Last fakes of the week
12 March 2026
Piatrouski’s double inflation: How a pro-government expert downplayed European economies
Political analyst Piotr Piatrouski, speaking on International Radio Belarus, attributed the growth of European economies to “greenback emission.” The Weekly Top Fake team found that the expert became confused about basic statistics: he suggested subtracting inflation again from figures that international institutions had already adjusted for price growth.
misrepresentation, European Union, Germany, International Radio Belarus, Piotr Piatrouski, economy, statistics, industry.
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.
09 March 2026
No reinforcement? How CTV manipulates the health statistics of conscripts in the Baltic States
CTV reported that the security of the Baltic States was threatened by the large number of conscripts dropping out for health reasons. To support her argument, the presenter read incorrect statistics. The Weekly Top Fake team found real numbers and compared them to those in Belarus.
misrepresentation, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, CTV TV channel, army.
07 March 2026
“There are three Russian peoples.” Ryhor Azaronak selectively quoted Maksim Bahdanovich
Ryhor Azaronak, a host on the CTV channel, posted a fragment of Maksim Bahdanovich’s essay “Who are we?” on the social media platform Threads. The fragment allegedly supports the idea of national unity between Belarusians and Russians. However, he selectively quoted the classic author, ignoring his conclusions about the injustices inflicted by neighbors and the destruction of all things Belarusian. Before that, the Minister of Information, Marat Markau, threatened to label all participants...
concealment, Belarus, Russia, Ryhor Azaronak, holidays, Belarusian language.
06 March 2026
A state television host warned that sanctions against Lukashenko could provoke public anger toward Zelenskyy
Victoria Kirichenko, the host of Vecherni politicheski kanal, predicted that Kyiv’s public would be angry over the sanctions imposed on Aleksandr Lukashenko. She suggested that the politician “enjoys tremendous popularity among Ukrainians.” However, statistics reveal a stark contrast: sympathy for him has decreased by a factor of 10 compared to the pre-war era.
misrepresentation, Belarus, Ukraine, Evening political channel, Information agency Minsk-news, Radio Minsk, Victoria Kirichenko, sanctions, war.