Russian Media Present Anonymous Blog Post as Opinion Piece from a “German Portal”
On August 16, Russia’s RIA Novosti posted an article, “Mass Media: Fuss Made about MH-17 in Order to Conceal the Truth,” which cited an...
Photo Fake by Russkaya Vesna: American Tanks in Antiterrorist Operation Area
On August 13, Russkaya Vesna manipulated a photo of American Abrams tanks as “proof” for its article, “Militia Men State that American Abrams Tanks...
LifeNews Airs Counterfeited Document to Link Nonexistent USAID Project with Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers
In late July, the Russian television channel LifeNews aired a false report with the headline, “Kiev Will Entice Militia Men with the Help of...
TSN Falsely Claims that OSCE Confirms Use of Phosphorus Bombs in Donbas
On August 9, the Television Service of News (TSN), part of Ukraine’s television channel 1+1, falsely reported that the Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) of...
Fake Photo Used to Depict Almaty Scuffle
On August 8-9, Ukrainian media used a fake photograph to illustrate a story about a scuffle that allegedly took place in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
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Fake: Maria Gaidar Accuses Saakashvili of Rape
Russian media falsely reported that Odessa Deputy Governor Maria Gaidar had accused Governor Mikheil Saakashvili of rape. The Optimist site, which gave BBC as...
Fake: Bukovinian Romanians Demand Autonomy
In late July, Russian and Ukrainian media falsely reported that the self-described Assembly of Bukovina Romanians in Chernivtsi had demanded autonomy and a special...
Zvezda Falsifies Video of Horlivka Shelling
On August 1, Russian state television channel Zvezda posted a fake video on their website depicting the shelling of Horlivka by Ukraine’s National Guard,...
Fake: NASA Recognizes Crimea as Part of Russia
On July 25, NASA Leaks published a video on YouTube entitled “NASA_It must be the most beautiful sky in the world.” The bizarre 26-second...
Fake: Ukrainian Prime Minister Hospitalized after Nervous Breakdown
On July 29-30, Russian media falsely reported that Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk had been taken to a Kyiv hospital after suffering a nervous...