Fake: Transcarpathia Demands Autonomy from Kyiv
On April 7 Russian news website Lenta.ru published a news item claiming that the Transcarpathian region of Ukraine was demanding autonomy.
The source of this...
Fake: Kyiv Cuts Thousands of IDP Benefits
Russia’s national NTV channel aired a news story in early March claiming that Ukraine cut benefits of some 600,000 pensioners and internally displaced persons...
Fake: The Sad State of Ukrainian Nuclear Power Plants
On the eve of the 30th anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear accident, Russia’s Lenta.ru news agency published an article entitled “The Unpeaceful Atom” criticizing...
Fake: Ukraine continues buying gas from Russia
The Spanish edition of Russia’s official Sputnik news agency has published a news story claiming that Ukraine continues buying gas from Russia while its...
Fake: Poroshenko Lied about Being Late
On March 31 many Russian media reported that Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko lied about the reason why he was late for his speech during...
Fake: Ukraine to Pay Yanukovych and Sons 6.3 Million Hryvni Compensation
Former Ukrainian Justice Minister Olena Lukash announced on her Facebook page that an EU court ordered Ukraine to pay Yanukovich and his sons the...
Fake: Ukraine Demands 75% Radio Airtime for Ukrainian Music
Many Russian media such as the Vesti show on Russia’s official Rossia 24 channel and Ino TV began April by broadcasting stories claiming that...
Fake: EU Calls the Free Trade Zone with Ukraine Useless
The Russian website Ukraina.ru published a story claiming the European Union has admitted the Free Trade Agreement with Ukraine is futile. The article states...
Fake: Ukraine denied EU membership
The Russian website Dni.ru published a story entitled “Ukraine denied EU membership”. Dni.ru’s source for this claim is an interview the Netherlands Prime Minister...
Russian Media Distorts Forbes Opinion Piece
Citing the Kharkiv InformationAgency, Russian website Ukraina.ru published a story claiming that a Forbes columnist called Ukraine’s capital city Kyiv an economic black hole.
The...