Fakes

Russia to run fake story on Mariupol Drama Theater bombing – intelligence

Russia to run fake story on Mariupol Drama Theater bombing – intelligence

The Russians are preparing to release a pseudo-investigation into the circumstances of the attack on the Mariupol Drama Theater in an attempt to shift responsibility for their own crime onto the Ukrainians. This was reported by the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, according to Ukrinform. "The purpose of such a stunt is to try to remove responsibility for the killing of several hundred civilians who were sheltering in the theater at the time of the attack. Most of them were women and children," the agency noted. Read also: Russian civilian pilots taking part in war…
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Information Warfare: russian fakes for July 21st, 2022 (at 18:00)

Information Warfare: russian fakes for July 21st, 2022 (at 18:00)

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. FAKE: US scientists turned Ukrainian soldiers into monsters Source: Disproof: Kremlin never stops delivering quality fiction. This time they came up with a fake that is straight out of a bad sci-fi horror novel. The russian Federation Council discussed new “evidence” they invented about the non-existent US bio-weapon laboratories in Ukraine. Apparently, by testing the…
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<strong>Information Warfare: russian fakes for June 28th, 2022 (at 18:00)</strong>

Information Warfare: russian fakes for June 28th, 2022 (at 18:00)

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. FAKE: Kremenchuk missile attack is a fake Source: Disproof: After the June 27 russian missile attack on a shopping mall in Kremenchuk, it was predictable that russia would deny any and all wrongdoing. But this time, the kremlin did not rush to provide an official statement on the attack. The blackout in the official media…
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Information Warfare: russian fakes for June 26th, 2022 (at 18:00)

Information Warfare: russian fakes for June 26th, 2022 (at 18:00)

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. FAKE: Ukrainian teenagers will need to serve in the Armed Forces before starting their higher education Source: Disproof: This fake is yet another attempt to portray Ukraine as desperate to find someone to fight against the russian invasion. As we stated before, the problem is not finding volunteers, but arming the huge numbers of people…
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Russian propaganda describes today’s missile attack on Kyiv as ‘staged’

Russian propaganda describes today’s missile attack on Kyiv as ‘staged’

Russian propagandists are describing today’s missile attack on the residential areas of Kyiv as ‘staged’, as they cannot justify them. The relevant statement was made by the Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD) at the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “Russian ‘journalists’ are describing today’s missile strike on the apartment block in Kyiv as ‘intentionally staged by the Kyiv regime to create the right image for the West in order to request more weapons’,” the report states. According to the CCD, Russian ‘military reporters’ and propagandists follow a well-organized scheme: propagandists report on…
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Enemy spinning “fakes” on Russian tanks in Zhytomyr region, trying to sow panic

Enemy spinning “fakes” on Russian tanks in Zhytomyr region, trying to sow panic

Russians are trying to sow panic among inhabitants of the areas in Zhytomyr region bordering Belarus, circulating fake news of “Russian tanks in the town of Ovruch” or enemy saboteurs allegedly seen in the area. The head of the Korosten District Military Administration, Yuriy Tarasiuk, spoke with Ukraine’s Public Broadcaster Suspilne,  addressing the issue, Ukrinform reports. There were no enemy tanks in Ovruch, and no one captured the city, the head of the District Military Administration emphasized. Such spins are part of Russia’s psyops targeting the Ukrainian population. Read also: Russian propaganda as an instrument of genocide of the Ukrainian…
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<strong>Information Warfare: russian fakes for June 23th, 2022 (at 18:00)</strong>

Information Warfare: russian fakes for June 23th, 2022 (at 18:00)

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. FAKE: A Ukrainian service for farying men across the border to avoid conscription. Source: Disproof: russian propaganda likes to portray Ukrainians as cowards who do not wish to fight to protect their land. The reality proves the opposite, but when did russian propaganda ever care for reality? This fake is a part of such a…
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<strong>Information Warfare: russian fakes for June 17th, 2022 (at 18:00)</strong>

Information Warfare: russian fakes for June 17th, 2022 (at 18:00)

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. FAKE: Ukraine has lost the Zaporizhzhia region Source: Disproof: Russian propaganda has started to publish fake Ukrainian newspapers for captured Ukrainian prisoners of war. These newspapers look relatively convincing but mostly contain fakes about Ukrainian losses and defeats in the war. Such a tactic is not new and designed to break the morale of the…
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<strong>Information Warfare: russian fakes for June 13th, 2022 (at 18:00)</strong>

Information Warfare: russian fakes for June 13th, 2022 (at 18:00)

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. FAKE: Ukrainian Territorial Defense soldier from the “Gay Brigade” was raped by his commander Source: Disproof: That fake may be laughable for a normal person, but russian propaganda pushed it into the prime-time of the main russian TV channel. It’s a part of the long-running fake narrative about the Ukrainian Armed Forces turning their soldiers…
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<strong>Information Warfare: russian fakes for June 12th, 2022 (at 18:00)</strong>

Information Warfare: russian fakes for June 12th, 2022 (at 18:00)

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. FAKE: Chinese delegation left the hall during Zelenskyy’s speech at the Asian Security Summit Source: Disproof: This fake was published in a tweet by Olivia Enos, Senior Analyst at the Heritage Foundation, and was quickly picked up and spread by russian mass media. In truth, the conference participants report that the information about the demarche…
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