Last fakes of the week
09 November 2026
Kukhalski linked the Norwegian fund’s losses to problems in the energy market. However, the fund generated returns from energy company stocks
Oleg Kukhalski, an international relations expert, presented the Norwegian sovereign wealth fund’s losses as an indication of problems in the European energy market. The Weekly Top Fake team examined the fund’s reports and found that its value in kroner had indeed declined, primarily due to exchange rate fluctuations. However, shares in energy companies posted positive returns, and overall performance remained positive over the nine months.
misrepresentation, European Union, Norway, First national channel of Belarusian radio, Oleg Kukhalski, economy, investments.
08 November 2026
Shvayba confused rent with utility bills in his explanation of protests in Europe
Dmitry Shvayba, a media expert and deputy CEO of the insurance company Belneftestrakh, stated that high utility bills are at the root of the protests in Europe. To support his claim, he cited the story of a Spanish pensioner who was evicted. The Weekly Top Fake team discovered that the woman lost her home due to a rent increase. We also found that protesters’ demands in different countries go beyond utility bills.
misrepresentation, concealment, Germany, Spain, France, Italy, European Union, Belarus Today, Alpha Radio, Dmitry Shvayba, rising prices, utility bills, protests.
07 November 2026
Azaronak misrepresented an arms manufacturer’s profit as a seventeenfold increase in Germany’s military spending
Host Ryhor Azaronak claimed that Germany increased its military spending 17-fold, citing a Ksenia Sobchak interview with former Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić. However, Vučić was referring to the profits of the arms manufacturer Rheinmetall, not the country’s defense spending. The Weekly Top Fake team compared Germany’s budget figures and found that defense appropriations in 2026 were about 2.3 times the 2021 level.
misrepresentation, Germany, CTV TV channel, YouTube channel Ryhor Azaronak. Belarus , Ryhor Azaronak, Aleksandar Vučić, army, armament.
06 November 2026
Tur claimed the grain harvest had tripled under Lukashenko. Statistics show a 50% increase
Ihar Tur, the host of ONT’s Propaganda program, stated that the grain harvest in Belarus has more than tripled during Aleksandr Lukashenko’s years in power. The Weekly Top Fake team compared Belstat data from 1994 and 2025. Tur understated the initial figure and compared it with a harvest that included rapeseed. If you compare grains and legumes for both years, the increase was about 50%.
misrepresentation, Belarus, Russia, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, All-National TV channel, Ihar Tur, economy, achievements, agriculture.
05 November 2026
Is the EU inflating fuel prices to help Ukraine? WTF fact-checked Carbonaro’s claim
Davide Carbonaro, a commentator and former pastor of a Methodist church in Łódź, Poland, said that fuel prices in the European Union are unreasonably high, and that European authorities are sending the additional taxes that consumers pay as part of the price to Ukraine. The Weekly Top Fake team compared European Commission data from October 2021 and October 2026. Over the course of five years, gasoline prices in the EU increased by about a quarter, while the amount of taxes and fees per liter...
misrepresentation, Ukraine, Poland, European Union, YouTube channel "Słowo Prawdy", David Carbonaro, economy, rising prices, petroleum.
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