Fake: Ukraine’s Air Defense Can’t Protect Kyiv
The website Ukraina.ru reported that the Ukrainian air defense system allegedly could not protect the country’s capital Kyiv.
Fake: Ministry of Finance Proposes Turning Ukraine into One Big Casino
Russian mass media falsely reported that the Ministry of Finance proposed turning Ukraine into one big gambling enterprise.
Fake: Turkey closes the Bosphorus and Dardanelless for Russia
Russian mass media has circulated a fake story claiming that Turkey has closed one of the world’s most strategic waterways to Russian vessels.
Fake: United Nations Admits Presence of Islamists among Ukrainian Armed Forces
On November 27, the Russian television station Russia 24 broadcast a news item stating that members of the terrorist organization “Islamic State” were fighting on the side of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the…
StopFakeNews #62 with Christina Jarymowycz
This week, Christina Jarymowycz, a Fulbright student and PhD. candidate at Boston University, guest hosts StopFake News.
French Diplomat Says Sputnik Report Is “Fiction”
The Russian news agency Sputnik falsely reported on November 27 that a French representative in NATO, Jean-Baptiste Mattei, had “harshly” spoken about the downing of a Russian Su-24 warplane by the Turkish military.
Fake: Turkey to be Thrown Out Of NATO
Some Russian mass media are informing that Turkey will allegedly be thrown out of NATO. The Ukraina.ru website reports: “Turkey should not be a member of NATO, it should be thrown out of the Alliance.
Fake: Former U.S. Secretary Slams Ukraine’s “Coup d’etat”
Various websites and social networks have falsely reported that former U.S. Treasury Secretary Paul Henry O'Neill had recently spoken out against the “coup d’etat" in Ukraine.
Fake: Germany to Send Bombers to Syria
Russian media is claiming that Germany will be sending its bombers to Syria to support France. Gazeta.ru reports: “Germany will send Tornado bombers to Syria to support France’s battle against Isis.
Sputnik Distorts Remarks to U.S. Senate Committee
On November 18, the English-language edition of Sputnik incorrectly reported that a committee of the U.S. Senate had been informed that the U.S. was losing the “media war” to Russia and was incapable of responding to the challenge.