StopFake #319. with George Sajewych
At the end of October, many countries of the world hold a week of “media and information literacy.” We’ve also decided to make our...
The Battle for History and Building of Identity: Fake News confronts Professional News
Serhiy Kvit,
Head of the National Agency for Higher Education Quality Assurance,
Professor at Mohyla School of Journalism
Western expert community does not seem critical enough towards...
Fake: Ukraine’s Culture Minister Falsifies History and Denies the Holocaust
Russian media as well as pro-Russian publications in Ukraine have been busy disseminating yet another fake about a Ukrainian government official. This time it...
Ukrainian Book Readers Disappearing. But Not All
According to the Kremlin disinformation machine, a new woe has befallen Ukraine, readers of Ukrainian books have simply disappeared. As is often the case,...
Fake: UN Criticizes Ukraine for Human Rights Violations
United Nations observers did document many human rights violations, but all those violations took place in those areas of Ukraine that are currently occupied...
Fake: Massive Covid Infections in Ukrainian Military During NATO Exercises
Russian sites disseminated fake stories claiming that Ukrainian soldiers were infected with Covid-19 during the Joint Endeavour NATO military exercises. These claims turned out...
Kremlin’s Convoluted Versions of the Crimea Gas Pipeline Blast
Russian media were awash with stories at the end of September claiming that the West was actively involved in pushing forward a new version...
Manipulation: Ukraine Threatens to Cut Off Gas to Europe
The Nord Stream 2 project is a threat to Europe’s energy security. Russia’s intentional underutilization of the gas transport system is creating a gas...
Donbas Voters = Kremlin Electoral Fodder
September 8, Donetsk. A well planned rally of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party was underway in the occupied Ukrainian city of Donetsk....
Fake: UN Has Open Access to Crimea, Observer Reports ‘Dubious’
Last week Russian media featured a number of disinformation materials dedicated to the UN report on human rights violations in occupied Crimea. The publications...