Last fakes of the week
22 November 2025
Were American troops really living off Europe? The dean of a journalism department spun shutdown “details” that never actually happened
Lithuania and Poland covered the costs of U.S. soldiers during the American shutdown because they rely on Washington, said Aliaksej Bialiajeu, dean of the journalism faculty at Belarusian State University. The Weekly Top Fake team found that his claims do not match the facts.
misrepresentation, USA, Lithuania, Poland, Alpha Radio, Belarus Today, Aliaksei Bialiayeu, economy, army.
21 November 2025
Have Poles really become much more relaxed in their attitude toward Russia? News.by overstated the supposed thaw
Poles have grown far more relaxed in their attitude toward Russians, economist Vasily Koltashov observed on News.by. We reviewed surveys conducted in Poland and found that “much more” is an overstatement.
misrepresentation, Poland, Russia, First Information TV Channel news.by, Vasily Koltashov, Russophobia.
20 November 2025
News.by blamed the power outage in Vilnius on an energy apocalypse supposedly triggered by the Baltic states disconnecting from the Russian power grid
"Instead of the promised energy paradise, they got a price apocalypse," a News.by host said while commenting on what he claimed were the consequences of leaving the Russian energy system. The Weekly Top Fake team looked into the claims to separate fact from fiction.
misrepresentation, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, First Information TV Channel news.by, economy, rising prices.
19 November 2025
Vaskrasenski’s claim about the world’s top three countries for suicides doesn’t hold up to the facts
Political analyst Yury Vaskrasenski said on the TV show “Azaronak. Directly” that the top three countries in suicides per capita are Lithuania, Latvia and South Korea. Journalists at Weekly Top Fake compared his ranking with the official figures and found discrepancies.
misrepresentation, Lithuania, Latvia, YouTube show Azaryonok. Directly, Yuri Voskresensky, demography, suicides, statistics.
18 November 2025
“Katyusha’s Calculation” doesn’t add up. A News.by anchor drew a faulty comparison between the wealth of Belarusians and Europeans
Belarusians have greater purchasing power than residents of Lithuania, Latvia and several other European countries, anchor Ekaterina Tikhomirova claimed on the program “Katyusha’s Calculation.” We found that the metric she cited does not reflect people’s actual standard of living.
misrepresentation, Belarus, Europe, First Information TV Channel news.by, Katsiaryna Tikhamirava, economy.
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