Russian Media Misinform about Cancellation of Meeting between Ukrainian and Polish Presidents
On May 27, RIA Novosti, Russia Today, Zvezda and other Russian media falsely reported that a meeting between the newly-elected Polish President Andrzej Duda...
Dying in Secret: The Ethics of Investigating Russia’s Ukraine Casualties
Russian opposition blogger Ruslan Leviev and his small team of investigators have released a new investigation into the deaths of three Russian soldiers who...
Fake: Russinians Demand Autonomy
The Podrobnosti site has falsely reported that Carpatho-Russinians held a meeting on May 22 in Kiev. It ran with the headline “Carpatho-Russinians Require from...
Fake: Poroshenko Allows Ukrainians to Bear Arms
The television network Zvezda created a false story by taking an interview with Ukraine’s prosecutor general, Viktor Shokin, out of context. It reported that...
The Putin paradox: distrusted, feared, and yet revered
The recent failure of opinion polls ahead of the British elections has sparked much soul-searching in Westminster circles. Pollsters, we are told, have eroded...
Sputnik News Agency Launches in Azerbaijan
The Sputnik multimedia news agency has announced the launch of its news portal in Azerbaijan.The new online resource, available in both Azerbaijani and Russian at sputnik.az...
Fake: Concentration Camp for Separatists under Construction in Donetsk Region
On April 22, the separatist publication News-Front published a false report about an unfinished concentration camp made by “pro-American” for those “accused of terrorism...
Fake: Ukraine Refuses to Respect Human Rights in Southeast of Country
The Ukrainian parliament recently passed a resolution on the “departure from certain commitments defined by the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and...
Zvezda Misrepresents Washington Post Column
Commenting on Russian singer Polina Gagarina taking second place at the recent Eurovision Song Contest, Russian television network Zvezda presented a translation from a...
Fake: One Thousand People in Sofia Demand that Ukraine Stop Repressions
On May 17, Russia’s Channel One broadcast a questionable video report about a protest in Bulgaria’s capital, Sofia. About one thousand people allegedly rallied...