Last fakes of the week
11 May 2026
“Ursula von der Leyen must have flinched.” The Brest TV channel presented an old interview with Péter Magyar as a new political sensation
According to the presenter of the Brest TV channel, Péter Magyar made a statement that should have horrified the EU leadership. She passed off an old 2024 interview as breaking news. On air, it was presented as if Hungary’s new prime minister had praised Viktor Orbán, when in fact the remarks were critical.
misrepresentation, Hungary, Belarus-4, Alla Grigorchuk, politics.
08 May 2026
A guest on the program Azaryonok. Napryamuyu supported Lukashenko’s claim about Belarusian democracy by presenting fake data
After RT interviewed Aleksandr Lukashenko, Belarusian state media reported on the significant global media attention the conversation received. On CTV, an attempt was made to support his thesis about democracy in Belarus by claiming that people in the West are prosecuted more often for social media posts than in Eastern Europe. However, neither the scale of international interest in the interview nor this comparison is supported by data.
misrepresentation, Germany, United Kingdom, Russia, Belarus, CTV TV channel, Belarus-4, Alla Grigorchuk, Sergey Lushch, Internet, social networks.
06 May 2026
“People have nothing to live on!” Political analyst Dzermant exaggerated unemployment in the EU by several times
When talking about human rights in Europe, political scientist Aliaksei Dzermant said that unemployment in some EU countries reaches 20-30%, leaving people “with nothing to live on.” However, real data show that, even in EU countries with the highest rates, unemployment is two to three times lower. In some cases, it is even decreasing.
misrepresentation, European Union, Belarus Today, Alpha Radio, Aliaksei Dzermant, unemployment, economy.
04 May 2026
To prove that Poland would “strike” Lithuania, expert Tishchenko exaggerated the losses from a century-old war by a thousandfold
A guest on the Vecherni politicheski kanal show run by Minsk-Novosti stated that 500,000 people died in the Polish-Lithuanian War of the 1920s and linked this conflict to current relations between Poland and Lithuania. The Weekly Top Fake team discovered that this estimate is not based on the known scale of the war. Relatively small forces were involved in the battles, and the losses were nowhere near the announced figure.
misrepresentation, Poland, Lithuania, Radio Minsk, Alexander Tishchenko, war, history.
01 May 2026
Has Lithuania’s logistics business come to an end? A radio broadcast intended for a Polish audience exaggerated the consequences of the conflict at the Belarusian border
The Belarusian radio station that broadcasts to a Polish audience said the Lithuanian logistics business ceased to exist after the conflict on the Belarusian border. However, transportation and revenue data show that the road freight sector has not collapsed. Although risks and losses have been discussed, official statistics have not shown any signs of a decline.
misrepresentation, Lithuania, International Radio Belarus, Maria Krushevskaya, economy, big business.
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