Last fakes of the week
23 February 2026
On Belarusian Radio, the introduction of authorisation to enter the EU was presented as the reinstatement of visas for Ukrainians
Alena Davidovich, a presenter on Belarusian Radio, said that the European Union will reintroduce paid visas for Ukrainian citizens. The Weekly Top Fake team discovered that she had misrepresented the facts.
misrepresentation, Ukraine, European Union, First national channel of Belarusian radio, Elena Davidovich, politics.
19 February 2026
The Belarus 4 TV channel claimed that the sanctions against Belarus are causing Poles to freeze to death. However, this statement is false
People in Poland are freezing in their homes because the EU imposed sanctions on Belarus, the largest supplier of wood pellets. The host and guests of the Nashe Vremya show on Belarus 4 TV offered this explanation while discussing the shortage of this type of fuel in neighboring country. The Weekly Top Fake team discovered another cause-and-effect relationship.
misrepresentation, Belarus, Poland, European Union, Belarus-4, Alexander Dobryan, Andrey Grigoriev, economy, weather, sanctions.
18 February 2026
Without Belarus and Russia, the Olympics aren’t the same anymore? Radio-Minsk underestimated the popularity of the 2026 Winter Games
Aliaksandr Pastalouski, a guest on the Vecherni politicheski kanal show on Radio-Minsk and an employee of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, said that the Olympics “are not about sports anymore” and are losing viewers. The Weekly Top Fake team tested this claim by comparing the attendance and online viewership of the Milan 2026 Winter Games with those of previous Olympics.
misrepresentation, Belarus, world, Radio Minsk, Alexander Postalovsky, sport.
17 February 2026
“They’ve undermined their own domestic industries.” The pros of EU membership were portrayed as cons on CTV
On the Mneniya talk show, host Igor Poznyak claimed that new European Union members had paid a high price for accession — sacrificing their agricultural sectors. The program pointed to cotton production in Greece as one example. The Weekly Top Fake team identified the real effects of EU membership on the agricultural sectors of this and other member countries.
misrepresentation, Greece, Lithuania, Latvia, Hungary, European Union, CTV TV channel, Igor Poznyak, economy, industry, agriculture.
16 February 2026
The Klub Redaktorov show claimed that Lithuania relies solely on subsidies. However, they failed to mention that Belarus also receives subsidies
During the Klub Redaktorov show, Lithuania was described as a country that “only survives on subsidies from the European Union and other Western donors.” The Weekly Top Fake team investigated whether this claim is accurate and which other country receives financial support from abroad.
misrepresentation, Lithuania, Belarus, First Information TV Channel news.by, Uladzimir Piartsou, economy.
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