Fake: Ukraine’s Presidential Administration doesn’t know who founded Canada
Scores of Russian media announced that Ukrainians think they founded Canada, among them Argumenty I Fakty, REN TV, Lenta.ru, the Russian Defense Ministry television station Zvezda, Komsomolskaya Pravda, Izvestia, Vesti, Rossiyskaya Gazeta and others.
StopFakeNews #90 with Marko Suprun
The latest edition of StopFake News with Marko Suprun. This week’s fakes include claims that President Poroshenko might face a UN Tribunal, more noise about national autonomy for the Bulgarian minority in…
Fake: UEFA investigates Ukrainian team for possible doping
Russian media report that UEFA has launched an investigation of the Ukrainian football team for possible doing during the 2016 European championship in France.
Fake: Crimean Tatars call on Turkey to recognize Crimea as Russian
Scores of Russian internet sites claimed this week that Crimean Tatars are calling on Turkey to recognize the Crimean peninsula as Russian.
Fake: UN Secretary-General launches tribunal proceedings against Poroshenko
The pro- Russian site Politnavigator has published a story claiming that UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has begun preparations for Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to be brought before a tribunal.
StopFakeNews #89 with Irena Chalupa
The latest edition of StopFake News with Irena Chalupa. This week’s fakes include claims that Ukrainian President Poroshenko threatened to bomb Russia, the EU Association Agreement, the Dutch won’t ratify it…
Fake: Italy’s Liguria region recognizes Crimea as part of Russia
Russian media reported this week that the Liguria region of Italy has recognized Crimea as part of Russia. The Liguria Regional Council adopted a resolution which calls for lifting sanctions against Russia.
Fake: Kyiv refuses to change the text of the EU Association Agreement with Ukraine
Russian Defense Ministry television channel Zvezda published a story last week claiming the Ukrainian Foreign Minister said that Kyiv officially refuses to alter the text of the EU Associations Agreement.
OSCE refutes DNR statement on mine clearing agreement
The self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DNR) claims that Ukrainian armed forces have captured DNR minesweepers who conducting demining operations authorized by the OSCE near the town of Shyrokyne.
Fake: The Hague won’t ratify the EU Association Agreement with Ukraine
Last week Russian site Ukraina.ru published a news item claiming that during last week’s EU summit in Brussels Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said the Netherlands would not ratify the EU Association Agreement with Ukraine.