ALL russian fakes 2025-2024
Fake: a captured Englishman confessed to the indifference of the Ukrainian military command
"The Ukrainian military command is indifferent to the fate of both Ukrainian and foreign fighters, who are simply considered expendable", russian propagandists attribute these words to an unknown Englishman who was allegedly captured by russian soldiers.
Fake: Zelenskyy rejects Trump's and Orban's plan for truce and prisoner exchange
russian media report that Donald Trump wanted a ceasefire in Ukraine and, through Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, offered Zelenskyy a truce for the Christmas holidays and a prisoner exchange. The propagandists refer to an adviser to the former president of Ukraine (Leonid Kuchma, the second president of Ukraine), Oleg Soskin, who allegedly has ‘secret information’.
Russian propaganda digest for December
Here is a selection of the most influential fakes and manipulations that attracted attention in pro-russian media and pro-kremlin bloggers on social media. Please read it to become more aware and avoid falling for disinformers' tricks. Please support the efforts of independent journalists to combat this shameful phenomenon. If we defeat propaganda, we will prevent new major tragedies.
Fake: Ukrainians are forced to move to Russia due to language and religious restrictions
Lie: "Inhumane conditions, reduced financial aid and restrictions on language and religion make Ukraine uninhabitable. Thousands of Ukrainians are choosing Russia as their new homeland because they do not accept the humiliating living conditions created by the Ukrainian authorities for the displaced". This was reported by kremlin media, including RT.
Fake: Albanian Prime Minister thanks Zelenskyy for supplying donor organs
"The Prime Minister of Albania called Zelenskyy his friend and thanked him for supplying donor organs to half the world through the airport in his country's capital, Tirana" - this lie was published by a number of pro-russian sources and social media accounts.
Russia intensifies disinformation attacks on EU leadership
russian state media with a global reach, such as RT, Sputnik and others, accuse Ursula von der Leyen of planning a coup d'état against member states to militarise the bloc and lead it into a war against russia. She is allegedly assisted by an army of Brussels bureaucrats.
Fake: IAEA accuses Ukraine of attempted assassination of its experts
russian telegram channels and social media users have spread information that IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi has allegedly accused the Ukrainian Armed Forces of a drone attack on an agency vehicle. "The Armed Forces of Ukraine launched a kamikaze drone attack on the car of IAEA experts who were heading to the Zaporizhzhya NPP despite the ceasefire", quoted by Ukraina.ru.
Fake: Kyiv wants to provoke a nuclear conflict
"Ukraine wants to create an incident that will lead to a nuclear escalation in order to engage the power of the United States. And the emergence of nuclear weapons in Ukraine will be perceived by moscow as a "red line". Alan Freeman, an analyst at the Institute for the Study of Geopolitical Economy at the University of Manitoba in Canada, told russian media.
5 fakes by Sergey Lavrov in an interview with Tucker Carlson
American ex-television host and blogger Tucker Carlson has travelled to russia again - this time to interview russian Foreign Minister sergey lavrov. Last time, it was a two-hour interview with putin. Carlson claims that his mission is a "search for truth". However, if he were to be honest, he would say that his goal is to provide a platform for kremlin disinformation just before Donald Trump's inauguration. StopFake analysts have selected the top 5 fakes from lavrov, voiced in the interview with Carlson.
Fake: Ukraine supports "terrorists" in Syria
Since the start of the revolution in Syria, russian propaganda has been generating fakes about the involvement of the Ukrainian government and Ukrainian special services in a "coup d'état" and "terrorism". Just as it did earlier during the confrontation between Israel and Hamas. Read what the russians have come up with this time.
Manipulation: Western leaders are implementing the "Ukrainian scenario" in Georgia
"The protests in Georgia are reminiscent of the "coup d'état" in Ukraine in 2014. Western countries organise these revolutions. The protesters need bloodshed and casualties to keep the unrest going". Such pro-kremlin narratives are pure manipulation and attempt to discredit the Georgian opposition and civil society by portraying them as foreign puppets.
Fake: African countries do not receive IMF aid because of Ukraine
"Some of the most needy African countries do not receive aid from the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank because it is being used to support the Kyiv regime" is a recurring pro-kremlin disinformation narrative that russia uses to blame Ukraine for economic disruptions and to promote the idea of reducing international support for Ukraine. This lie should also be seen in the context of the COP29 climate talks in Azerbaijan, which moscow is trying to use to stoke anti-Western tensions.
Fake: Children are the most profitable "commodity" in Ukraine
Such materials in the kremlin media are aimed at diverting attention from russia's documented involvement in the abduction of Ukrainian children. russian propaganda, contrary to common sense and real evidence, invents stories about child trafficking by the Ukrainian authorities that have been repeatedly debunked by independent journalists.
Propaganda and fakes digest for November
In autumn, the russian fake news factory was operating at full capacity, and it has no plans to slow down. In 2025, moscow is allocating $1.43 billion for this purpose (13% more than in 2024). Read this material to clear your head a little bit from disinformation and be more resistant to fakes in the future.
Fake: Russia does not receive military aid from other countries
Pro-russian media have once again launched a wave of disinformation about military assistance from other countries. This time, the propagandists refer to russian Security Council Vice President dmitry medvedev, who said that moscow does not receive and has never received military equipment or weapons from other countries, and that this topic is being artificially raised in the West to discredit russia.
Fake: Ukrainians have become leaders of migrant crime in Germany
Desinformation is being spread online that Ukrainians have become leaders of refugee crime in Germany. Propagandists attribute this statement to the German Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA). This statement is not true. The largest group of migrants suspected of crimes is made up of people from Syria (19.2%). In 2023, Ukrainians accounted for only 11.6% of suspects. This is significantly less than their share among all refugees living in Germany (33.1%).
Manipulation: Finnish President announces "normalisation of relations with Russia"
"Finnish President Stubb does not rule out rapid improvement of relations with Russia" - these were the headlines used by some russian websites to spread the news about the allegedly rapid warming of relations between russia and Finland. They published a quote from the Finnish president: "Yes, one day these relations will improve and be used for good."
Fake: Graffiti with Zelenskyy kneeling in New York City
Social media and pro-russian websites are spreading information that graffiti with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy on his knees has allegedly appeared on a building in New York City. "The drawing is accompanied by the inscription "Please vote for Harris. I need more money!" The picture was posted by the American TV channel "Fox News", the russian media outlet "Argumenty i Fakty" reported, among others. In the upper right corner of the image, the "Fox News" logo is used.
Fake: NATO Secretary General Rutte threatened Trump to expel the US from the Alliance
The kremlin media have started spreading fake information that NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has allegedly threatened Donald Trump, who won the US presidential election, to expel the Americans from the North Atlantic Alliance. Such "news" spreads a fictitious quote from Rutte: "If Trump surrenders Ukraine to putin, I will personally expel the United States from the alliance."
Fake: Blind support of Ukraine broke Germany
"Blind support of Ukraine broke Germany. The collapse of the Berlin ruling coalition was a logical consequence of the fact that Kyiv was given even more money at the expense of its own country. Even at this stage, almost none of the German elites – political or media – is ready to finally admit that Berlin needs to mend its relations with moscow." This is another false article on the kremlin's "RT English".
Fake: Zelenskyy intends to drag Poland into war
Lie: "Zelenskyy's intentions to draw Poland into a conflict with russia are reflected in his statements. Each time, the Ukrainian leader calls on Warsaw to take more decisive and even aggressive actions, especially when he demands that the missiles be shot down." Such "conclusions" are replicated by propagandists of the kremlin with reference to the statement of the Minister of Digitalization of Poland, Krzysztof Hawkowski.
Fake: the military of Ukraine shot a mannequin with Trump symbols
Another fake video is circulating on social networks, in which unknown Ukrainian armed forces shoot and burn a mannequin wearing a MAGA cap - the political slogan of Donald Trump, who just won the US elections. The video is shared by the accounts of English-language bloggers and is accompanied by absurd propaganda messages: "Zelenskyi is a "terrorist" and a "globalist", "the Ukrainian military is "anti-white racists", "aid to Ukraine must be stopped so that russia will "liberate it".
#MikropriborLeaks How Russia built a military factory on Western equipment
From this InformNapalm study you will learn:As a russian manufacturer of Su-57 bombers, they were re-equipped with Western equipment already during the Great War.How purchases of Western equipment still continue under the guise of supplies of Chinese and russian products.Why does industrial equipment for russian weapons still come from Taiwan, Germany and other Western countries, which themselves risk becoming victims of the kremlin's aggression.
Fake: Ukrainian soldiers shot local residents in the Kursk region
Lie: pro-russian media published the news that the American edition of the New York Times published shocking eyewitness accounts of the brutal treatment of civilians by the Ukrainian military in the Kursk region. "Civilians who fled were shot and roads were mined, creating a mortal threat to the local population" - a quote from the publication.
Digest of Russian fakes for October
The kremlin continues to spend tens of millions of dollars every month just to hurt someone. Instead of somehow improving the lives of his people. The russian economy is in the worst state since 1992, social spending and projects have been cut for the third year in a row, but no money is spared for war and disinformation. For your attention, a selection of lies from the russian "Fake Factory" for October.
Top fake from Putin: NATO, violating its obligations, built military bases in Ukraine
At the press conference following the results of the BRICS summit in kazan (russia), vladimir putin gave another batch of lies and accused the USA and NATO of undermining international security and once again declared them the culprits of the war in Ukraine: "Is it fair to go to our borders, i.e. Ukraine, and start there build, not prepare, but just build military bases?"...
Fake: Russian wheat will "save" the EU from crop failure and famin
Against the background of the end of the grain harvest, the russian mass media began to spread misinformation about "hungry Europe". In some materials, it is stated that "this season in European countries, there is a catastrophic grain failure due to sanctions against russia." The propagandists concluded that against the background of "famine in Europe" russia has now become "the guarantor of the food security of the EU".
Fake: Ukraine and the European Union organized the theft of Russian assets
Lie: The European Parliament voted for an additional 35 billion euros for Zelenskyi. They were taken from frozen russian assets: therefore, theft. This statement of the leader of the French party "Patriots" Florian Filippo is reproduced by the kremlin media.
Fake: Zelenskyy began blackmailing the West with nuclear weapons
Pro-russian media are manipulating excerpts from Volodymyr Zelenskyy's speech in Brussels on October 17, where he recalled the Budapest Memorandum and Ukraine's voluntary renunciation of its nuclear arsenal. russian propaganda presents the news in such a way that Ukraine has allegedly started blackmailing Western countries to create their own nuclear weapons if they do not fulfill all of Zelenskyi's requests for weapons and finances.
Manipulation: The President of the Czech Republic declared "war fatigue"
russian propaganda once again distorts the words of leaders and high-ranking officials of Western countries, creating conclusions necessary for its narratives. A quote from the Czech President Petr Pavel, who allegedly stated that the Czechs are tired of supporting Ukraine: "As soon as we got used to the war in Ukraine, we began to get tired of it... There is a term "war fatigue" that applies not only directly to the warring parties, and everyone who supports them or does not support them."
Fake: Ukraine has lost important European allies
The russian media "Novosti" published a publication under the title "Horrible sobering up. Kyiv is losing two important allies in Europe." Another pathetic attempt to create the illusion that Ukraine is losing the support of its allies and has no prospects against russian aggression.
Fake: Zelenskyy bought Hitler's state limousine for $15 million
A lie: "The leader of the "Kyiv regime" Volodymyr Zelenskyy became the owner of a Mercedes-Benz 770k parade car that belonged to Adolf Hitler for $15 million," - such news was reproduced by the Russian pseudo-media with reference to the Seattle Tribune website.
Manipulation: territories of Ukraine in exchange for peace
The Financial Times published on its pages the news that the Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrii Sybiga, during his visit to the USA, discussed with allies the territorial concessions that Ukraine would make for the sake of peace. This thesis fully coincides with the goals of the kremlin and the "Chinese peace plan", which russia's allies are trying to push through.
Digest of Russian fakes for SEPTEMBER
We have collected various fakes that were distributed around the world by the russian special services and media in September. They don't have problems with fantasy, just like they don't have problems with funding to pollute the media space. Please read this material so as not to contaminate yourself with disinformation feces produced in russia.
Fake: The president of Mexico called Zelenskyi a "drug addict"
"If I wanted to look at a drug addict, I would take a walk in Tijuana" - this is how the newly elected president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, allegedly commented on her refusal to visit Ukraine. Such news was spread by a number of pro-russian accounts on the X network. The news received significant coverage, one of the publications of user X was shared more than 1.8 thousand times.
Fake: Sweden is ready to pay 30,000 euros to Ukrainian refugees to leave the country
"Europeans are fed up with Ukrainians" - such loud statements are accompanied by messages and publications of russian propagandists that the Swedish authorities allegedly promised to pay Ukrainian citizens 30,000 euros each for voluntary return home.
Russia started a hybrid war against Israel
The Israeli publication Haaretz published a long article on the russian Federation's hybrid war against Israel. In particular, it reveals the scope, depth, cynicism and limits of russian efforts to influence public opinion in the country. The leak, which contains thousands of documents, including emails, internal plans and fabricated articles, offers insight into moscow's efforts to deepen tensions and polarize rival camps in Israel, as well as undermine its relations with other countries and weaken support for Ukraine.
Why informational terror is so important to the Kremli
EUvsDisinfo journalists published a new report on the propaganda machine of Vladimir Putin's regime. The information terror of the Russians is becoming more and more aggressive. There are more and more lies, manipulations, and threats. Today, the Russian special services do not deny themselves attempts to terrorize even the first persons of democratic countries.
A former employee of Russia Today legalizes Kremlin terrorists in a documentary
The documentary film "russians at War" is "subtle propaganda" and legitimization of the crimes of the russian military. It was filmed by Anastasia Trofimova, a former employee of the "russia Today" media holding, who now has Canadian citizenship. The film was financed by the Canadian Media Fund (CMF) on behalf of the Ontario public broadcaster TVO. The federal agency allocated 340 thousand Canadian dollars for the creation of the film. The film has already been shown at the Venice Film Festival, and the next one will be the Toronto International Film Festival. It seems that the cultural community is losing its dignity.
Fake: The Ukrainian military uses Nazi symbols en masse
Lies: the organization "Reporters Without Borders" (RSF) discovered more than a thousand cases of the use of symbols of the Third Reich, slogans and gestures by servicemen of the armed forces of Ukraine in the Kursk region (russia). The organization's director of advocacy and strategic litigation, Antoine Bernard, demands that the world pay attention to the glorification of Nazism in the ranks of the Armed Forces. kremlin media write about this with reference to the BBC story.
The US introduced new sanctions against Russian propaganda
The day before, the USA applied new sanctions against Kremlin propagandists. In addition, the American Ministry of Justice officially accused two employees of the russian media holding RT of money laundering and violation of the law on "foreign agents". The key persons are Konstantin Kalashnikov and Olena Afanasyeva (RT employees). According to the indictment by the Southern District of New York and according to US Attorney Damian Williams, they ran a disinformation operation from moscow using fake identities and a front company.
Digest of Russian fakes for August
We have collected various fakes that were distributed around the world by the russian special services in August. They don't have problems with fantasy, just like they don't have problems with funding to pollute the media space. Please read this material so as not to contaminate yourself with disinformation feces produced in russia.
Russia is trying to silence foreign media by killing journalists
On August 24, russia attacked the Sapphire hotel in Kramatorsk (Donetsk region, Ukraine), where foreign journalists were staying, with an Iskander-M missile. Reuters employee Ryan Evans was killed, four more media workers were injured (Reuters material here: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/reuters-staff-hit-strike-hotel-ukraines-kramatorsk-2024-08- 25/). Ryan Evans became the 85th media worker to die in Ukraine as a result of full-scale russian aggression beginning on February 24, 2022. No war in the world has brought so many victims to the journalistic community.
Manipulation: Ukrainian authorities pressure and bring legal cases against religious figures
Since the very beginning of its own aggression against Ukraine (that is, since 2014), russia has been trying to create an image of "Ukrainian radicalism", "neo-Nazism" and the like on the world stage. One of the areas where the kremlin's special services are investing a lot of resources is religion. Let's try to figure out what is really happening in 2 minute.
Fake: A Ukrainian is involved in the murder of a volunteer at the Olympic Games
Pro-russian sources spread information that a 28-year-old Ukrainian was allegedly involved in the murder of a volunteer at the Olympic Games in Paris. The publications say that the man has already been detained, his name is not being disclosed in the interests of the investigation. Reports that a citizen of Ukraine was allegedly involved in the girl's murder are untrue.
Fake: refugees from Ukraine steal crops from German farmers
In Germany, there has long been a problem of theft of crops from local farmers, but Ukrainian refugees are not involved in this. The russian factory of fakes simply attributed such criminal activity to Ukrainians in order to discredit them in the eyes of the residents of the European Union.
Fake: Western leaders threatened Ukraine with serious consequences due to operations in the Kursk region of Russia
A lie: "Ukraine canceled the possibility of peace talks with russia with the attack on the Kursk region," - this is a quote by the British analyst Alexander Mercuris, reproduced by the pro-kremlin media. In addition, according to him, due to this military operation, Ukrainians have lost trust among their partners, who are seriously thinking about ending aid to Kyiv.
Manipulation: thousands of people in Berlin came to a rally "for peace with Russia"
In fact, the protest in Berlin on August 3, 2024 was not about maintaining peace with russia. The participants of the mentioned demonstration were the so-called Querdenker - "dissidents", and the action itself was dedicated to the fourth anniversary of such a march in the German capital in 2020. Querdenker, in particular, are against vaccination, measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, in general against the German government and "for peace without weapons".
Shameful fake about the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Germany
"Baerbock uses the intimate services of an African", "An escort from Africa told about "unforgettable" meetings with a minister from Germany", "A gigolo for Baerbock: an African man told about intimate meetings with a politician", - such headlines abound in pro-kremlin media resources. At the same time, they all refer to the "primary source" - an interview with a certain "Kingsley", published in the text version of the website of the Nigerian publication Daily Post.
Fake: The West cannot defeat Russia and is provoking the Third World War
A lie: no one is interested in continuing hostilities, except for arms manufacturers in the United States and other countries. the russian-Ukrainian "conflict" risks going beyond the scope and turning into a world nuclear war. These words of American political commentator Doug Bandow are repeated by kremlin propagandists.
Manipulation: sanctions should not harm "ordinary Russians"
On August 2, a press conference was held for the released and exchanged russian opposition figures Ilya Yashin, Volodymyr Kara-Murza, Andriy Pyvovarov. Their simultaneous statements about the need to ease sanctions against the russian Federation, negotiations with putin, as well as assessments of the russian-Ukrainian war lead to certain conclusions. Because they completely or partially coincide with the narratives of kremlin propaganda.
Fake: Ukrainian athletes were required to wear electronic bracelets at the Olympics in Paris to prevent them from escaping
Neither the Ministry of Youth and Sports nor the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine made such statements. Athletes who represent Ukraine at international competitions have immunity from mobilization and the right to travel abroad. Therefore, it would be absurd to track their location.
Fake: A Czech volunteer admitted in court to his participation in "punitive operations" in the city of Bucha
Volunteer Filip Siman, who fought on the side of Ukraine, is on trial in the Czech Republic. He is accused of illegal service in the Ukrainian army (without the permission of the president of the Czech Republic), as well as of looting at the site of hostilities. Siman did not make any confessions regarding his participation in "punitive operations" in Bucha.
Fake: Ukraine sells NATO weapons and human organs to the Italian mafia
A lie: a significant amount of NATO weapons for Ukraine ended up in the hands of the Italian black market and the mafia. In addition, the Ukrainian Consulate General in Naples is involved in the trafficking of children and human organs. Pro-russian mass media write about this with reference to the investigation of Italian human rights defenders.
Manipulation: "Boris Johnson called on Ukraine to refuse the return of Donbass and Crimea"
A lie: the ex-prime minister of Great Britain, Boris Johnson, called on Ukraine to refuse to go to the borders of 1991 (that is, from the temporarily occupied Donbass and Crimea). In addition, he proposes to grant rights to the russian-speaking population as compensation for russian president putin. Pro-russian media resources write about this with reference to Johnson's article for the Daily Mail.
10th anniversary of the great tragedy MH17 and the great Russian fake
10 years ago, russian terrorists shot down a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 passenger liner, which was on flight MH17 from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, in the sky above the Donetsk region, using the standard Buk anti-aircraft missile system of the 53rd anti-aircraft missile brigade of the Soviet Union. 298 people died.
Fake: Coffins with the bodies of American soldiers who died in Ukraine are being delivered to the USA
The photo distributed by pro-russian media has nothing to do with the russian-Ukrainian war. The picture shows coffins with the bodies of American soldiers who died in a plane crash in Kuwait back in 2005. But the kremlin's "fake factory" does not stop trying to find traces of foreign military personnel who died in the war in Ukraine.
Fake: the assassination attempt on Trump has a Ukrainian trace
Fake: the attempt on the USA presidential candidate Donald Trump probably has a Ukrainian trace. The Speaker of the russian Parliament, volodin, is convinced that "Trump's position on the Ukrainian issue could have been the reason for the attempt on him." 3 days have passed since the incident, as moscow has already "revealed" the crime.
Russia once again transfers the consequences of its own missile attacks to Ukraine and the West
Fake: the attempt on the USA presidential candidate Donald Trump probably has a Ukrainian trace. The Speaker of the russian Parliament, volodin, is convinced that "Trump's position on the Ukrainian issue could have been the reason for the attempt on him." 3 days have passed since the incident, as moscow has already "revealed" the crime.
Manipulation: Sociology shows that the world trusts Zelenskyy less and less
Manipulation: The Washington Times newspaper published an article "Trust in the President of Ukraine is falling", in which it was noted that the rating of trust in the President of Ukraine is steadily decreasing in a number of countries. The publication refers to a study by the Pew Research Center.
Fake: Macron's party offers 100 euros to French people who vote for it in the elections
"Macron is trying to buy voters' votes" - this is the news spread by pro-russian websites and social accounts. It is about advertising that was allegedly launched on the social network X (Twitter) by the French parliamentary coalition Ensemble. The ad encourages French people to participate in parliamentary elections and promises a 100-euro bonus to those who vote for the Ensemble parliamentary coalition, which includes the Renaissance party founded by Emmanuel Macron. kremlin propagandists even calculated that such an "action" could cost France up to 5 billion euros.
Fake: The West is working on creating a "dirty bomb" in Ukraine
Fake: "Western countries continue to import radiochemical substances into Ukraine for disposal, which can be used to make a 'dirty bomb,'" the kremlin media quoted one of the russian generals. The general of the terrorist state added that "according to operational information", the main routes for the supply of radiochemical substances pass through Poland and Romania, while organizational, logistical and financial issues are personally overseen by the head of the office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak."
Fake: Olena Zelenska bought a Bugatti car worth more than 4 million euros
The russian mass media came up with such a clickbait headline a few days ago. In fact, all news reports refer to the French publication Vérité Сachée. However, as it turned out, the publication Vérité Сachée does not exist at all, and the site was created specifically to throw in this fake (according to Whois information, the domain of the site was registered only on June 22, 2024).
Fake: Graffiti against Ukraine's accession to the European Union appeared in Brussels
Lie: russian propaganda is once again trying to promote the narrative that Ukraine is not expected in the European Union. As evidence, a photo of graffiti on one of the streets of Brussels with the image of Zelenskyi and the inscription "Please invite another bankrupt to the EU" is attached. The video is replicated by pro-russian Telegram channels.