Last fakes of the week
04 December 2025
Will the EU demand that Ukraine repay its loan? We looked into the Belarusian silovik channel’s manipulation
The authors of the Belarusian_silovik Telegram channel claimed the European Union wants Ukraine to pay back an interim loan. The Weekly Top Fake team checked what the actual terms are.
misrepresentation, Ukraine, European Union, Telegram channel Belarusian silovik, politics, war.
03 December 2025
“Destroyed Karatkevich…” A fake from political analyst Piotr Piatrouski about wiping out Belarusian street names in Ukraine, Poland and Lithuania
Political analyst Piotr Piatrouski claimed that authorities in Ukraine, Poland and Lithuania are wiping out the memory of Belarusian cultural figures by renaming streets and removing monuments — including, possibly, the monument to Uladzimir Karatkevich in Kyiv. The Weekly Top Fake team examined what actually happened to the monument and to streets named after Janka Kupala, Jakub Kolas and Branislau Tarashkevich.
misrepresentation, Belarus, Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania, YouTube show Azaryonok. Directly, Piotr Piatrouski, art, history.
01 December 2025
Terror attack or staged show… Belarusian political analysts called the sabotage on Poland’s railway a scripted event
The explosion on Poland’s railway was a staged act that Polish authorities supposedly labeled a terrorist attack. That’s how Belarusian political analysts interpreted what happened next door. The Weekly Top Fake team found that these local experts distorted the events.
misrepresentation, Poland, Radio Minsk, International Radio Belarus, Yuri Voskresensky, Vadzim Yalfimau, Piotr Piatrouski, accidents.
30 November 2025
Soared in a Week! How Belarusian state media spun a routine price fluctuation in Poland into a story of runaway inflation
Food prices in Poland rose 3% in a week — that’s the statistic shared by Sviataslau Mikhailau, host of the Vitebsk News YouTube channel. BelTA reported the same numbers. The Weekly Top Fake team reviewed pricing trends next door and identified the key details Belarusian state media left out.
misrepresentation, Belarus, Poland, BelTA, YouTube channel Vitebsk News, Sviatoslav Mikhailov, economy, rising prices.
29 November 2025
CTV warns of Latvian inflation, but ours is higher
In October, food inflation in Belarus approached 10%. Yet on the state-run CTV channel, the focus is on rising prices next door — particularly in Latvia. The Weekly Top Fake team reviewed the data and compared the situation in both countries.
misrepresentation, Belarus, Latvia, CTV TV channel, Olga Korshun, economy, rising prices.
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