Fake: IMF and Kyiv Fail to Compromise on Ukraine Aid
In the aftermath of the International Monetary Fund’s visit to Ukraine last week, Russia’s official 24/7 English language channel RT declared that according to...
Russia on Iskander-M missiles in Kaliningrad: ‘so what?’
By Dalia Bankauskaitė, for CEPA
On 5 February, Lithuanian news outlets reported that Russia had stationed several of its newest high-precision weapons—the Iskander-M nuclear-capable missile, with a...
Fake: Ukrainian Food Prices Nearly Equal EU Levels
Pro-Kremlin site Ukraina.ru published an article this week claiming that food prices in Ukraine have grown to equal those of Europe. This claim is...
Russian Foreign Minister Calls Mueller Indictment ‘Blabber,’ Experts call it ‘Absolutely Damning’
By Poligraph
Sergey Lavrov
Foreign Minister, Russia
“I have no response. You can publish anything, and we see those indictments multiplying, the statements multiplying. Until we see...
How the word ‘genocide’ is abused in pro-Kremlin language
By EU vs Disinfo
More and more often, the word ‘genocide’ is used by pro-Kremlin outlets and communicators to describe things that have nothing to...
RT and Sputnik had more Twitter outreach than official Brexit campaigns
Topics of the Week
According to a new report prepared by the 89up digital agency, the Kremlin’s mouthpieces, RT and Sputnik, produced anti-EU content on...
Zakharova Downplays Armed Clash with Americans in Syria, Kremlin-linked Audio Recordings Contradict Her Story
By Polygraph
Maria Zakharova
Press secretary, Russian Foreign Ministry
“Material about the deaths of dozens and hundreds of Russian citizens – it is classic disinformation. It was...
StopFake #171 with Marko Suprun
Fake: US Intelligence finds reasons for regime change in Ukraine; Europe Denies Donbas Pensions; Ukrainian soldiers reject proposed patriotic greeting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OGa523ZZd8
Rate the Most Glaring Fakes About Occupied Crimea
As the anniversary of the Russian annexation of Crimea draws upon us, StopFake presents an interactive rating of Russian fakes about Crimea. Score each...
Fake: US Intelligence Finds Reasons for Regime Change in Ukraine
Last week the Russian newspaper Vzglyad featured an article claiming that the US Intelligence community’s Worldwide Threat Assessment concluded that Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko...