Last fakes of the week
15 June 2026
“Notice how many foreign delegations were present.” Radio Minsk misidentified foreign guests as representatives from Germany and the U.S.
According to economic expert Georgy Grits, official delegations from Germany and the United States attended the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum for the first time since the start of the war in Ukraine. However, that is not the case. While citizens from those countries were indeed present at the forum, neither Berlin nor Washington has confirmed that they were representing government delegations.
misrepresentation, Russia, Germany, USA, Radio Minsk, George Hrytz, achievements, politics.
30 May 2026
Liudmila Hladkaya claims that Lukashenko is popular in the Baltic States and Poland
Following the publication of a Russian Public Opinion Research Center poll on the popularity of post-Soviet countries’ leaders in Russia, in which Aleksandr Lukashenko scored 75%, presenters on SB TV called him a “Slavic chief” and claimed that his popularity in the Baltic States and Poland is no lower — and perhaps even higher. However, independent polls’ results contradict this.
fabrication, Belarus, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Belarus Today, Liudmila Hladkaya, politics, sociology.
22 May 2026
“Potato prices have skyrocketed eightfold.” How News.by framed the exchange market price growth as a food crisis in Europe
A report by the First Information TV Channel claimed that Europe is on the verge of a food crisis, with potato prices reportedly skyrocketing to eight times their usual price. This is manipulation: the growth concerns exchange-traded prices, not retail prices. Although they have rebounded from record lows, they remain below levels seen in 2023 and early 2025.
misrepresentation, European Union, The First News Channel news.by, rising prices, food crisis.
11 March 2026
(Un)merciful Belarus: How the state media spin the topic of the Dubai evacuation
Belarusian state television said that Lithuania refused to evacuate its citizens from the Middle East conflict zone, contrasting this with Belarus’s “merciful” response. The Weekly Top Fake team examined reports of evacuation flights and found that Vilnius announced the evacuation even before CTV and SBTV published their stories.
fabrication, Lithuania, Belarus, UAE, CTV TV channel, Belarus Today, Aliaksei Dzermant, war, refugees, tourism.
24 February 2026
“They have no intention of seeking employment or obtaining legal status.” The Belarusian radio station’s theory about migrants in the EU did not pass our fact-checking
The majority of migrants in the European Union are not in work, rely on benefits, and have no intention of becoming legal residents, said economic analyst Yulya Abukhovich speaking on Belarusian Radio. The Weekly Top Fake team discovered that her claims are at odds with EU law and official data.
misrepresentation, European Union, First national channel of Belarusian radio, Yulya Abukhovich, economy, migration.
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