Photo Fake: Belarus Protesters Paid for Demonstrating
Against the backdrop of continuing protests and strikes in Belarus in opposition to the falsified presidential elections and the use of violence against peaceful...
American Mercenary Killed in Ukraine: StopFakeNews with Marko Suprun (No. 294)
Fake: Americans testing coronavirus vaccine on Ukraine’s military. US mercenary killed in Donbas. Ukraine declares garbage war on Hungary. Turkish pensioners to be provided...
Russian State News Falsely Claims Belarus Protester ‘Killed Himself’
By Polygraph
Olga SkabeyevaRussian state TV news presenter“Truly he died, tragically. And the main stupidity is that this Belarusian tried to throw an explosive device...
What Makes Fake News Feel True When It Isn’t? For One Thing, Hearing It...
By Laura Hazard Owen, for NiemanLab
“The more often participants had heard a statement, the more likely they were to attribute it to Consumer Reports...
Madagascar’s President Promised a Miracle Coronavirus Cure. It Didn’t Work
By Polygraph
Andry RajoelinaPresident of Madagascar"Covid-Organics, improved traditional remedy based on artemisia & endemic plants, curative & preventive against #Covid19, is launched!”Source: Twitter, April 20,...
Fake: Soviet Law on 5 Spikelets Did Not Kill People, Protected Socialist Property from...
Another historical distortion denying Stalinist repressions is spreading on social media. Posts about the 1932 Soviet law “On the protection of Socialist Property”, better...
Skepticism, Not Sour Grapes, Defines West’s Reaction to Sputnik V
By Polygraph
Sputnik NewsRussian state news outlet“On 11 August, Russia announced the world's first vaccine for COVID-19, named 'Sputnik V' … International observers detail why...
A Renegade South Korean Church Sparks Outbreak
By Polygraph
Jeon Kwang-Hunpastor at Sarang Jeil Church“Our church took every preventive measure, but the (Moon) administration spread the coronavirus to prevent me from attending...
Colour Revolutions Everywhere: Pro-Kremlin Media Covers Popular Protests
By EU vs Disinfo
Unhindered by facts, disinformation can at times take surprising and unexpected turns. However, most of the time, pro-Kremlin media rely on a set...
Kremlin Watch Briefing: Belarusian Protests Against Europe’s Last Dictator
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How will the Kremlin preserve its influence in Belarus? How big is the risk of Russian military intervention and how Russian...