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Submissions are reviewed by an authorised editor, who examines the evidence, compares it with the sources used in the publication and determines whether corrections are necessary. Decisions to revise a verdict or remove a publication are subject to approval by the editorial board. The applicant is informed of the decision and the reasons behind it.
Corrections Archive
- Fake: The anti-war women’s organisation Code Pink displayed a billboard in Times Square calling on Zelenskyy to “go home” — 2026 fact-check. The editorial team added a response from CodePink representative Melissa Garriga, who stated that the organisation had not commissioned such an advertisement. The addition was marked “Updated”
In 2025, StopFake made no factual corrections to its published fact-checks.
- Manipulation: Israelis with dual citizenship have their passports confiscated in Ukraine for mobilisation into the Armed Forces of Ukraine — 2024. After receiving additional information about difficulties crossing the border and the return of passports through the Israeli Embassy, the editorial team updated the article and changed the verdict from “Fake” to “Manipulation”
- Hothe Frenchman Adrien Bocquet Whitewashes Russian Crimes in Bucha — 2022. The editorial team made corrections after receiving additional information about Adrien Bocquet’s contacts with the Sheptytsky Hospital Charitable Foundation
- Fake: A Child Was Killed in Donbas as a Result of a Ukrainian Drone Attack — 2021 fact-check. StopFake added information from a report by the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission concerning the child’s death and the distance between the settlement and the line of contact
- Fake: Confirmation of the Antiviral Effect of “Proteflazid” Against COVID-19 Has Been Obtained — 2020 fact-check. The editorial team added an explanation from the manufacturer, Ecofarm, and a response from the Spanish research institute IRTA. Both additions were marked “Updated”
The StopFake editorial team is not responsible for making corrections to materials originally published by other media outlets and republished in the “Context” and “Opinion” sections.