Fake: Kyiv City Council Proposes Completely Banning Russian
The Russian web publication Ukraina.ru published a story claiming that “representatives of the Ukrainian capital’s government are advocating the exclusive use of the Ukrainian...
Fake: Ukraine Curtails Freedom of Assembly
On March 14 Ukraina.ru featured a news item claiming that freedom of assembly is being curtailed in Ukraine.
Ukraina.ru claims that the UN High Commissioner...
Fake: Anti-NATO Protests Inflame Bratislava
The Serbian publication Slobodni Mediji published a story entitled Chaos in Slovakia. Anti-NATO protests set Bratislava ablaze. The article describes riots against NATO in...
Fake: Nuland not Demanding Minsk Agreement Implementation from Ukraine
Pro-Russian media reported that during her March 15 testimony in the Senate Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland demanded...
Fake: Yulia Tymoshenko Planning Coup
The Russian website Holos Pravdy published a news item claiming that the German newspaper Frankfurter Rundshau reported that Julia Tymoshenko was leading coup in...
Fake: Ukrainian Diplomat: “Kharkiv and Odessa Will Meet Russian Tanks with Flowers”
In the beginning of March the separatist publication DONI Press published a story claiming that a Ukrainian diplomat said the Ukrainian cities Kharkiv and...
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...