Fake: Ukraine Cancels Train Travel to Russia
Citing an anonymous source affiliated with the Moscow Rail Agency Russia’s Defense Ministry television channel Zvezda announced that Ukraine was ending train travel to the Russian Federation.
Fake: Polish Students Attack Ukrainian Schoolgirl
Many Ukrainian and Russian sites featured a story this week about a Ukrainian schoolgirl who was allegedly attacked and beaten by fellow students in the Polish port city of Gdansk.
Fake: Poroshenko Advocates Cutting off Donbas and Building a Wall
RIA Novosti Ukraina published an article recently claiming that Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko was advocating cutting off the Donbas area of Ukraine and building a wall to separate it from Ukraine.
Fake: EU Can End Visa Free Travel for Ukrainians because of Donbas War
Last week RT’s Russian language site ran a story claiming that the European Union can rescind visa free travel for Ukraine at any moment, if it feels like it.
StopFakeNews #131 with Cynthia Sularz
The latest edition of StopFake News with Cynthia Sularz. This week we look at how the Russian disinformation machine deals with two of its favorite topics, the Eurovision song contest and EU visa free travel for Ukrainians, and more. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=246_owF768I
Fake: Record Number of Ukraine Tourists Flocking to Crimea
Russian sites were aflutter with fake stories claiming that Crimea was experiencing a tourist rush from Ukraine.
StopFakeNews #130 with Cheryl Reed
The latest edition of StopFake News with Cheryl Reed. This week’s fakes include stories about German Chancellor Angela Merkel allegedly wanting to end Russia sanctions, claims that Ukraine’s credit ratings is…
Fake: Plague Epidemic amongst Ukrainian Soldiers
The self-declared Donetsk People’s Republic is disseminating a fake story claiming that the plague has broken out among Ukraine’s military in the southeastern port city of Mariupol.
Fake: French Customs Confiscate Human Organs from Ukraine
Russian media published a story this week claiming that French customs officers at Paris Orly airport confiscated a shipment of human organs from Ukraine.
Fake: Merkel for Ending Russia Sanctions
The sites Ukraina.ru, Strana.ua and Gosnovosti reported this week that after meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi on May 2, German Chancellor Angela Merkel was advocating ending Russia sanctions.