14th September 2021
How Media and Misinformation Contributes to a More Partisan Supreme Court
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The CDC’s Revised Definition of Vaccination Is for Clarity
Fact Check
14th September 2021
The CDC’s Revised Definition of Vaccination Is for Clarity
The Claim : The CDC is downplaying the ineffectiveness of coronavirus vaccines by changing the definition of vaccination on its site.
Commotion
Every U.S. Coronavirus Vaccine Has Passed Animal Studies
Fact Check
12th September 2021
Every U.S. Coronavirus Vaccine Has Passed Animal Studies
The Claim :  COVID-19 vaccines have not passed animal studies.
Fake
27,000 Georgia Mail-In Ballots Were Blank, Not Unrecorded
Fact Check
10th September 2021
27,000 Georgia Mail-In Ballots Were Blank, Not Unrecorded
The Claim : 27,000 unrecorded mail-in ballots in Georgia prove that Trump won the 2020 election.
Fake