Retired American General Allegedly Calls for “Killing Russians”
Russian mass media has either misinterpreted or misrepresented comments made by retired U.S. Major General Robert Scales.
Fake: Kyiv Administration Plans to Demolish Monument to Soviet Military Commander
On March 15, several Russian news sources, including the site of the Federal News Agency, wrongly reported that the Kyiv Administration is planning to demolish a monument to World War II Soviet military commander Nikolai Vatutin.
Voice of America Misrepresents Russian Don Cossacks as Ukrainian “Rebels” Battling Kyiv
On March 12, the website for Voice of America (VOA) posted a video item entitled “In Eastern Ukraine, Civilian Deaths Push Men to Join Rebels. The report was by Patrick Wells, who had visited Donbas.
Fake: Viktor Yushchenko to fight in Donbas
On March 16, the internet resource ukr.media published a sham report about Ukraine’s former president, Viktor Yushchenko, with the headline “Yushchenko is sent to fight in Donbas in order to do penance for his guilt.
Fake: Carpatho-Rusyns Region Demands Autonomy
On March 14, the Russian news agency TASS incorrectly reported that the Ukrainian region of Carpatho-Rusyns was demanding total autonomy.
Deceptive Headline by Zvezda: “Ukrainian Battalion Commander Confessed on Ukrainian TV about How He...
On March 12, the television channel Zvezda published an article under the misleading title, “The Commander of the Battalion Dnipro-1 Confessed on Ukrainian TV about How He Had Become a Fascist.”…
Fake: Brzezinski Accuses U.S. Intelligence Services of Nemtsov’s murder
Since early March, the site Politikus.ru has posted an article by Canadian journalist Ardzhil Turner under headline “The USA and Other Organizers of Anti-Russian Sanctions Confess Guilt in Nemtsov’s Murder.
Fake: Lviv Officer Proposes Annulling the Order for Courage
On March 13, the website for the Russian Ministry of Defense’s television channel Zvezda incorrectly reported that World War II veterans living in Lviv had been advised not to wear their medals on May 9, Victory Day, for safety reasons.
Fake: National Geographic Magazine Recognizes Crimea and Parts of Donbas as Russian Territories
In February, the Russian site “Antimaidan” posted an article entitled “National Geographic: Crimea is Russia, and Novorossia is not Ukraine.
Russian Media Report that Rally in Support of Czech President Is Protest against Anti-Russian...
On March 8, the Russian television channel Russia 24 aired footage of a rally in Prague. They reported: “In the capital of the Czech Republic a rally was held under the slogan ‘We do not want war with Russia.’ About one thousand people took part in the demonstration.