Last fakes of the week
11 September 2025
Western pressure or a global trend? Examining the claim by the dean of BSU’s journalism department about the decline in Belarusian university rankings
The West is trying to cut Belarus off “from the technological sphere” as part of its pressure on “dissenting countries,” said Aleksei Belyaev, dean of the Journalism Department at BSU. According to him, this is being done by pushing Belarusian education out of the global system, including through the artificial downgrading of the country’s universities in international rankings. The Weekly Top Fake team found that Belarusian universities have been losing ground not only in Western...
misrepresentation, Belarus, Alpha Radio, Belarus Today, Aliaksei Bialiayeu, education.
10 September 2025
Not the first, and not the only one. Debunking ONT and CTV fakes about special treatment for Lukashenko at the SCO summit
Belarusian television reported that Chinese President Xi Jinping gave Alexander Lukashenko special treatment: his meeting was presented as a priority, and upon arrival at the airport he was greeted by performers in national costume. The Weekly Top Fake team investigated whether the relationship between the two leaders was as exceptional as portrayed.
misrepresentation, Belarus, China, All-National TV, CTV, Ihar Tur, Yauhen Pustavy, politics.
09 September 2025
Moldova’s European integration: ONT myths of failure and facts about export growth
Moldova has struggled to sell its goods because Europe does not need them, said ONT TV channel head Igor Lutski, blaming the country’s turn toward European integration. Statistics showed he was wrong.
misrepresentation, Moldova, European Union, All-National TV, Ihar Lutsky, economy.
08 September 2025
“Volodya Mulyavin asked me...” How Lukashenko rewrote the history of Pesnyary
Aleksander Lukashenko said that in the early years of his presidency he helped Pesnyary return to the stage. The ensemble allegedly had trouble performing at the time because of the nationalism spreading in the country. The Weekly Top Fake team found that was not what actually happened, and the timing is wrong too.
misrepresentation, Belarus, Telegram channel Pul pervogo, Aliaksandr Lukashenka, art, politics.
05 September 2025
Economist Shvaiba exaggerated the impact of Lukashenko’s meetings with Russian regional governors
Dmitry Shvaiba, a candidate of economic sciences, claimed on The First National Channel of the Belarusian Radio that exports and imports of Russian regions double after Aleksander Lukashenko meets with their governors. We checked how far off his calculations were.
misrepresentation, Russia, Belarus, First national channel of Belarusian radio, Dmitry Shvaiba, economy.
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