Fake: Donbas Talks on Prisoner Exchange Collapse because of Ukraine
Scores of Russian media reported that the latest talks on prisoner exchanges between Ukraine and the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics held in Minsk allegedly broke down because the…
Russia tries everything to blacken reputation of White Helmets
Russia escalated its long-running hate campaign against the White Helmets Syrian rescue group in response to the evacuation over the weekend of 422 volunteers and their family members to Jordan via the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
Fake: Ukraine Troops Kill Separatist Defector
The Ukrainian military killed a separatist militant who wanted to take advantage of the Ukrainian Security Service’s (SBU) “They’re Waiting for you at Home” repatriation program announced Ria Novosti, Sputnik…
Fake: Poroshenko Allows Lumber Smuggling to EU
“Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko authorizes lumber smuggling to EU countries” declared a July 23 headline in the pro-Kremlin internet site Ukraina.ru.
Russian influence in Montenegro: disinformation, threats and attempted regime change
A recent debate about Montenegro’s NATO membership has put the spotlight on this Western Balkan country. But it is not the first time that it has been at the centre of political debate and international attention.
StopFake #193 with Marko Suprun
Fake Multinational Black Sea exercises aggravate Donbas conflict; European Court of Human Rights says Russian government not involved in opposition journalist’s murder; Novichok? Cynaide?
Fabricated treason and espionage cases prop Putin up in power
Russia’s Foreign Ministry is supporting its accused spy in the United States Maria Butina with the hashtag #FreeMariaButina despite mountains of evidence against her that is freely available to the public…
Fake: Cholera Found in the Azov Sea
One of Russian propaganda’s central narratives is that Ukraine poses a threat to its neighbors and to the world community, and alarming fakes about hepatitis A, tuberculosis, measles outbreaks and impending nuclear disasters are churned out regularly by pro-Kremlin media.
Putin’s post-summit interview lies won’t save Trump
Basking in the glow of the World Cup final and a humiliation of Donald Trump in Helsinki yesterday, Vladimir Putin sat down for an interview with Chris Wallace of Fox News.
Moscow’s Long Tradition of Poisoning its Opponents with Impunity
British authorities have seemingly made a crucial breakthrough in their investigation into Russia’s use of the deadly military-grade “Novichok” nerve agent on UK soil which has killed a British woman, and…