Ukrainian Fake: Depardieu Leaves Russia
Ukrainian media are abuzz with the news that French actor Gerard Depardieu announced he is leaving the Russian Federation. Depardieu, who received Russian citizenship...
Fake: Ukraine Approves Legalization of Same Sex Marriage and Adoption by Gays
Russian and Ukrainian media among them ITAR-TASS published news stories claiming the Ukrainian government approved legalization of same sex marriage and adoptions by gays.
Ukraine’s...
Fake: NATO Secretary General Accuses Russia of Splitting the Alliance
The Russian website Ukraina.ru published a news story claiming that NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg accused Russia of dividing the Alliance, resorting to illegal...
Fake: Calais Residents Protest against Refugees
The Russian website Russkaya vesna published a news story claiming that residents of the French port city of Calais held a demonstration against refugees.
“Calais...
Fake: Friends of Ukraine Tear Down Russian Flags in Burgos, Spain
In early March several Russian, Ukrainian and Spanish media circulated a story about Russian and Crimean flags being mysteriously removed from the main square...
StopFakeNews #74 with Irena Chalupa
Fulbright scholar Irena Chalupa hosts the latest edition of StopFake News. This week’s fakes include claims that Ukrainian media are avoiding refugee topics, alleged...
Fake: Ukraine to Conscript Suspected Criminals into Military Service
A self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR) representative announced that the Ukrainian government has decided to conscript suspects who are being investigated by the authorities...
Fake: Trump Proposes Resettling Balts to Africa
In early March several Russian web sites published a story purporting to be an interview with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in which he...
Fake: Ukrainian Mass Media Avoiding the Topic of Refugees
Russia’s website Vesti.ru published a story about the construction of a shelter for refugees in Yahotyn, 110 kilometers southeast of Kyiv. According to Vesti...
Fake: Bulgaria Invites Erdogan instead of Putin for the Commemoration of the Liberation from...
The Russian publication Pravda.ru published a story claiming that Bulgaria invited the president of Turkey Recep Erdogan instead of Russian President Vladimir Putin for...