Manipulation: Merz Said His Main Goal as Chancellor Is ‘Helping Ukraine,’ Not Lowering Fuel...
Propagandists have completely distorted a genuine quote from the German chancellor. A clip from a speech by Friedrich Merz is circulating widely on Russian social media.
Fake: 89% of French People See Putin as the Best Candidate for President of...
The French newspaper Le Figaro published no such video and reported no such poll. A video bearing the logo of the French daily Le Figaro is circulating on social media and Russian Telegram channels.
Fake: The Same ‘Actor With a Little Dog’ Keeps Appearing in Photos After Russian...
The fake post was created with artificial intelligence: propagandists generated two images and combined them with a genuine photograph taken after a Russian strike on Rivne on Oct. 13, 2026.
Fake: Government to Split Ukrainians Into Three Legal Categories by Language
The legislative initiative is entirely fabricated: dividing Ukrainians into three categories according to the language they use in everyday life would be not only unconstitutional but also impossible in practice.
Manipulation: Czech Republic Leaves Kyiv ‘Empty-Handed’ by Delaying Training Aircraft Delivery
There have been no "production delays", because the Czech Republic never promised to deliver L-39NG Skyfox aircraft to Ukraine by early 2027.
Manipulation: Poland and Romania Deny Ukraine Grain Transit
Poland and Romania have not shut down the transit of Ukrainian grain — it continues. According to Politico, the outlet the propagandists cite, both countries declined to increase transit volumes: Kyiv had…
Fake: Ukrainian MPs Will Be Moved Out of Kyiv by Oct. 17 as Russian...
The outlet that published the story cited only an anonymous source. Ukrainian officials have flatly denied that any evacuation of MPs is being prepared.
Fake: Brawl Between Ukrainian and Russian Pilots Forced Flydubai Flight Into Emergency Landing
Claims that the Dubai–Tel Aviv flight was being flown by a Ukrainian and a Russian are false. Israeli sources later reported that the aircraft's captain was from the UAE, while the co-pilot who started the fight was an Omani national.
Fake: State Duma ‘Elections’ in Ukraine’s Occupied Territories Are Legitimate
International law prohibits an occupying power from holding its own elections in territory it has seized. The EU, the OSCE and a number of states have said they recognize neither the process nor its results.
Fake: Ukrainians Arrested En Masse in Paris for Stealing Gasoline
The story was invented by propagandists, and the media headlines are forged. A "news story" is circulating in pro-Russian corners of the internet claiming that 12 Ukrainian citizens in Paris were arrested for siphoning gasoline from other people's cars and trying to sell it below market price.