Fact checks

Russian fakes are similar to Russian TV series: cheap, vulgar, predictable and with poor acting. Staged videos appear on anonymous telegram channels: either about alleged ill-treatment of captured invaders, or about injuring and even murdering the occupiers. Often, the primary source is pro-Russian communities on social media, directly managed by Russian special services and Russian MoD. Why such publications appear? It’s simple - the atrocities of Russian occupiers have already shocked the whole world so much that they undermine all the myths about the ‘liberators’. So, their purpose is to shift the emphasis and try to convince the audience that…

Millions of Ukrainians are encountering Russian propaganda every day. It spreads through TV, radio, media, social networks and by 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 dominated by the narratives about the Ukrainian war crimes and the effect sanctions have on Europe. There are attempts to “water down” the understanding of war crimes in Ukraine on the international level. The official statements concerning the war are creating a notion that the Ukrainian army is almost…

Millions of Ukrainians are encountering Russian propaganda every day. It spreads through TV, radio, media, social networks and by 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. FAKE: Security Council vote on Russian resolution showed who really cares about humanitarian situation in Ukraine Source:  Disproof: Russia’s UN resolution didn’t mention the fact that Russia itself had started the war and caused a humanitarian catastrophe in Ukraine. This is why all the members of the UN Security Council, apart from China, abstained from…

Millions of Ukrainians are encountering Russian propaganda every day. It spreads through TV, radio, media, social networks and by 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. FAKE: Ukraine gives western weapons to Nazis, bandits, and terrorists Source:  Disproof: We see, once again, the usual russian narratives about the war in Ukraine. Russia is trying to discredit Ukraine and cut us from international support by any means. We see claims about “mercenary-thugs” – in reality ordinary people who volunteer to fight for…

Millions of Ukrainians are encountering Russian propaganda every day. It spreads through TV, radio, media, social networks and by 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. FAKE:  During the German occupation of Rava-Rus'ka Ukrainians killed Jews under Nazi orders Source:  Disproof: Russia, in its attempts to accuse Ukraine of being a Nazi state, once again rewrites history. Rava-Rus'ka was a mostly Jewish city before the World War II. After Germans captured it, they organized a mass execution campaign. Expansive mass burial…

Millions of Ukrainians are encountering Russian propaganda every day. It spreads through TV, radio, media, social networks and by 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. FAKE: Ukrainian hackers are terrorizing western businesses Source:  Disproof: Russian propaganda is attempting to claim that Ukrainians are threatening the western businesses that continue to operate in Russia and thus indirectly sponsoring russian war crimes against Ukrainian people. Ukrainian diplomacy and diaspora are indeed doing all they can to persuade such businesses to leave the…

Millions of Ukrainians are encountering Russian propaganda every day. It spreads through TV, radio, media, social networks and by 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. FAKE: Russian invasion of Ukraine is the fastest military advance in history Source:  Disproof: Scott Ritter is one of the so-called “experts” on the Kremlin's payroll, and he is a popular guest on russian media channels. There he aptly parrots the talking points of russian propaganda about the imminent russian victory. In one such appearance…

Millions of Ukrainians are encountering Russian propaganda every day. It spreads through TV, radio, media, social networks and by 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. FAKE: “Azov” battalion is destroying Mariupol Source:  Disproof:  Russian forces have failed to capture Mariupol quickly — the city is holding, its defenders are repulsing the russian attacks for nearly three weeks. Not getting the easy takeover they expected, the russians are now destroying the city, while trapping hundreds of thousands of civilians inside. Russian…