Last fakes of the week
06 May 2025
Instead of 40% of Poles reporting they’ve grown poorer, the CTV anchor claimed it was nearly 70%
Nearly 40% of surveyed Poles said their financial situation had worsened compared to 2024, and 27% said it had significantly declined, the CTV News anchor reported. She cited the results of a survey conducted in Poland. The Weekly Top Fake team found her claim to be misleading.
misrepresentation, Belarus, Poland, CTV, economy.
05 May 2025
Political analyst Yelfimov: Three out of four university graduates in Europe are unemployed. Let’s check the facts
The state has given young Belarusian professionals the gift of guaranteed employment after university, while in Europe 75% of graduates are unemployed, said political analyst and host Vadim Yelfimov. The Weekly Top Fake team checked just how far off his numbers were.
misrepresentation, Belarus, European Union, Radio Minsk, Vadzim Yalfimau, education, unemployment, achievements.
02 May 2025
Did the Poles really put up a monument to a drunken Soviet soldier rapist? Here’s what communist Kruglik didn’t tell you
Poland has sunk to perversion, said Yuri Kruglik, first secretary of the Minsk City Committee of the Communist Party of Belarus. According to him, a monument was erected there showing a drunken Soviet soldier raping a pregnant Polish woman. The Weekly Top Fake team looked into what’s wrong with that story.
misrepresentation, Belarus, Poland, Radio Minsk, Information agency Minsk-news, Siarhei Klishevich, Vadzim Yalfimau, Yuri Kruglik, history, war.
01 May 2025
Grandchildren of Nazis in power in the EU? We fact-checked the Russian professor’s claim
Europe is ruled by the grandchildren of Nazis and collaborators, said Alexander Tikhansky, a professor at the Russian Academy of Military Sciences. He cited German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and future German chancellor Friedrich Merz as examples. The Weekly Top Fake team set out to find out whether the professor was telling the truth.
fabrication, Russia, Germany, Ukraine, Belarus Today, Alexander Tikhansky, politics, Nazism.
30 April 2025
The Interior Ministry reassures: Migrants from Pakistan aren’t coming, and no crimes are being committed. We found both the migrants and the crimes
Migrants from Pakistan aren’t coming to Belarus and, accordingly, aren’t committing any crimes in the country, the Interior Ministry claims. The Weekly Top Fake team looked into whether the security agency’s claim holds up.
misrepresentation, Belarus, Pakistan, Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus, migration.
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