Fake: Monument to Bandera Torn Down in Lviv
On September 14, Russian and separatist media falsely reported that a monument to the controversial Ukrainian nationalist Stepan Bandera had just been just torn down in Lviv.
StopFakeNews #51 [ENGLISH] with Nick Piazza
This week Nick Piazza, CEO of SP Advisors, is StopFakeNews’s guest anchor. Russia Today continues its bogus practice of claiming that anonymous bloggers are experts and represent major foreign media perspectives.
Officials Deny that Separatist Party to Participate in Ukraine’s Local Elections
On September 10, several media outlets incorrectly reported that a political party of one of the leaders of so-called “Donetsk People’s Republic” (DPR), Denys Pushylin, would participate in Ukraine’s local elections in Ukraine in the autumn.
Fake: Poroshenko Admits Advantage of a Federal State
The pro-Russian, separatist website Russkaya Vesna posted a misleading news item entitled, «Poroshenko Got Confused and Admitted that a Federation is the Right Thing and a Unitary State Is the Wrong Thing».
Russian Media Claim that European Commission President Predicts War and Ruin for Ukraine
On September 9, the television channel of the Russian Ministry, Zvezda, reported on its website: "Civil war and total ruin, which are in Syria, must be in Ukraine.
Fake: Ukrainian Forces Destroy Aidar Checkpoint
Russian and separatist media falsely reported that the Ukrainian Armed Forces had destroyed an Aidar Battalion checkpoint near the town of Opytne in Donetsk Oblast. “Overnight into Sunday, Ukrainian soldiers attacked an Aidar checkpoint near Opytne.
Russian Media Distort Latvian President’s Statement on Minsk Agreement
Ukraina.ru recently published a misleading article claiming that the president of Latvia, Raimonds Vējonis, had complained that Ukraine was not meeting the terms of the Minsk Agreements, and yet it was Russia being punished for it.
Video Fake: Explosion at Uranium Plant in Zhovti Vody
On September 3, reports appeared that wrongly claimed that smoke was covering Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, with social networkers reporting that the source was an uranium mining plant in Zhovti Vody.
Fake: Obama Asks Poroshenko for Invitation to Crimea
A little-known blog, Optimist, falsely claimed that U.S. President Barack Obama had asked Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to invite him to spend a vacation in Crimea, annexed by the Russian Federation.
Fake: Odesa May Withdraw from Ukraine
Russian television channels Zvezda and REN-TV falsely reported that Odesa Governor Mihail Saakashvili had predicted the secession of Odesa from Ukraine.