Last fakes of the week
23 снежня 2025
Lukashenko claimed Belarus generated almost a third of Lithuania’s budget
Alexander Lukashenko said that Lithuania must return the “stolen” fire engines, “normalize” the operations of the Belarus sanatorium in Druskininkai and compensate investments in the port of Klaipeda, linking all of this to the return of the long-haul trucks. The Weekly Top Fake team examined these claims, as well as the politician’s assertion that at least 30% of Lithuania’s budget was generated by Belarusian cargo.
misrepresentation, Lithuania, Belarus Today, Alpha Radio, Alexander Lukashenko, Siarhei Klishevich, politics, economy, sanctions.
22 снежня 2025
Eismant: Most Germans, French and Britons do not see Russia as an enemy. Poll results tell a different story
Only one in five residents of France, Germany and the United Kingdom sees Russia as an enemy, Ivan Eismant, head of Belteleradiocompany, said on the Editors' Club program. We reviewed the survey data, and it does not back up Eismant’s claim.
misrepresentation, Russia, United Kingdom, France, Germany, First Information TV Channel news.by, Ivan Eismant, war, statistics.
21 снежня 2025
Statistics out of context. The News.by host cited the number of poor people in Germany but did not explain what that figure actually means
Every sixth German lives below the poverty line, News.by host Ekaterina Tikhomirova said, citing statistics. The Weekly Top Fake team found that the concept of poverty is very different in Belarus and Germany.
misrepresentation, Germany, Belarus, First Information TV Channel news.by, Katsiaryna Tikhamirava, economy.
20 снежня 2025
Why not Poland? A News.by host claimed to have found an “anomaly” involving balloons along the Belarusian-Lithuanian border
Why do weather balloons carrying contraband cigarettes fly only into Lithuania, even though Poland also borders Belarus? That question was raised by the host of the “Topic of the Day” segment on News.by. The Weekly Top Fake team found the answer.
misrepresentation, Lithuania, Poland, First Information TV Channel news.by, accidents, politics.
19 снежня 2025
Azaronak passed off the opening of a shelter in Florence for people persecuted by the regime as a real estate purchase by Tsikhanouskaya’s Office
In a single monologue, host Ryhor Azaronak linked the deaths of two Belarusian migrants, “€30 million from Europe” and “property in Florence” — events that have nothing to do with one another. The Weekly Top Fake team broke down how this manipulation works.
misrepresentation, Italy, Belarus Today, Ryhor Azaronak, the opposition, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya.
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