Fake: France to Lift Russia Sanctions
On April 28 scores of Russian publications featured headlines such as “French parliament calls for lifting sanctions against Russia” (Vesti.ru), “French legislature supports lifting...
Russian Crimea Annexation Documentary Filled with Lies and Errors
In February 2015 Russia’s national television channel Rossia-1 aired “Crimea, the way home” Andrey Kondrashov’s film about the annexation of Crimea by the Russian...
Conspiracy Files: Who shot down MH17?
Conspiracy theories swirl around many accidents, terror attacks or disasters. It's not surprising, then, that a host of different claims surround the crash of...
Fake: BBC Accuses Ukraine of Downing MH 17
Conspiracy theory aficionados should be elated. The venerable BBC has announced an upcoming film in its “Conspiracy Files” series examining new claims about the...
How Russia’s worst propaganda myths about Ukraine seep into media language
Over the past two years, much has been written about the “Ukraine crisis.” This phrase is, in fact, a euphemism, used purposefully by some...
The Next Attack on Russia’s Free Press Comes Into Focus
Someone in Russia desperately wants people to think the billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov is preparing to sell off two particularly important assets: the energy company Quadra and...
StopFakeNews #81 with Adam Nathan
The latest edition of StopFake News with Adam Nathan. This week’s fakes include claims that Ukrainians in Poland all work as cleaners and dishwashers,...
Fake: Ukraine on the Verge of a Second Chornobyl
On the eve of the 30th anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster, Russian military television station Zvezda (Star) aired a story suggesting that Ukraine...
Fake: Russian Musician Killed for Supporting Pro-Russian Separatists in Donbass
On April 19 several Russian publications reported that well-known Russian musician Pavel Usanov died as a result of a fatal head injury sustained in...
Russian and Ukrainian Media Distort French Foreign Minister’s Statements
Scores of Russian, Ukrainian and international media published news items claiming that French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault called on Ukraine to carry out the...