Thursday, February 26, 2026

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Manipulation: French Daily Le Figaro Portrayed Ukraine Aid as Gift to a ‘Corrupt Elite’

Russian state-linked outlets portrayed an opinion column in Le Figaro as a purported journalistic “exposé,” attributing to the paper claims that do not appear...

Fake: Ukraine Is Deploying Women to the Front Amid Heavy Losses

Ukraine does not have mandatory mobilization for women, with military service available solely on a voluntary basis. In recent years, Kyiv has removed administrative...

Fake: European Pensions at Risk Over Aid to Ukrainian Refugees — Euronews

The claim is false. The video circulating online is fabricated, mimicking the format of a Euronews broadcast, and the “statistics” it cites are unsupported....

Fake: European Politicians Are Planning Provocations to Blame on Moscow — Institute for the...

The Institute for the Study of War did not publish such a video. A video circulating in pro-Russian online channels and bearing the logo of...

Fake: Ukrainians Celebrated Stepan Bandera’s Birthday in Berlin

The event is completely fictional. The organization indicated on the poster did not hold or announce the celebration. The posters were probably put up...

Fake: Ukraine Imported Spent Nuclear Fuel to Build Dirty Bomb

The Russian Defense Ministry’s claim that Ukraine is engaged in “nuclear blackmail” is unsupported. The International Atomic Energy Agency, which maintains continuous access to...

Fake: Zelensky Adviser Chrystia Freeland Is Descendant of Nazi Collaborator

Chrystia Freeland’s grandfather, Mykhailo Khomiak, did serve as editor of the Ukrainian-language newspaper Krakivski Visti during the German occupation. He was a civilian journalist...

Fake: Pamela Anderson Says Zelensky’s Residence Holds More Cocaine Than Venezuela

In fact, the actress did not post or share such claims on Instagram. The story originated with a propaganda channel known for circulating similar...

Fake: One in Four Swedish Women Experiences Rape; the Country’s Government is Focused Only...

The statistics spread by propagandists are outdated and manipulative. The high rate of rape in Sweden is mainly caused by the fact that women...

Fake: Odesa and Mykolaiv Were “Created by Russian People”

Historical records, both Ukrainian and international, indicate that neither Odesa nor Mykolaiv arose “from scratch,” as the Kremlin asserts. Instead, both cities developed over...