Fake: Odesa May Withdraw from Ukraine
Russian television channels Zvezda and REN-TV falsely reported that Odesa Governor Mihail Saakashvili had predicted the secession of Odesa from Ukraine. He allegedly said:...
Fake: Memorial Plaques to Soviet Soldiers Destroyed in Kharkiv
In late August Russian media falsely reported that unknown persons had destroyed memorial plaques commemorating Soviet soldiers in Kharkiv.
The news was accompanied by an...
Photo Fake: Donetsk Fighters Destroy American Hummer
On August 30-31, media organizations falsely reported that Donetsk fighters had destroyed an American Hummer with American and Ukrainian soldiers inside of it. The...
Russian and Separatist Media Continue Citing Anonymous Blogs as Official Media
Large Russian and separatist media web-sites continue the deceptive practice of presenting anonymous blogs on free hosting services as “publications of well-known mass media”.
For...
Photo Fake: Shelling in Israel Presented as Donetsk
A photograph taken in Israel in 2014 was recently posted as a photo from Donbas taken in 2015.
The fake was first discovered by Israeli...
Media Misrepresent Fitch’s New Ukraine Rating
On August 27, Russian and Ukrainian media reported on a new rating by Fitch for Ukraine. But they presented only some of the ratings...
Fake: France Pays Russia More than One Billion Euros for Non-delivery of Mistrals
On August 25, the Russian news agency Interfax falsely reported that France had paid Russia more than one billion euros for its non-delivery of...
BBC: What media get wrong about Ukraine anti-red laws
Ukraine’s anti-communism laws have received much flak in foreign media, but not all of it is well-deserved. The legislation orders the removal of communist symbols...
Fake: Forbes Revises Position on Crimea
The Russian television channel Zvezda posted a false news item claiming that the American business magazine Forbes had revised its editorial position on the...
Ukrainian Television Airs False Reports about Ukrainian Tank Superiority
Ukrainian television channel ICTV falsely created “Russian military experts” who, using a special computer program, had allegedly come to the conclusion that the Ukrainian...