Fake: Member of Ukrainian Parliament Calls for Coup d’Etat and Storming Verkhovna Rada
On August 23-24, Russian and separatists media falsely reported that the leader of Ukraine’s Radical Party and member of Parliament, Oleh Liashko, had called...
Fake Quotes Attributed to Famous Singer
On August 17, the Antifacist website falsely reported that Ukrainian People’s Artist Mykola Hnatiuk had accused Ukrainian and Western media of “stirring up war...
Fake: Yatsenyuk to Resign, Leave Ukraine
On August, 15, Russian media began falsely reporting that Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk was planning to resign office and leave Ukraine.
The bogus report...
Fake: EU to Force Ukraine to Absorb African Refugees
Russian media falsely reported in August that the European Union is now “forcing” Ukraine to take in refugees from Africa and the Middle East....
Russian Orthodox Church lends weight to Putin patriotism
A raid by Russian Orthodox vigilantes on "blasphemous" artworks in central Moscow has highlighted the influence of traditional, ultra-conservative values in President Vladimir Putin's...
Doves on Ukraine, From Right and Left
It's unusual to see a longtime Republican agree with a near-Communist about any issue. Yet Henry Kissinger and Jeremy Corbyn, the leading candidate to...
Vesti “Cuts” Crimea from Ukraine
On August 21, the Ukrainian newspaper Vesti published an article entitled “24 Reason to Be Proud of Ukraine,” recording Ukraine’s achievements and successes. The...
Emails Link Kremlin Troll Farm to Bizarre New York Photography Exhibit
For about a month last year, posters advertising a touring art exhibition called Material Evidence. Syria. Ukraine were nearly impossible to avoid in New...
Edward Lucas: Russia Has Published Books I Didn’t Write!
A dodgy imprint has compiled old material by several U.S. and British analysts, without their permission. The aim is pro-Putin spin.
A new foreign-language edition...
Russia Blocks Euronews ISIS Video Over ‘Extremist’ User Comment
Roscomnadzor, Russia's Internet watchdog, has blocked YouTube videos before, threatening access to the entire service for users whose ISPs cannot filter HTTPS traffic. This...