Fact checks

Propagandists forged a prayer card and a priest’s post on Facebook to sow discord in Ukrainian society Pro-Kremlin media outlets and pro-war Telegram channels have recently spread videos and photos allegedly taken in the Holy Trinity Church of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, located in the Troieshchyna district of Kyiv. In the video, an unidentified person holds a piece of paper with an alleged "prayer against mobilization" on it. The video states that such a "prayer" costs UAH 10. This is a fake. Image editors were used for creating the fake card. The depicted ornament can be found on Russian…

Recently, pro-Kremlin's Telegram channels have started to circulate a video allegedly on behalf of the United24 fundraising platform. The video claims that by December 2024, 70% of the representatives of territorial centers of recruitment and social support will be Polish citizens. The video claims that, at present, 47% of the personnel at territorial recruitment centers are Polish citizens who have entered into a contract with the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. The video claims that this initiative is supposedly a result of efforts to fight corruption during the mobilization activities in Ukraine and is aimed at improving the efficiency of…

Propagandists are trying to discredit President Volodymyr Zelensky's initiative in the eyes of Western allies Pro-Kremlin media outlets, Telegram channels, and bots on social media platform X are spreading an allegedly new cover of the French satirical publication Charlie Hebdo. It features a cartoon-style depiction of the pacific international peace symbol, made up of the remains of a soldier in Ukrainian uniform, and the caption “Ukrainian Peace Formula.” This cover is a fake - it is not available on the Charlie Hebdo website or on the magazine's social media accounts, which typically feature the first pages of new issues. The…

Zmist is fighting russian propaganda since day 1. The number of fakes disproven: 239. Main narratives: russia is defending itself against NATONATO and the EU are orchestrating a global food crisisThe US was developing bioweapons in Ukraine and NigeriaPoland is planning to capture western UkraineThe Ukrainian army is destroyed, russian victory is closerussians don’t commit war crimes, Ukrainians doSanctions against russia are destroying EuropeThe world is dominated by russophobia Goals evolution: We are not going to attack, we want to conduct a military exerciseWe would like to replace the Ukrainian government and denazify UkraineWe wish to demilitarize Ukraine to ensure…

Millions of Ukrainians are encountering russian propaganda every day. It spreads through TV, radio, mass media, social networks, and word of mouth. To defeat the enemy, we must fight it on all fronts. To this end, we have prepared a daily compilation of russian fakes. Today, the russian information space is not as active but is mostly focused on russian offensive in Donbas. Kremlin-bought “foreign” experts continue to push russian narratives about the futility of Ukrainian resistance, the need for Ukraine to capitulate to the superior russian army, and the need for Europe to appease russia to avoid nuclear war.…

Millions of Ukrainians are encountering russian propaganda every day. It spreads through TV, radio, mass media, social networks, and word of mouth. To defeat the enemy, we must fight it on all fronts. To this end, we have prepared a daily compilation of russian fakes. Today, the russian information space is not as active but is mostly focused on russian offensive in Donbas. putin officially removed age restrictions for military contracts in russia. This means that people younger than 18 and older than 40 can now join the military. russia is running out of men willing to fight in Ukraine.…

Millions of Ukrainians are encountering russian propaganda every day. It spreads through TV, radio, mass media, social networks, and word of mouth. To defeat the enemy, we must fight it on all fronts. To this end, we have prepared a daily compilation of russian fakes. Today, the russian information space is mostly focused on russian offensive in Donbas. The disinformation campaign against Ukraine is shifting into overdrive. It is clear that russia wants to break Ukrainian morale and will to fight, and the propagandist effort to achieve this is immense. The intensity of russians narratives about the inevitable and total…

Millions of Ukrainians are encountering russian propaganda every day. It spreads through TV, radio, mass media, social networks, and word of mouth. To defeat the enemy, we must fight it on all fronts. To this end, we have prepared a daily compilation of russian fakes. Today, the russian information space is mostly focused on russian offensive in Donbas. There are a lot of talks about thousands of Ukrainian prisoners captured by russian forces and inevitable Ukrainian defeat - all as usual. Protests in Armenia are getting more coverage, russian propaganda is staying neutral, as the pro-russian Armenian government has changed…

Millions of Ukrainians are encountering russian propaganda every day. It spreads through TV, radio, mass media, social networks, and word of mouth. To defeat the enemy, we must fight it on all fronts. To this end, we have prepared a daily compilation of russian fakes. Today, the russian information space is mostly focused on russian offensive in Donbas. russian army has achieved some tactical advances, so, as usual, russian propaganda proclaims the impending defeat of Ukrainian forces in the region. russian occupiers are trying to integrate the Kherson region into russia. Propaganda is spreading fakes about people of Kherson wanting…

Millions of Ukrainians are encountering russian propaganda every day. It spreads through TV, radio, mass media, social networks, and word of mouth. To defeat the enemy, we must fight it on all fronts. To this end, we have prepared a daily compilation of russian fakes. Today, the russian information space is mostly focused on russian offensive in Donbas. The battle for Severodonetsk continues, with propagandists predicting doom and gloom for Ukrainian defenders, but, as before, there are no major russian successes to talk about. It seems that russia is desperate for at least some kind of victory, and Severodonetsk looks…