Last fakes of the week
06 May 2026
“People have nothing to live on!” Political analyst Dzermant exaggerated unemployment in the EU by several times
When talking about human rights in Europe, political scientist Aliaksei Dzermant said that unemployment in some EU countries reaches 20-30%, leaving people “with nothing to live on.” However, real data show that, even in EU countries with the highest rates, unemployment is two to three times lower. In some cases, it is even decreasing.
misrepresentation, European Union, Belarus Today, Alpha Radio, Aliaksei Dzermant, unemployment, economy.
04 May 2026
To prove that Poland would “strike” Lithuania, expert Tishchenko exaggerated the losses from a century-old war by a thousandfold
A guest on the Vecherni politicheski kanal show run by Minsk-Novosti stated that 500,000 people died in the Polish-Lithuanian War of the 1920s and linked this conflict to current relations between Poland and Lithuania. The Weekly Top Fake team discovered that this estimate is not based on the known scale of the war. Relatively small forces were involved in the battles, and the losses were nowhere near the announced figure.
misrepresentation, Poland, Lithuania, Radio Minsk, Alexander Tishchenko, war, history.
01 May 2026
Has Lithuania’s logistics business come to an end? A radio broadcast intended for a Polish audience exaggerated the consequences of the conflict at the Belarusian border
The Belarusian radio station that broadcasts to a Polish audience said the Lithuanian logistics business ceased to exist after the conflict on the Belarusian border. However, transportation and revenue data show that the road freight sector has not collapsed. Although risks and losses have been discussed, official statistics have not shown any signs of a decline.
misrepresentation, Lithuania, International Radio Belarus, Maria Krushevskaya, economy, big business.
30 April 2026
“They spend 58% on food and the rest on utilities.” The First Information Channel exaggerated the expenses of Latvian residents by four times
According to the First Information Channel, Latvian residents spend more than half of their salaries on food and the rest on utilities. However, the broadcast mixed different indicators and presented the shares of individual household spending categories as if they accounted for nearly all income.
misrepresentation, Latvia, First Information TV Channel news.by, Evgeniy Gorin, economy, rising prices, salaries in the EU, healthy eating, utility bills.
29 April 2026
State media’s nuclear fakes: The costs of Chornobyl disaster remediation and the risks of nuclear power plant construction in Poland
To mark the 40th anniversary of the Chornobyl accident, Radio Minsk discussed the financial costs of addressing its aftermath. Meanwhile, the amount of state investment in Chornobyl programs was overestimated by a factor of ten. Another state media outlet — the First National Channel of Belarusian Radio — portrayed the Polish nuclear power plant as a project entrusted to a company with no experience in building NPPs.
misrepresentation, Belarus, Poland, Radio Minsk, First national channel of Belarusian radio, Aliaksei Audonin, Irina Novikova, accidents, radiation, nuclear waste.
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