Category Religious freedom

Fake: Ukrainian Orthodox Churches Celebrate Halloween

Halloween was not celebrated in the Orthodox Church of Ukraine temples. In the original video, the choir performs the church song How Beautiful is Your Temple, Mother of God, and not the song dedicated to evil spirits holiday. In addition, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church publicly condemns any celebration of Halloween.

October 14, 2024
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Russia has attacked hundreds of churches in Ukraine

Russia often claims that it protects traditional values and Orthodox Christianity, while destroying, damaging, or looting hundreds of churches in Ukraine.

In pictures: The Ukrainian religious sites ruined by fighting

Several churches and a Jewish yeshiva destroyed or damaged by Russian shelling. BBC News report from March 2022.

July 5, 2023
Attacks on religion Religion Religious freedom Russia Ukraine War crimes

Damaged cultural sites in Ukraine verified by UNESCO

UNESCO list of damaged cultural sites in Ukraine - 260 as of 19 June. (Note that this list includes only those sites that have been verified by UNESCO - a complete list would be far longer.)

No, this video doesn’t show Ukrainians setting fire to an Orthodox church

Did Ukrainians really set a Russian Orthodox church on fire? A video purporting to show just that has been circulating online since April 5, 2023. However, it turns out that this video was filmed in Russia more than ten years ago and shows an accidental fire.

Category Religious freedom

Fake: Ukrainian Orthodox Churches Celebrate Halloween

Russia has attacked hundreds of churches in Ukraine

In pictures: The Ukrainian religious sites ruined by fighting

Damaged cultural sites in Ukraine verified by UNESCO

No, this video doesn’t show Ukrainians setting fire to an Orthodox church

Fact vs Fake tip #3: Look for Emotional Manipulation.

Fact vs Fake tip #2: Is it the whole story?

Fact vs Fake tip #1: Check the source