Faked Fake: Russian Media Report on Football Player Appointed as Ambassador
On September 24, several Ukrainian media falsely reported that Russian television channel Zvezda, famous for its fake news items about Ukraine, had reported that...
Fake: Obama Accuses Ukraine Authorities of Genocide
On September 23, internet media posted false reports claiming that U.S. President Barack Obama had “accused Ukrainian authorities of the genocide of their own...
Fake: Drunken Poroshenko Removed from Kyiv-Moscow Flight
Russian and pro-Russian media falsely reported on September 24 that Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko had been intoxicated the previous day when he was not...
Fake: REN-TV Shows U.S. Ambassador at Opposition Rally
On September 20, Russian opposition groups held a rally in the Maryino district of Moscow. The event, however, will most likely be remembered for...
Photo Depicting Donbas Boy Looking for His Mother Was Staged
In mid-September, social networkers began actively spreading a staged photo of a boy walking amidst shelled buildings. The post accompanying the photo claimed that...
Photo Fakes: Party of Regions Billboards for DPR Elections
On September 17, the news site informator.lg.ua reported that the Party of Regions would participate in “elections” in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR)....
StopFakeNews #52 [ENGLISH] with Michael Getto
This week Michael Getto, a business and electoral consultant, is the StopFake News guest anchor. Media circulate a fake letter, supposedly from a Swedish...
Fake: Yatsenyuk Comments on “Illegal” Annexation of Galicia
On September 18, citing Polish reports, Russian and pro-Russian media falsely reported that Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk had commented on the “illegal” annexation...
NTV Presents British Doctor as Political Scientist
On September 17, the Russian television network NTV, during its program Segodnia, incorrectly presented British doctor Robert Lefever as a political scientist.
During the report,...
Fake: United States Officially Recognizes Donbas Independence
On August 10, the Russian television channel TsarGrad falsely reported that the U.S. supports independence for Donbas. The report was entitled “Freedom to Cossackia.”
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