Sputnik Misleads with Outdated Photo
Sputnik International published news about the “economic collapse” of Ukraine on April 25. The report claims that Ukrainians need to tighten their belts, as...
Michael McFaul Misquoted about Crimea and Russia
Several Russian media (RT, REN.tv, Lenta.ru, NTV, Forbes) distorted the words of former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul (2012-2014) with such headlines as:...
Fake: Ukrainian Athlete Attends Awards Ceremony with Donetsk People’s Republic Flag
On April 24 several Russian and Ukrainian media (Lenta.ru, RIA Novosti, Gazeta.ru, Russian Newspaper, Vzgliad, Obozrevatel, Ukrainian News, Bigmir.net) falsely reported about a Ukrainian...
Polish President Has Not Said that UPA Glorification Law Will Spoil Kyiv-Warsaw Relations
On April 22, some Ukrainian media reported that Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski had discussed complications in Ukrainian-Polish relations because of the Law on the...
Fake: “Vatnik” Renounces Ukrainian Citizenship
On April 20, the internet site eric-hartmann.com published a false news item, entitled “‘Vatnik’ Renounced Ukrainian Citizenship and Applied to Putin for Political Asylum....
Member of Polish Parliament Lies about Maidan Snipers
Several Russian media came out with headlines, such as “Snipers on Maidan Were Trained in Poland for American Money.” This sensational news was based...
Kharkiv Forbids Veterans from Wearing St. George Ribbons
On April 20, Russia’s Lifenews edition falsely reported that a regional council head forbade Second World War veterans in Kharkiv from wearing St. George...
Odesa Summer Camp Refutes Story about Victoria Nuland Fight
Following a falsified lead, Russian television channel Zvezda and other Russian media incorrectly reported that Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs...
Video of Chechen Family’s Execution Turns out to Be Fragment from Fictional Film
A video showing a Chechen family being executed by Russian soldiers was falsely spread among Ukrainian social networks as a real event and viewed...
Journalist’s Murder a Month Ago Sensationally Portrayed as More Recent
Dozens of Russian sites reported about the murder of the chief editor of the newspaper Netishynskyi Vistnyk, Olha Moroz, using such manipulative headlines as...