Category Coordinated disinformation

Fake: Poland Kicks Out Refugees to Get Them Drafted into Ukrainian Forces

Ukrainian law enforcement officers send requests to Poland to extradite only those Ukrainians who are involved in the organization of illegal migrant traffic to the EU.

October 14, 2024
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Fake Ukraine’s Defense Minister Dismissed because of Prolonged Conflict with Russia

Russian media is claiming that a recent New York Times article states that Ukraine's Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov was removed from his position because of the prolonged war with Russia. The real cause is that as the war has dragged on, there is a need for new leadership that could solve problems facing the Defense Ministry, first of all, problems with supply contracts, which have been heavily criticized by Ukraine's civil society.

October 14, 2024
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Fake Video: Anti-Ukrainian Flash Mob in Poland

The German state radio station and TV channel Deutsche Welle did not shoot a video about the "anti-Ukrainian flash mob in Poland". No such video is available on the website and social networks of the Polish and English-language versions. Russian propaganda used Deutsche Welle's signature style to create a fake story about a non-existent anti-Ukrainian flash mob.

Fake: Ukrainian Refugees Mistake Slovenian Flag for Russian, Beat Up a Man

Euronews did not publish a video on its social media that Ukrainian refugees allegedly beat a Slovenian man due to a mistake with the flag. The screenshot of the video circulating online was most likely fabricated. Its authors deliberately used the logo of a well-known European media and its design for propaganda purposes. Moreover, StopFake journalists could not find a single fact to confirm this story.

October 14, 2024
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Fake: Ukrainian Refugees Provoke a Dangerous Disease Outbreak in Rzeszów

The propagandist claim that Ukrainian refugees are the source of the bacterial infection is completely unfounded. It is yet unknown what exactly became the source of the infection in RzeszÃ³w. Moreover, the World Health Organization reports that no cases of direct transmission of infection from person to person have been registered to date. Poland's Internal Security Agency is investigating whether this legionellosis outbreak could have been a sabotage.

Fake: Pentagon Doesn’t Like How General Syrskyi Fights Says NYT

The article says nothing about any dissatisfaction with the actions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces command and ignoring the Pentagon's recommendations. It says that Ukraine is using its strategy to secure those parts of the front where Russia can advance.

Fake: Volyn Region Urgently Drafting Medical Staff to the Frontline

In response to StopFake's information request, the director of the multidisciplinary Rozhyshche hospital Viktor Redziy said that they had not received any orders to send medical staff to the frontline.

Fake: UN Believes Ukraine Threatens Nuclear Safety Worldwide

During the UN meeting dedicated to the International Day against Nuclear Tests, none of the countries accused Ukraine of threatening a nuclear disaster. Russia's rhetoric threatens international nuclear safety, as UN representatives from different countries clearly stated.

Fake: Zelenskyi Refuses to Extend Military Actions to Russia’s Crimea

President Zelenskyi did not make any statements about Crimea belonging to Russia. What he actually said was that Russia can be forced to withdraw its troops from the occupied Crimea by political pressure. This option will help Ukraine save the lives of its citizens.

October 14, 2024
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Fake: Ukraine Blames China and TikTok for “Failed Counteroffensive”

Ukraine has not made any statements about the "failure of the counteroffensive" or accusations against China. Cybersecurity expert Vitaliy Yakushev only voiced the information that the Chinese social network TikTok has access to the contents of a user's phone and uses the data in favor of Chinese intelligence.