Fake: David Bowie to Give Concert in Donetsk in Support of Novorossia
On February 15, the Ukrainian internet site Alisa once again raised the possibility that David Bowie was considering giving a concert in Donetsk. Last...
Fake: Obama Signs Law on the Privatization of the Ukrainian Energy Sector
Germany’s “Deutsche Wirtschafts Nachrichten” published an article about a law (HR5859) that has been signed by U.S. President Barack Obama, claiming that the law...
Russia’s latest disinformation campaign attempts to justify ceasefire violations
While the West enjoyed the celebration of love on Valentine’s Day, events in Eastern Ukraine were far removed from the lovefest. In spite of...
Navigating the ‘Arm Ukraine’ Debate
There has been a lot of debate in the Western press over whether to supply Ukraine with defensive arms. How to make sense of...
Weekly newscast from StopFake team. Number 47 (dubbed)
StopFakeNews #47
The shelling of Kramatorsk, Putin’s pencil, and Yarosh’s two rogue battalions.
In this issue: It is falsely claimed that Dmytro Yarosh announces his battalions...
Yarosh Did Not Announce that His Battalions Continued Attacking after the Ceasefire Had Been...
Russian mass media – including RIA Novosti, Lifenews, and RT – stated that “ Yarosh and two of his battalions were advancing on Debaltseve.”...
No Evidence Found to Support that Soldiers Killed in Donbas Are Buried in Rostov-on-Don...
On January 28, the Ukrainian site Glavred published an article entitled, “Russians Bury Soldiers Killed on Donbas as ‘Surgical Waste’ in Rostov-on-Don.”
The journalists refer...
CNN’s Carol Costello apologizes for providing Moscow with invaluable propaganda
Western observers of the increasingly deadly conflict in eastern Ukraine between the separatist forces armed and supported by Russian troops and soldiers loyal to...
Russian Watchdog Accuses Twitter of Breaking Laws on Extremism
The head of Russia's media watchdog has accused Twitter of a persistently failing to comply with Russian laws, after the micro blog said Moscow had submitted the world's second-largest number...
Can the Guy Who Brought You “Friends” Win the Propaganda War Against ISIS and...
What former NBC head Andy Lack needs to do in his new job at the Broadcasting Board of Governors.
On January 21, Andrew Lack, the...