Last fakes of the week
04 November 2026
Azaronak claims to have found words about Europe’s superiority in the EU anthem. However, the official anthem has no lyrics
TV host Ryhor Azaronak claimed that the EU anthem promotes the idea that European values and systems of government are the only correct ones. The Weekly Top Fake team verified this information on the official EU website and in Friedrich Schiller’s “Ode to Joy.” The official anthem has no lyrics. The poem Beethoven used is about the brotherhood of humankind and makes no claims about Europe’s superiority.
fabrication, European Union, YouTube show Azaryonok. Directly, Ryhor Azaronak, politics, European values, art.
03 November 2026
Ammunition for an offensive? News.by distorted the remarks of the NATO Deputy Secretary General regarding the fivefold increase in production capacity
The First News Channel* claimed that NATO increased its ammunition production fivefold over the past year and is preparing for a large-scale offensive. Presenters cited remarks by the Alliance’s Deputy Secretary General, Radmila Šekerinska, to support this claim. The Weekly Top Fake team examined the recording. Šekerinska was discussing production capacity, or the capability of manufacturing facilities, rather than the quantity of products manufactured. She made her remarks during a...
misrepresentation, Ukraine, NATO, The First News Channel news.by, war, army, NATO, armament.
29 October 2026
“It Smells Like Education Is Decaying.” We Fact-Checked Yauhen Horyn’s arguments about the degradation of EU youth
Yauhen Horyn, a host on the First News Channel*, presented data on young Europeans who are neither employed nor in education or training as evidence of declining educational standards. He also claimed that IQ test scores had declined for the first time in a century. The Weekly Top Fake team examined statistics from Eurostat and scientific publications. Although the employment figures cited by Horyn are accurate, they do not indicate a lack of professional qualifications or intelligence....
misrepresentation, European Union, The First News Channel news.by, Yauhen Horyn, education, sociology.
22 October 2026
Unfarmed land, unsold grain? Two of Mamikins’ claims about Latvia contradicted by statistics
Former Member of the European Parliament Andrejs Mamikins of Latvia claimed that Latvian farmers have been unable to properly cultivate their land for three decades and have virtually lost their export markets. However, Spain was the largest buyer of Latvian wheat and meslin exports in 2025. Shipments were also sent to France and Germany, and the area of agricultural land in use reached nearly two million hectares.
misrepresentation, Belarus, Russia, Germany, Spain, France, Latvia, The First News Channel news.by, Andrey Mamykin, economy, sanctions, agriculture.
21 October 2026
“We are preparing for war.” Lukashenko’s statements contradict those of a Radio-Minsk host
Radio host Alena Rodovskaya stated that, unlike the West, Belarus is not preparing for war. However, Aleksandr Lukashenko has repeatedly said the opposite, including in April of 2026. Beyond his statements, the country regularly conducts military readiness drills, which Lukashenko insists must be organized “as if in combat.”
misrepresentation, Belarus, Poland, Radio Minsk, Evening political channel, Alena Rodovskaya, war, army.
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