Fake: Ending Trade with Russia is Killing Ukraine’s Economy
Ukraine’s economy will not survive cutting off trade with Russia declared Ukrainian MP Vadim Rabinovich. A member of the pro-Russia Opposition Block faction, Rabinovich regularly claims that the Free Trade…
Russian trolls exiled from Guardian find home for their hate
Among the various English-language promoters of Russian propaganda, a website called OffGuardian drew attention to itself recently by praising a visit to occupied Crimea by Symphonic Brass Wales.
StopFake #199 with Marko Suprun
Kyiv to poison Donbas water supply and blame Russia. Oleh Sentsov star on Hollywood Walk of Fame. Czech Republic does not want to admit migrants because of Ukraine. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0nffR5wtCmc&feature=youtu.be
Fake: Hryvnia Will Collapse
Scores of Russian media featured stories last week claiming Ukraine’s currency the hryvia will soon collapse. Ukraina.ru, Rambler, Narodnyi Korrespondent all cite the Kharkov news agency which ran a fake story…
How Russian Media Spun Pro-Russian Militant Zakharchenko’s Death
The death of Alexander Zakharchenko, the leader of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic as a result of a blast at a coffee shop in Donetsk prompted immediate finger pointing at Ukraine in the Russian…
Fake: Oleg Sentsov Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Russian social media was abuzz with stories on August 27 featuring a photograph on the Hollywood Walk of Fame bearing the name of Ukrainian film maker and Kremlin political prisoner Oleg Sentsov with the hashtag #FreeSentsov.
Manipulation: Czech Republic Does Not Want to Accept Migrants Because of Ukraine
Scores of Russian media featured manipulative stories this week claiming Ukrainians are the reason for the Czech Republic refusing to accept migrants from Syria and other African countries.
Kremlin’s distortions of history keep Russians in the dark
The Kremlin not only writes its own version of current events such as the downing of MH17 and Bashar al-Assad’s chemical weapons attacks in Syria, but also strives actively to promote a very different – and extremely distorted – version of history.
Fake: Kyiv to Poison Donbas Water Supply and Blame Russia
On August 15 Cyberberkut, a group of pro-Russian hackers announced that Ukraine, together with the help of US secret services is preparing to use nuclear waste to poison the water supply of the Russian backed separatist controlled swathes of Luhansk and Donetsk territories.
Malaysia cancels „lex anti-fake”
Much is being said about more countries planning or already introducing laws meant to fight against false information in media. Meanwhile new Malaysian government did the opposite.