Russia’s denials poison atmosphere after British woman dies from Novichok
By Sarah Hurst (@XSovietNews), for StopFake
Last night British police announced that 44-year-old Dawn Sturgess had died in Salisbury as a result of Novichok poisoning....
StopFake #191 with Marko Suprun
Fake: Displaced man from Donbas attacked for speaking Russian. Future Maidan Museum copies Hitler’s architecture projects. EU financial aid in exchange for migrant centers...
Fake: Kyiv Preparing PR Attack on Crimea to Disrupt Tourist Season
The Ukrainian government is preparing an information attack aimed at occupied Crimea with the goal of disrupting the peninsula’s tourist season, Russian and Crimean...
Fake: Donbas Displaced Person Attacked for Speaking Russian
Scores of Russian media featured stories this week claiming that a man displaced by the war in Donbas currently living in the small northern...
Russian unleashes torrent of alternative facts in Amesbury poisoning case
By Sarah Hurst (@XSovietNews), for StopFake
Within hours of British police announcing last night that a couple from Amesbury, Wiltshire had been poisoned with Novichok,...
Fake: Ukraine Can Face Olympic Ban
Russian Defense Ministry’s official publication Zvezda’s latest fake declares that Ukraine could be banned from the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Ukrainian athletes could be...
Fake: Future Maidan Museum Copies Hitler’s Architecture Projects
Comparing Ukraine to Nazi Germany is a beloved trope of the Russian disinformation machine. The latest fake to continue this tradition appeared on June...
Russian arms manufacturer leads gullible citizens of “space nation”
By Sarah Hurst (@XSovietNews), for StopFake
The “space nation” of Asgardia attracted global headlines last month when its “Head of Nation”, 54-year-old Igor Ashurbeyli, was...
Fake: EU Financial Aid for Ukraine in Exchange for Migrants
Last week Russian media returned to a favorite disinformation theme with a story claiming the EU and Ukraine were negotiating the settlement of African...
StopFake #190 with Marko Suprun
Fake: Ukrainian rock star calls for destruction of current rule in Ukraine; Economi disaster awaiting Ukraine. Video manipulation makes sure you truly can’t believe...