Last fakes of the week
01 April 2025
“Lukashenko’s a real champ, people are happy with everything.” A Minskaya Pravda anchor claimed something that simply wasn’t true
The Washington Post writes that everything is great in Belarus and people are perfectly happy, claimed anchor Marina Subbota on Minskaya Pravda’s YouTube channel. The Weekly Top Fake team found the article she referenced but saw no such conclusions there.
misrepresentation, Belarus, USA, Minskaya pravda, Marina Subbota, politics, economy.
31 March 2025
Lifting sanctions to save the dollar? Voskresensky twisted the facts on U.S. sanctions
The United States is drafting an emergency plan to lift sanctions, claimed public figure Yuri Voskresensky on the air with Radio Minsk. The Weekly Top Fake team looked into what U.S. officials have actually said about possible directions for sanctions policy.
misrepresentation, Russia, USA, Radio Minsk, Yuri Voskresensky, politics, sanctions.
28 March 2025
Zemlya Nasha published a fabricated report claiming USAID misspent funds on “posts, likes and reposts” opposing the annexation of Crimea
USAID spent $3.4 billion to create the illusion of protests on social media against the annexation of Crimea, claimed the authors of the Telegram channel Zemlya Nasha. As proof, they shared a screenshot from the website of the U.S. Government Efficiency Department. The Weekly Top Fake team investigated where this claim came from.
misrepresentation, USA, Russia, Telegram channel The earth is ours, politics.
27 March 2025
“So why are they laying mines on the border?” Belarusian lawmaker Gigin failed to answer his own question about Poland accurately
Poland wants to mine the border with Belarus to defend against migrants, said Vadim Gigin, a member of the House of Representatives of Belarus’ National Assembly. The Weekly Top Fake team found that migrants trying to enter the EU illegally are not the main reason.
misrepresentation, Belarus, Russia, Poland, Alpha Radio, Belarus Today, Vadzim Hihin, war, migration.
26 March 2025
BT used a video filmed in Crimea to back claims of a crisis in Latvia
A prolonged economic crisis is deepening in the Baltic states, anchor Yekaterina Tikhomirova said on the show “Katyusha’s Calculation.” As proof, she showed a video of a woman complaining about the high cost of living. The Weekly Top Fake team tracked down the original and found it had nothing to do with Lithuania, Latvia or Estonia.
misrepresentation, Russia, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, First Information TV Channel news.by, Katsiaryna Tikhamirava, rising prices, economy, social networks.
