Last fakes of the week
10 снежня 2025
The News.by host downplayed Belarus while discussing the list of Europe’s most dangerous countries
France, Belgium, Britain, Sweden and Ireland are in the top five European countries by crime levels, said News.by host Ekaterina Tikhomirova. The Weekly Top Fake team found that the top five had been altered.
misrepresentation, Belarus, France, United Kingdom, Sweden, Ireland, Europe, Belgium, First Information TV Channel news.by, Katsiaryna Tikhamirava, achievements, crime.
09 снежня 2025
Political analyst Lazutkin distorted the facts about Poland’s demographic situation three times
Fewer than 5% of Poles want a third child, and parental leave in the country is paid for only four months, political analyst Andrei Lazutkin claimed. The Weekly Top Fake team checked his statements and compared Poland’s demographic trends with those in Belarus.
misrepresentation, Poland, Belarus, Minskaya pravda, Andrey Lazutkin, statistics, demography.
08 снежня 2025
Opportunity or threat? The host of “Frankly in the Kitchen” distorted the results of a Polish survey and predicted that exiles would be thrown out of the country
Belarusians and Ukrainians will be expelled from Poland because locals supposedly see migrants as a threat, Victoria Kirichenko claimed. The host of “Frankly in the Kitchen” pointed to the findings of a recent survey of Poles. The Weekly Top Fake team checked what in her statement is true — and what is simply made up.
misrepresentation, Poland, Evening political channel, Victoria Kirichenko, migration, statistics.
04 снежня 2025
Will the EU demand that Ukraine repay its loan? We looked into the Belarusian silovik channel’s manipulation
The authors of the Belarusian_silovik Telegram channel claimed the European Union wants Ukraine to pay back an interim loan. The Weekly Top Fake team checked what the actual terms are.
misrepresentation, Ukraine, European Union, Telegram channel Belarusian silovik, politics, war.
03 снежня 2025
“Destroyed Karatkevich…” A fake from political analyst Piotr Piatrouski about wiping out Belarusian street names in Ukraine, Poland and Lithuania
Political analyst Piotr Piatrouski claimed that authorities in Ukraine, Poland and Lithuania are wiping out the memory of Belarusian cultural figures by renaming streets and removing monuments — including, possibly, the monument to Uladzimir Karatkevich in Kyiv. The Weekly Top Fake team examined what actually happened to the monument and to streets named after Janka Kupala, Jakub Kolas and Branislau Tarashkevich.
misrepresentation, Belarus, Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania, YouTube show Azaryonok. Directly, Piotr Piatrouski, art, history.
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