Fake appearance date: 05.09.2024
Alexander Lukashenko turned 70 on August 30, 2024. A Belarusian pro-government media person, Grigory Azarenok, claimed that “the entire world” had congratulated him on his birthday. The Weekly Top Fake team found out the number of nations in Azarenok's world.
On September 5, 2024, Grigory Azarenok reported numerous birthday greetings for Aleksandr Lukashenko on his show “Azarenok. Napryamuyu.”
“Yesterday, [Lukashenko's press secretary — ed.] Natalya Nikolaevna Eismont made an interesting comment about the president's birthday. We haven't talked about it publicly, but, of course, the whole world knows the Bat’ka [Lukashenko’s nickname — ed.], the whole world congratulated the Batka,” the host said.
The Telegram channel “Pul Pervogo” revealed who congratulated Aleksandr Lukashenko on his birthday. It was the leaders of four countries: Russia, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, and Uzbekistan.
Vladimir Putin received congratulations from representatives of 11 countries on his 70th birthday on October 7, 2022.