Fake: World War II Veteran Beaten in Kyiv
Several media related to the separatist movement in east Ukraine falsely reported that, on May 6, nationalists had severely beaten a certain Zinaida Serheyevna,...
Fake: Lviv Urges Recognition of the Crimea and Donbas as Territories of Russia
Russian media falsely reported that deputies of the Lviv regional council demanded that Ukraine’s leadership recognize the Crimea and Donbas as territories of Russia....
Fake: Veterans Exchange Medals for Food in Chernigiv
Several Russian sites, Antifascist and Pravda.ru in particular, falsely claimed that volunteers in Chernigiv collected medals of Ukrainian World War II veterans in exchange...
Fake: “The Witches’ Sabbath” in Kyiv Supported by Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense
On April 28, Russia-24’s program Vesti aired a report entitled “At Walpurgis Night 2,000 Witches Will Carry out a Ritual in the Center of...
Russia 24 Presents Odesa Participant Who Is Accused of Murder as Hero
On April 29, the Russia 24 network broadcast Arkady Mamontov’s movie devoted to the tragic events in Odesa on May 2, 2014. Eduard Hayrapetyan...
Fake: Poroshenko Makes Bandera Flag Symbol of Victory Day
On April 30, Russia media (the Russian Ministry of Defence television channel Zvezda, Ren-TV, Russian Channel 5, Pravda.ru) falsely reported that Ukrainian President Petro...
Fake: The Launch of a Ukrainian Version of Charlie Hebdo
The Russian media recently spread false reports about the first issue of a Ukrainian version of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo. Ria Novosti...
Fake: Ukrainians to Abandon Orthodoxy
Several Russian media have falsely reported that a Ukrainian church is going to abandon Orthodoxy and fall in with the Greek Catholic Church.
On April...
Fake: Latvians Want to Establish “Ghetto” for Russians
Several Russian mass media, including Moskovskiy Komsomolets, have reported that Latvians plan to establish a special “ghetto” for Russians, though the basis for these...
Fake: Poles Recognize Crimea as Part of Russia
On April 27, Russian media TRK Zvezda published news under the headline “Poles Recognize Crimea Is Part of Russia.” The report made reference to...