Last fakes of the week
26 November 2024
Lukashenko vs. Nauseda: Whose 80% Voter Support Was Fabricated? Analyzing Voskresensky's Statement
Belarus pro-government political analyst, Yuri Voskresensky, appearing on Radio Minsk, alleged that Alexander Lukashenko would secure over 80% of the vote in the upcoming Belarusian elections while claiming Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda’s near-80% support was fabricated. The Weekly Top Fake team investigated Nausеda’s 74% victory.
misrepresentation, Belarus, Lithuania, Radio Minsk, Yuri Voskresensky, elections, politics.
25 November 2024
‘On Independence Day, Polish Schoolkids Sang UPA Anthem, Associated with the Murders of Their Ancestors’. Fact-Check of ‘ZhS Premium’ Claim
On Poland’s Independence Day, schoolchildren sang “Chervona Kalyna,” according to the authors of the Telegram channel ‘ZhS Premium.’ They published a video of the performance and labeled the song as the anthem of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) that supposedly had accompanied the murders of Polish schoolchildren’s ancestors. The Weekly Top Fake looked into who actually sang this song and when.
misrepresentation, Poland, Ukraine, Telegram channel ZhS Premium (Yellow Plums), war, refugees.
22 November 2024
Twice Debunked: ‘Russia Never Threatened Suwalki Gap Seizure,’ Military Expert Artamonov Claims
Moscow never threatened to seize the Suwalki Gap, Russian military expert, Alexander Artamonov, claimed in an interview with Belarusian media outlet ‘News.by’. The Weekly Top Fake team provides statements from Russian officials willing ‘to open a window to the Kaliningrad region.’
misrepresentation, Belarus, Russia, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, European Union, First Information TV Channel news.by, Alexander Artamonov, war.
21 November 2024
Belarus State TV Host Highlights Selective Tourism Achievements, Omits Critical Context
Belarus has made strides in organized tourism: in 2023, there were nearly four times as many group visits to the country as in 2000, as Mikhail Siniitsyn, a host on the Gomel’s state-run TV and Radio claimed. The Weekly Top Fake team dug deeper and found some nuances.
misrepresentation, Belarus, The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Belarus-4, Mikhail Sinitsyn, achievements, tourism.
20 November 2024
‘Anglo-Saxons Are Primary Culprits of Atmosphere Pollution’. Lukashenko’s Words Fact-checked
The so-called ‘Anglo-Saxons’ are the primary culprits of global climate issues, Aleksandr Lukashenko claimed during the UN Climate Change Conference, held from November 11 to 22 in Baku. The Weekly Top Fake team investigated who truly contributed the most to global warming.
misrepresentation, European Union, Belarus-4, Pul pervogo, Aliaksandr Lukashenka, Konstantin Snisarenko, ecology.
