Last fakes of the week
24 January 2025
Belarus 1 TV channel stated that Belarus has the cleanest air, water and food in the world. We verified these claims
Andrey Krivosheyev, CEO of Minsk-News agency, boasted on "Editors' Club" that Belarus is the global leader in air, water, and food quality. The Weekly Top Fake team established that our country is actually very far from the top of the ranking.
misrepresentation, Europe, Belarus, world, Belarus-1, Andrey Krivosheev, achievements, ecology.
23 January 2025
The dean of the Journalism department at BSU misconstrued the reasons for sanctions and border closure with Poland
Dean of the Journalism department at BSU, Alexey Belyaev, stated that Poland began closing border crossings in 2020 due to undemocratic elections in Belarus. The Weekly Top Fake team recalled the actual reasons behind Warsaw's measures.
misrepresentation, Belarus, Poland, Alpha Radio, Belarus Today, Aliaksei Bialiayeu, politics, sanctions.
22 January 2025
Bots under Tsikhanouskaya's video are demanding payment for driving up the views. We found out what's wrong with these comments
A number of comments with demands of payment for bot farm services allegedly used to inflate views on her YouTube channel have appeared under Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya's New Year address. This was reported by RT correspondent Konstantin Pridybailo. The Weekly Top Fake team has found out where these messages come from.
misrepresentation, Belarus, Telegram channel Pridybaylo, Konstantin Prydybailo, Internet, politics, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya.
20 January 2025
Giving birth at 40, while child benefits are lower than in Belarus. Myths about Latvia from "Belarus 1"
A Latvian citizen, Roman Samul, who fled to Belarus three years ago for political reasons, stated that Latvians have children at 40-50 years old, and the benefits in the country are lower than in Belarus. The Weekly Top Fake team has found out where he is wrong.
misrepresentation, European Union, Belarus, Latvia, Belarus-1, Roman Samul, children, demography, state support.
17 January 2025
"Vilnius under the zmahary!" Azarenok deliberately presented part of a Lithuanian advertisement as a British-made video
A few pro-government Telegram channels published a negative video about Vilnius depicting the Lithuanian capital as backward and provincial. These channels allege the video to be made in the UK. The Weekly Top Fake team has sourced the original video.
misrepresentation, Lithuania, United Kingdom, Telegram channel Azarenok.STV, Telegram channel ZhS Premium (Yellow Plums), Telegram channel Shkvarka News, tourism.
