Conspiracy Files: Who shot down MH17?
Conspiracy theories swirl around many accidents, terror attacks or disasters. It's not surprising, then, that a host of different claims surround the crash of...
Fake: BBC Accuses Ukraine of Downing MH 17
Conspiracy theory aficionados should be elated. The venerable BBC has announced an upcoming film in its “Conspiracy Files” series examining new claims about the...
How Russia’s worst propaganda myths about Ukraine seep into media language
Over the past two years, much has been written about the “Ukraine crisis.” This phrase is, in fact, a euphemism, used purposefully by some...
The Next Attack on Russia’s Free Press Comes Into Focus
Someone in Russia desperately wants people to think the billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov is preparing to sell off two particularly important assets: the energy company Quadra and...
StopFakeNews #81 with Adam Nathan
The latest edition of StopFake News with Adam Nathan. This week’s fakes include claims that Ukrainians in Poland all work as cleaners and dishwashers,...
Fake: Ukraine on the Verge of a Second Chornobyl
On the eve of the 30th anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster, Russian military television station Zvezda (Star) aired a story suggesting that Ukraine...
Fake: Russian Musician Killed for Supporting Pro-Russian Separatists in Donbass
On April 19 several Russian publications reported that well-known Russian musician Pavel Usanov died as a result of a fatal head injury sustained in...
Russian and Ukrainian Media Distort French Foreign Minister’s Statements
Scores of Russian, Ukrainian and international media published news items claiming that French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault called on Ukraine to carry out the...
Fake: Ukrainians in Poland: Cleaners and Dishwashers
Russian national channel Rossia 24 broadcast a story on April 17 claiming that Ukrainians living in Poland work exclusively as cleaners and dishwashers and...
Russian Media Distort Italian Foreign Minister’s Sanctions Position
The Russian news agency Interfax, followed by a score of other news sites such as Ukraina.ru published a news story claiming that the Italian...