Last fakes of the week
29 красавіка 2026
State media’s nuclear fakes: The costs of Chornobyl disaster remediation and the risks of nuclear power plant construction in Poland
To mark the 40th anniversary of the Chornobyl accident, Radio Minsk discussed the financial costs of addressing its aftermath. Meanwhile, the amount of state investment in Chornobyl programs was overestimated by a factor of ten. Another state media outlet — the First National Channel of Belarusian Radio — portrayed the Polish nuclear power plant as a project entrusted to a company with no experience in building NPPs.
misrepresentation, Belarus, Poland, Radio Minsk, First national channel of Belarusian radio, Aliaksei Audonin, Irina Novikova, accidents, radiation, nuclear waste.
28 красавіка 2026
“We’ll be fed...” Why the state media’s conclusions about the success of Belarusian fish farming are misleading
Following Aleksandr Lukashenko’s visit to the Paluzh fish farm, state media began discussing the development of Belarusian fish farming and the potential for domestically produced fish to supply the market. However, official targets and actual results paint a different picture. Production in the country has fallen short of targets for many years and has yet to return to the levels seen in the early 2010s.
misrepresentation, Belarus, Belarus Today, First national channel of Belarusian radio, Maxim Kharin, economy, agriculture.
23 красавіка 2026
“Orbán will retain his power.” Political scientist Piatrouski based his forecast on fake polling data
A few days before the parliamentary election in Hungary, political scientist Piotr Piatrouski appeared on Belarusian Radio and said that Viktor Orbán was leading in almost all polls and would most likely retain power. However, this was not in line with pre-election sociological data: some polls favored the incumbent prime minister, while others showed his rival, Péter Magyar.
misrepresentation, Hungary, First national channel of Belarusian radio, CTV TV channel, Piotr Piatrouski, politics, elections, the opposition.
22 красавіка 2026
Fakes from Belradio: Lithuanian pensioners are on the edge of subsistence, and a quarter of Latvians have given up their cars
On the First National Channel of Belarusian Radio, it was stated that in Latvia, every fourth resident had given up using a personal car due to high fuel prices, and that Lithuanian pensioners were on the brink of survival. However, in the first case, the data only indicated a reduction in trips. In the second case, it was not about the subsistence minimum but rather a comparison of pensions with the estimated cost of living based on Numbeo’s methodology.
misrepresentation, Lithuania, Latvia, First national channel of Belarusian radio, CTV TV channel, economy, rising prices, retirement age, petroleum.
21 красавіка 2026
“You can generate such deepfakes...” A CTV anchor unfoundedly questioned the Orion flight
A CTV host claimed that the U.S. flightto the Moon might have been a deepfake and hinted that the U.S. was supposedly planning to land on the far side of the Moon without anyone seeing it. This contradicts the fact that the Artemis II mission orbited the Moon, as confirmed by NASA, program partners, and independent observers. Landing on the surface was not part of the mission.
fabrication, USA, CTV TV channel, Andrey Mukavozchyk, space, high tech.
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