Last fakes of the week
15 September 2025
Was “Masha and the Bear” declared a threat to Ukraine’s national security? Azarenok passed off a joke as fact
Russian animated series “Masha and the Bear” was declared a threat to Ukraine’s national security and banned, said Grigory Azarenok on his television program. The Weekly Top Fake team investigated sources of this claim.
misrepresentation, Ukraine, Russia, YouTube show Azaryonok. Directly, Yuri Terekh, Ryhor Azaronak, art, politics.
12 September 2025
A historian against history. On Belarusian radio, territories that never belonged to it were attributed to the Russian Empire
Unlike the United States, the USSR did not seize foreign lands after the war but reclaimed those that had belonged to the Russian Empire, said Vyacheslav Danilovich, doctor of historical sciences. We found gaps in the historian’s knowledge.
misrepresentation, USSR, USA, Japan, Russian empire, First national channel of Belarusian radio, Vyacheslav Danilovich, history.
11 September 2025
Western pressure or a global trend? Examining the claim by the dean of BSU’s journalism department about the decline in Belarusian university rankings
The West is trying to cut Belarus off “from the technological sphere” as part of its pressure on “dissenting countries,” said Aleksei Belyaev, dean of the Journalism Department at BSU. According to him, this is being done by pushing Belarusian education out of the global system, including through the artificial downgrading of the country’s universities in international rankings. The Weekly Top Fake team found that Belarusian universities have been losing ground not only in Western...
misrepresentation, Belarus, Alpha Radio, Belarus Today, Aliaksei Bialiayeu, education.
10 September 2025
Not the first, and not the only one. Debunking ONT and CTV fakes about special treatment for Lukashenko at the SCO summit
Belarusian television reported that Chinese President Xi Jinping gave Alexander Lukashenko special treatment: his meeting was presented as a priority, and upon arrival at the airport he was greeted by performers in national costume. The Weekly Top Fake team investigated whether the relationship between the two leaders was as exceptional as portrayed.
misrepresentation, Belarus, China, All-National TV, CTV, Ihar Tur, Yauhen Pustavy, politics.
09 September 2025
Moldova’s European integration: ONT myths of failure and facts about export growth
Moldova has struggled to sell its goods because Europe does not need them, said ONT TV channel head Igor Lutski, blaming the country’s turn toward European integration. Statistics showed he was wrong.
misrepresentation, Moldova, European Union, All-National TV, Ihar Lutsky, economy.
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