StopFakeNews #64 with Irena Chalupa
Among this week’s fakes are Russian media claims that US Vice President Joe Biden proposed to federalize Ukraine. Western and Russian media both inaccurately...
Photo Fake: Kyiv Residents Kneel before Biden
During US Vice President Joe Biden’s visit to Kyiv social networks and some pro-Russian websites posted a photo of people kneeling on outside the...
Fake: Biden Proposes to Federalize Ukraine
The Russian news website Golos Pravdy reported in his speech to the Ukrainian parliament, U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden allegedly declared that Ukraine needed...
Dnipropetrovsk Football Club “Dnipro” denied information about the dissolution of the team
Ukrainian media reported on December 9 that the Dnipropetrovsk FC “Dnipro” may be disbanded because its main players are intending to leave.
The football club’s...
Fake: Erdoğan’s Son Made Excuses for Buying ISIL Oil
The Russian television station REN-TV posted a news item claiming that the son of Turkish President Erdogan had allegeldy justified buying oil from the...
Fake: Norwegians Sue Ukrainian Ministry of Defence for Stolen Uniform
In an interview to the Ukrainian weekly Fokus magazine, Yuriy Biriukov, adviser to the Ukrainian Defense Minister announced that the Defense Ministry had stolen...
StopFakeNews #63 with Irena Chalupa
This week Fulbright scholar and broadcast journalist Irena Chalupa guest hosts StopFake News. This week’s fakes include Russian media claims that Turkey is closing...
Fake: Russian Troops Destroyed Oil Depot in Syria
Russia’s Defense Ministry published a video on December 2 showing Russian troops seemingly attacking an oil storage facility held by “The Islamic state” fighters...
Fake: Ukraine’s Air Defense Can’t Protect Kyiv
The website Ukraina.ru reported that the Ukrainian air defense system allegedly could not protect the country’s capital Kyiv.
The fake story refers to an interview...
Fake: Ministry of Finance Proposes Turning Ukraine into One Big Casino
Russian mass media falsely reported that the Ministry of Finance proposed turning Ukraine into one big gambling enterprise.
The website Golos Pravdy posted an article...