Last fakes of the week
21 September 2026
A million hectares in two months? How Editors’ Club hosts “handed out” Ukrainian land to foreigners
A host of the Editors’ Club program claimed that, after the law on multiple citizenship was passed, foreigners began buying Ukrainian agricultural land en masse. They acquired more than one million hectares in just the first two months of 2026. However, this figure spans nearly five years, from July 2021, when the land market opened, to March 2026. Approximately 40,000 hectares were sold in January and February of 2026. Moreover, foreigners are prohibited from purchasing agricultural land in...
misrepresentation, Belarus, Ukraine, RT TV channel, The First News Channel news.by, Andrey Krivosheev, economy, agriculture, investments.
28 August 2026
Threats against Lukashenko and Putin? SBTV attributed a viewer’s words to the Latvian officer
In an episode of the SBTV program Letuchka, it was claimed that Latvian army officer Jānis Slaidiņš had called for the physical removal of Aleksandr Lukashenko and Vladimir Putin. However, on TV24, he said the opposite. A viewer had suggested this option, to which Slaidiņš replied that it “would not be a solution.”
misrepresentation, Belarus, Russia, Latvia, Belarus Today, Liudmila Hladkaya, Yauhen Horyn, politics, accidents, crime.
25 October 2025
How much the state spends on security forces and social programs: Azaronak's version vs. reality
Belarus allocates 80% of its state budget to social programs (construction, health care, education and other areas), while security agencies receive just $50 million, Ryhor Azaronak said on his show "Azaronak. Directly." The Weekly Top Fake team found out how much the host inflated spending on the former and downplayed spending on the latter.
misrepresentation, Belarus, YouTube show Azaryonok. Directly, Ryhor Azaronak, economy.
16 September 2024
Media outlet “Minskaya Pravda” Misidentifies Muslim Prayer as Birmingham City Council Session
The Birmingham City Council in the UK is now entirely made up of individuals from Islamic countries, with no British members remaining. This claim was reported by the media outlet “Minsk Truth”, showing footage supposedly recorded before a council meeting. The Weekly Top Fake team has discovered the origin of the video.
fabrication, United Kingdom, Europe, Minskaya pravda, social networks, Internet, migration, refugees, protests.
18 June 2024
“Poles Would Love to Travel to Belarus to See Peaceful Life, Unlike Belarusians Who Have 'Seen Enough of Democracy'.”Belarusian TV's False Claim Refuted by Figures
State-run TV ‘Belarus-1’ reported that Poles allegedly yearn to travel to Belarus for a peaceful life, but Poland is taking a course of isolation. The Weekly Top Fake team looked into whether the neighbors are really rushing to Belarus.
misrepresentation, Belarus, Poland, Belarus-1 TV channel, Daria Rachko, migration, politics, tourism.
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