Fake: Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry Accuses EU of Betrayal
Russian media this week declared that Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry accused the European Union of betrayal. Russia’s official news agency RIA Novosti, Vesti and Ukraina.ru all featured stories claiming that Ukraine suspects the EU of machinations and even treachery.
Fake: Ukrainian Army Tank Crushes Car with Passenger
Last November scores of Russian media reported that a Ukrainian army tank crushed a civilian car with three passengers in southeastern Ukraine.
StopFakeNews #112 with Brian Bonner
The latest edition of StopFake News with Kyiv Post chief editor Brian Bonner. Among the disinformation debunked this week are claims about Eurovision 2017 moving to Moscow because of Ukraine’s lack of…
Fake: US Unhappy with Ukraine, Looking for Poroshenko Replacement
Scores of Russian and Ukrainian media disseminated a story alleging that Washington is dissatisfied with the Ukrainian government and is looking to replace President Petro Poroshenko.
Fake: Eurovision to Be Moved to Moscow
Russia’s television station Dozhd has joined the chorus of Russian media speculating about the possibility of the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest being held in Moscow instead of Kyiv.
TASS Manipulates German Foreign Minister’s Position on Ukraine-Russia war in Eastern Ukraine
Last week Russia’s official news agency TASS equated Ukraine and Russia as mutually ignoring the conditions of the Minsk ceasefire agreement in Russian separatist occupied eastern Ukraine.
Fake: Ukrainian National Football Team to be disqualified from Future Matches
On December 5 the Russian site Ukraina.ru published a story claiming that Ukraine’s national football team would be disqualified from future matches because of Nazi slogans shouted at a November 15 Ukraine-Serbia friendly match.
StopFakeNews #111 with Lada Roslycky
The latest edition of StopFake News with Lada Roslycky. Among the disinformation debunked this week Former President Viktor Yanukovych perpetuates Russian fakes, former Prime Minister buys million dollar…
Fake: Kyiv Attempts to Enter Russian Airspace
At the end of November Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency announced that Ukraine had attempted to invade Russia’s airspace.
Fake: Volunteers Getting Rich from War in Eastern Ukraine
Russian site Ukraina.ru published a story this week claiming that volunteer work in Ukraine is the most profitable profession.