Monday, April 21, 2025

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Fake: Ukrainian Banned from Visiting Tennis Matches for Screaming «Ukraine Needs Elections» During the...

This incident is completely made up. Propagandists superimposed their own audio on a recording of a real match between tennis players. A Ukrainian fan shouted...

Fake: Romanian Fans Chanted «Putin» at Ukraine-Romania Match and Held Donetsk People’s Republic Flag

The video with the «Putin» chant is fake. The audio was added to the video with the help of a video editor. The photo...

Fake: Olympics in Paris «Received The Most Negative Feedback in Last 10 Years» –...

The story was falsified. Microsoft did not publish such stories either on its website or in its social networks. Moreover, in early June, the...

Manipulation: Starbucks «Plans to Return to Russia»

There is no official data to confirm that Starbucks plans to return to Russia in the near future. The corporation has filed applications for...

Fake: “The U.S. Is Fighting in Ukraine Over Hydrocarbons,” Says Sen. Graham

Senator Graham spoke about the need to increase support for Ukraine. He emphasized that Russia wants to seize Ukraine's trillions of dollars worth of...

Manipulation: Azov Soldier’s Widow Forced to Join the Armed Forces Under the Threat of...

Russian citizen Polina Kushnir indeed is joining the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, but her motivation is to take revenge on the...

Fake: NATO Instructors will Train Drafting Office Employees to Use Israeli Hand-to-Hand Combat System

NATO representatives did not make such statements. The video showing the Alliance's logo was faked. Information is being spread online that American instructors will allegedly...

Fake: Zelenskyy Bought a Hotel-Casino in Cyprus for Money from US 

The information about this purchase was denied by both the Cypriot authorities and the company that owns the hotel, which is mentioned in the...

Fake: The Pope Calls a Peace Summit Without Russia «Pointless» 

The only proof that Pope Francis ever expressed such an opinion are the words of propagandist Leonid Sevostyanov, who has previously attributed made up...

Manipulation: Over 80% of MEP Candidates Do Not Agree to Accept Ukraine into EU

This is manipulation. A Yle poll discussed under what conditions Ukraine should be granted EU membership. According to its results, more than 80 per...