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...
Russian Media Misrepresent German Article about Ukrainian President
Russian media misrepresented an article by Nina Jeglinski published in Bavarian newspaper Mittelbayerische Zeitung by stating that the journalist predicted the forthcoming resignation of...
Fake: Member of Ukrainian Parliament Calls for Coup d’Etat and Storming Verkhovna Rada
On August 23-24, Russian and separatists media falsely reported that the leader of Ukraine’s Radical Party and member of Parliament, Oleh Liashko, had called...
Fake Quotes Attributed to Famous Singer
On August 17, the Antifacist website falsely reported that Ukrainian People’s Artist Mykola Hnatiuk had accused Ukrainian and Western media of “stirring up war...
Fake: Yatsenyuk to Resign, Leave Ukraine
On August, 15, Russian media began falsely reporting that Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk was planning to resign office and leave Ukraine.
The bogus report...
Fake: EU to Force Ukraine to Absorb African Refugees
Russian media falsely reported in August that the European Union is now “forcing” Ukraine to take in refugees from Africa and the Middle East....
Vesti “Cuts” Crimea from Ukraine
On August 21, the Ukrainian newspaper Vesti published an article entitled “24 Reason to Be Proud of Ukraine,” recording Ukraine’s achievements and successes. The...
Fake: Kyiv and Washington Are Ready to Divide Ukraine
Russian media misrepresented the opinion of a single American academic as the official policy of politicians in Kyiv and Washington. The misleading bit of...