Last fakes of the week
11 February 2025
CTV reports: Poland's purchasing power is declining. We investigated whether this is true and compared it with Belarus
Poles are becoming poorer due to the country's record-high defense budget for 2025, as reported on the CTV channel's program "SASS Is Authorized to Declare." The Weekly Top Fake team investigated whether our neighbors' purchasing power is actually decreasing.
misrepresentation, Poland, European Union, CTV, economy, rising prices, salaries in the EU.
10 February 2025
Avdonin: Lukashenko is the world's first crypto-president. But is he really?
Alexander Lukashenko, not Donald Trump, was the world's first crypto-president, claimed Alexei Avdonin, an analyst at the Belarusian Institute of Strategic Research. The Weekly Top Fake team looked into where cryptocurrency exchanges appeared before they did in Belarus.
misrepresentation, Belarus, world, Belarus Today, Alpha Radio, Aliaksei Audonin, IT, high tech.
07 February 2025
Wikipedia instead of a pass, and a Trump rally instead of the inauguration ball. Fakes and facts about the former Polish Prime Minister's visit to Washington
Former Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki tried to prove his identity using his own Wikipedia page to attend Donald Trump's rally, reported Russian journalist Alexey Pivovarov. The Weekly Top Fake team investigated the Russian journalist's claims.
misrepresentation, USA, Poland, Editorial, Alexey Pivovarov, politics.
06 February 2025
Azarenok named corruption as the cause of Garsu Pasaulis's problems. Why was Garsu Pasaulis actually dropped?
Grigoriy Azarenok said that the Lithuanian company, which was supposed to print "New Belarus" passports, is being shut down due to corruption. The Weekly Top Fake team recalls the actual reason why Garsu Pasaulis had come under scrutiny.
misrepresentation, Lithuania, European Union, Azaryonok. Directly, Ryhor Azaronak, the opposition, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya.
05 February 2025
We estimated exactly how far off was Syrankov comparing unemployment benefits to minimal wage
The unemployment benefit in rural areas differs only slightly from the minimum wage in private enterprises, claimed Sergey Syrankov, the head of the Communist Party of Belarus. Weekly Top Fake investigated the extent to which the former presidential candidate overstated unemployment benefits.
misrepresentation, Belarus, Azaryonok. Directly, Sergey Syrankov, economy, state support, salaries in Belarus, unemployment.
