Fake: Record Number of Ukraine Tourists Flocking to Crimea
Russian sites were aflutter with fake stories claiming that Crimea was experiencing a tourist rush from Ukraine. Russia’s security service, the FSB, reported that...
StopFakeNews #130 with Cheryl Reed
The latest edition of StopFake News with Cheryl Reed. This week’s fakes include stories about German Chancellor Angela Merkel allegedly wanting to end Russia...
Fake: Plague Epidemic amongst Ukrainian Soldiers
The self-declared Donetsk People’s Republic is disseminating a fake story claiming that the plague has broken out among Ukraine’s military in the southeastern port...
Fake: French Customs Confiscate Human Organs from Ukraine
Russian media published a story this week claiming that French customs officers at Paris Orly airport confiscated a shipment of human organs from Ukraine.
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Fake: Merkel for Ending Russia Sanctions
The sites Ukraina.ru, Strana.ua and Gosnovosti reported this week that after meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi on May 2, German Chancellor...
Fake: Ukraine’s Falling Credit Rating
Russian Defense Ministry television channel Zvezda and scores of other Russian media have completely distorted the latest economic predictions for Ukraine by Fitch, the influential international...
StopFakeNews #129 with Benjamin Cohen
The latest edition of StopFake News with Benjamin Cohen. This week’s fakes include claims about homeless people being rounded up and moved out of...
Fake: Kyiv Homeless to be Run out of Town for Eurovision
Russian propagandist media are working overtime disseminating all manner of fake stories about Ukraine’s preparation for hosting the 2017 Eurovision song contest. The newest...
Fake: Kyiv Forcing Waiters and Shop Clerks to Speak Ukrainian
Nationalists demand shop clerks speak Ukrainian, declared RIA Novosti. Only Ukrainian in cafes and shops, announced Vesti. Kyiv city council surrounded by nationalists demanding...
Fake: Ukraine Shelling OSCE Vehicle Explosion Area
The self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR), the Russian supported separatist enclave in eastern Ukraine bordering Russia, has resorted to using the recent accidental death...