Fake: Ukraine Demands 75% Radio Airtime for Ukrainian Music
Many Russian media such as the Vesti show on Russia’s official Rossia 24 channel and Ino TV began April by broadcasting stories claiming that Ukraine was planning to establish a 75% radio airtime quota for Ukrainian music.
Fake: EU Calls the Free Trade Zone with Ukraine Useless
The Russian website Ukraina.ru published a story claiming the European Union has admitted the Free Trade Agreement with Ukraine is futile.
Fake: Ukraine denied EU membership
The Russian website Dni.ru published a story entitled “Ukraine denied EU membership”. Dni.ru’s source for this claim is an interview the Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte gave the Dutch publication NU.nl.
Russian Media Distorts Forbes Opinion Piece
Citing the Kharkiv InformationAgency, Russian website Ukraina.ru published a story claiming that a Forbes columnist called Ukraine’s capital city Kyiv an economic black hole.
Russian Site Publishes Fake Ukrainian Finance Minister Letter
On March 26 the Russian site Ridus published what it claimed was a letter from Ukrainian Finance Minister Natalie Jaresko to US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland.
StopFakeNews #77 with Andriy Sawchuk
Andriy Sawchuk hosts the latest edition of StopFake News. This week’s fakes include a dubious poll about the annexation of Crimea, a fake ban of the Russian language in Kyiv, the mystery of the disappearing…
Fake: Merkel Takes Selfie with Belgian Suicide Bomber
On March 25 the obscure German website Mmnews.de published a story entitled “Merkel: a Selfie with the Brussels terrorist?” speculating whether Merkel had been photographed with one of the Brussels terrorists, 25-year old Najim Laachraoui.
Russian Media Publicize Dubious Crimea Poll
On the eve of the second anniversary of the Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea, official Russian publications RTand Ria Novosti published stories claiming that one in three Europeans consider Crimea Russian.
Fake: Kyiv City Council Proposes Completely Banning Russian
The Russian web publication Ukraina.ru published a story claiming that “representatives of the Ukrainian capital’s government are advocating the exclusive use of the Ukrainian state language on the territory of the city”.
Fake: Ukraine Curtails Freedom of Assembly
On March 14 Ukraina.ru featured a news item claiming that freedom of assembly is being curtailed in Ukraine. Ukraina.ru claims that the UN High Commissioner for Human rights criticized the human rights situation in Ukraine, in particular law No.