Russian propagandists and media broadcasting pro-Kremlin rhetoric spread information that the Minister of Youth and Sports of Ukraine, President of the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine Vadym Huttsait said that Ukraine is ready to go to the Olympic Games together with Russians and Belarusians. It's fake.

The case was studied by the fact-checkers of the Center for Strategic Communications. In fact, Vadym Huttsait, in an interview with the Japanese news agency KYODO NEWS, said that after the International Olympic Committee did not invite Russia and Belarus to the Olympics, Ukraine decided to compete for licenses for the Olympics in all international competitions where there are no Russian and Belarusian flags. The National Olympic Committee of Ukraine (NOC) has a clear position that “peace in Ukraine is non-negotiable”, and the Olympic Games “should not be a platform for whitewashing or legitimizing actions that are completely contrary to these values”. Also, there is still no final decision on the participation of Ukraine in the Olympics in the event that Russians are admitted to them.

Thus, Russian propaganda is trying to discredit the Ukrainian authorities and sow discouragement among Ukrainians. We have previously talked about the tactics of how Russian propaganda uses sports to spread anti-Ukrainian narratives. 

Anonymous telegram channels broadcasting pro-Kremlin rhetoric distribute the cover of an ostensibly German edition of Eulenspiegel, which depicts Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi and Polish President Andrzej Duda and the text of the Volyn tragedy. It's fake.

The case was investigated by fact-checkers of the Center for Countering Disinformation. They determined that there was no issue with that cover, and that the barcode on the cover was from another issue.

Thus, Russian propaganda is trying to spoil relations between Poland and Ukraine and create the appearance that there is tension between the countries supporting each other. Earlier, Detector Media talked about the manipulation that Poland officially demands an apology from Ukraine because of the Volyn tragedy.

Anonymous telegram channels broadcasting pro-Kremlin rhetoric spread information that a bar ostensibly for Satanists called “Khram” (Temple) has been opened in Kyiv. “In addition to outright smut, there is also an active propaganda of homosexuality in the institution”, the messages note. It's fake.

The owners of the Khram establishment, despite its name, insist that they have refused to use any religious symbols and are not trying to offend the feelings of believers. In an interview with The Village, they noted: “We have no religion, nationalities, orientations, types, races, subcultures, ages. Our temple is open to everyone who is close to our philosophy - that the world is one and one must live with hedonism”.

Russian propaganda also uses the term “homosexuality”, removed from the official list of mental disorders. Currently, attraction to the faces of its article is not considered a mental illness and it is correct to use the term “homosexuality”.

Probably, Russian propaganda drew attention to the interior features of the institution, which has stained glass windows, 4 bars, an organ and a design made in dark colors, which confirms its origin for Satanists. Detector Media visited the institution and found no traces of Satanism or homosexual propaganda there.

Thus, Russian propaganda fuels the narrative that all Ukrainians are Satanists and Russia is fighting a new satanic regime. And, they say, the Ukrainian authorities are destroying Orthodoxy. Earlier, Detector Media denied the fake that Ukrainian children were secretly taken to Turkey for the sake of British Satanists.

In the American segment of the social network X, formerly known as Twitter, a message with a photo is circulating that during excavations in Kharkiv near Hospital No. 6, corpses without organs, including babies, were found. The head of the All-Ukrainian Federation of Large Families, Tetiana Zakharova, allegedly believes that newborns could be sold to researchers or clinics that inject beauty with stem cells. It's fake.

The fact-checkers of the VoxCheck project investigated this case. A photo circulating on social media shows the exhumation of bodies from a mass grave in Liman in 2022. The material itself was written 14 years ago and is based on quotes from Graham Smith, Moscow correspondent for the Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail.

Thus, Russian propaganda continues to promote the message that Ukraine is the world leader in “black transplantation”. They justify Russia's actions and accuse the Ukrainian authorities of crimes in order to discredit it and undermine Ukrainians' confidence in it. Earlier, we refuted the fake that Ukrainian battalions kill Ukrainian children and then export their organs under the grain export code.

Russian media broadcasting pro-Kremlin rhetoric spread information that Western countries allegedly refused to provide security guarantees to Ukraine. Propaganda refers to the words of the lawyer Mykhailo Soldatenko, who allegedly wrote about this in a column for the Ukrainian Pravda publication. It is not true.

The case was investigated by the fact-checkers of the StopFake project. In fact, Mykhailo Soldatenko did not claim that Western countries, in particular the G7, refuse to provide security guarantees. In his column, he noted that the very word “guarantees” is not mentioned in the declaration of the G-7 leaders after the NATO summit. Ukraine is currently negotiating with the US and the UK on a bilateral treaty on security guarantees.

Thus, Russian propaganda is trying to discredit Western partners and sow discouragement among Ukrainians. Earlier, we talked about the message that Russian propagandists spread that international support for Ukraine is being reduced due to corruption.

Russian media and anonymous telegram channels broadcasting pro-Kremlin rhetoric spread information that the Verkhovna Rada allegedly registered a bill that prohibits teenagers from 16 to 18 years old from leaving Ukraine. It seems that Ukrainians resort to such laws due to the fact that adult men are running out in Ukraine. It is not true.

The fact-checkers of the Center for Strategic Communications drew attention to the case. On July 11, 2023, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine registered the “Draft Law on Amendments to the Civil Code of Ukraine on the Protection of the Rights of Children During Temporary Departure from Ukraine” No. 9480. It aims to protect the rights of children traveling abroad, and especially orphans and children deprived of parental care. The law does not talk about mobilization, but only about limiting the independent travel of children aged 16 and over abroad for unification with the rules of social services of the EU countries.

Thus, Russian propaganda is trying to discredit the Ukrainian authorities and sow discouragement among Ukrainians and military personnel. Earlier, Detector Media talked about how Russian propaganda manipulates the issue of mobilization in Ukraine, in particular, deliberately exaggerating its scale.

In the Russian media broadcasting pro-Kremlin rhetoric there are reports that the United States allegedly specifically transferred the main financial burden “in support of the anti-Russian war” in Ukraine to the countries of the European Union in order to impoverish them. They seem to be “ruining the EU, provoking record inflation there and worsening living standards”. It's fake.

The case was investigated by the fact-checkers of the StopFake project. In fact, the financial military support for Ukraine from the United States is 43 billion dollars, and the EU countries - 20 billion euros. So, the US is providing a lot of help, and the pro-Kremlin media are manipulating information.

Russian propaganda systematically promotes narratives about a “starving Europe” and sanctions that harm Europe. Thus, they are trying to reduce the assistance of partners to Ukraine. Earlier, we talked about the message that the EU's GDP is allegedly declining to critically low levels, while Russia's is only increasing.

Anonymous telegram channels broadcasting pro-Kremlin rhetoric disseminate information that the infectious disease leptospirosis is spreading among the military of the 103rd  separate territorial defense brigade. They refer to an article from the Public website, where they mention 4 people hospitalized in a Lviv hospital. It is not true.

The case was investigated by fact-checkers of the Center for Countering Disinformation. T. Aleksanian, head of the fourth diagnostic department of the infectious diseases hospital, stated that from July 31 to August 9, 4 people were hospitalized with a diagnosis of leptospirosis. However, the article does not report that the military from the 103rd brigade  were hospitalized.

Thus, the Russian propaganda is trying to discredit the brigade and sow panic among the Ukrainian military and reduce morale. Earlier, we refuted the fake that an outbreak of cholera was recorded in Odesa.

The Russian media broadcasting pro-Kremlin rhetoric spread information that the weapons transferred by the Americans to Ukraine appear in the Mexican cartels. The United States allegedly fears that the Mexicans will begin to use weapons on the border against American security forces. This information is distributed with a link to an English-language site. It is not true.

The case was studied by the fact-checkers of the Center for Strategic Communications. On the site referred to by the propaganda, in the About Us section, they posted people whose photos are found on other dubious sites related to conspiracy theories and fakes. And the story about the cartels is based on an article from The New York Times, where Ukraine is not mentioned at all. There is also no evidence that the partners' weapons they provide to Ukraine have been seen in other countries.

Thus, Russian propaganda is trying to discredit the Ukrainian authorities and spread the opinion that Ukrainians resell weapons of partners on the black market and they fall into the hands of criminals. Earlier we talked about the manipulation that Mexican drug cartels allegedly receive weapons provided to Ukraine.

Such information was disseminated in social networks, in particular, on telegram channels broadcasting pro-Kremlin rhetoric. Reports say that a banner advertising Volodymyr Zelenskyi was installed in New York with the inscription: “I made 10 times more than a Barbie movie”. The authors add photo evidence to the messages. It is not true.

Fact-checkers of the Center for Countering Disinformation under the National Security and Defense Council determined that such a banner does not exist. The propagandists used a real photo of the banner and put a photo of Zelenskyi on it. Specialists of the Consulate General of Ukraine in New York confirmed to fact-checkers that the banner about Zelenskyi is not real, and explained what is now depicted on it: an advertisement for the Lord of the Rings and the Harry Potter Exhibition.

Thus, propagandists seek to show that their rhetoric is also repeated in the West, so that people get the impression that the whole world is opposed to Ukraine and supports Russia.

Such information was disseminated on social networks and propaganda media. Reports say Ukraine plans to ban Tetris because it was developed by a Russian engineer and “Ukraine sees everything as propaganda”. The authors refer to the French edition of 20 minutes and add video evidence. It is not true.

The fact-checkers of the StopFake project drew attention to the case, and they explained that they did not find any information about the subject of the Tetris ban on the official website of the publication. Moreover, not a single government agency of Ukraine has come out with a statement on the so-called “ban”. So the propagandists just dropped this message without proof.

Thus, the authors mock and appeal to the fact that the refusal of Ukraine from the Soviet heritage (for example, the dismantling of the coat of arms of the USSR in the motherland) is supposedly wrong and generally ridiculous. The propagandists actually exaggerated this situation when they noted that the puzzle game was “banned” in Ukraine.

This information was disseminated by the propaganda media. Reports say that Poland and Lithuania recently secretly approved a plan to annex the western part of Ukraine. Like, the countries are agreeing to seize part of Ukraine and are preparing for an offensive. It's a lie.

The fact-checkers of the EU vs Disinfo project drew attention to the case, explaining that in January 2023 the presidents of Poland, Lithuania and Ukraine signed a joint statement supporting the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine. And there is no “approved” annexation plan. This is a propaganda stunt. And the fact-checkers emphasized that all the messages about the “capture” of some part of Ukraine by Western states are conspiracy theories. After all, the authors of the fake do not give specific examples and facts.

By spreading such fakes, propagandists are trying to distort reality and show that Ukraine's strategic partners really want to seize its territories or at least harm the state.

Media broadcasting pro-Kremlin rhetoric spread information that the Western media allegedly operate under real military control and receive instructions from the security services. They refer to the words of Dmytro Pieskov, who said that Western media “live under real military censorship”, stressing that “they receive instructions from intelligence”. It's fake.

EUvsDiSiNFO fact-checkers drew attention to the case. They report that in democratic countries, the media is neither controlled nor censored by the government or any of its institutions, including the military. So this statement is wrong.

According to Reporters Without Borders, the countries with the most freedom of the press and freedom of speech are the countries often referred to as the “Western”, dominated by European countries, as well as Canada and the United States.

Russian propagandists use reflection tactics to divert attention from Russia's own censorship. Earlier, Detector Media talked about the message that Ukraine is harassing foreign journalists for the “truth” about the war against Ukraine.

Anonymous telegram channels broadcasting pro-Kremlin rhetoric are allegedly spreading the order of the commander of the military unit A-7053 (124-th separate territorial defense brigade). In it, he allegedly prohibits the issuance of ammunition to those mobilized due to the increased incidence of suicide. It's fake.

The case was investigated by fact-checkers of the Center for Countering Disinformation. They determined that the document was fake because the text contained errors, and the seal was added using photo editors.

Thus, Russian propagandists are trying to discredit the Ukrainian army, to sow discouragement among the Ukrainian military. Earlier, Detector Media refuted the fake claim that supposedly unknown persons distributed a document on behalf of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which recommends carrying out preventive work on homosexuality among servicemen.

A video appeared on the X social network, formerly known as Twitter, showing an allegedly Ukrainian drone flying allegedly in Moscow. The caption to the video also indicated the date of August 3, 2023. It's fake.

The case was investigated by the fact-checkers of the Check Your Fact project. Using keyword search, the video is dated June 2023, not August 2023. It was posted on TikTok. The text of the video indicates that the drone filming city is Rostov-on-Don, not Moscow. Also GeoConfirmed, an account that geolocates videos and images taken during the Russian-Ukrainian war, geolocated the video to Rostov-on-Don.

Russia has said Ukraine was behind the drone attacks, but Ukraine has not commented on the event in Russia.

Russian propaganda disfigures the facts and tries to accuse Ukraine of crimes against Russia. Earlier, Detector Media talked about the manipulation, that the UN allegedly stated that drone attacks on Moscow should stop.

Anonymous telegram channels broadcasting pro-Kremlin rhetoric are circulating a photo from the Azovets children's camp, where children with an Azov badge hold Adolf Hitler's books Mein Kampf for children (My Struggle). As if the children in the ranks are reading this book. They say that Ukrainian children have been made Nazis since childhood. It's fake.

The photograph used by the Russian propagandists has been edited. In a Google Images search, we found the original photo. In it, children hold brochures with the inscription “Azov” in their hands.

“Azovets” is a camp for children that teaches skills that can be learned in pre-conscription and history lessons in schools. They teach medicine and robotics, use military terminology. The Azov Regiment and the Azovets camp for children are different things, which are connected by the leader of the movement Andrii Biletskyi.

Thus, Russian propagandists continue to promote the message that Azov and everything connected with it, even the children's camp, are Nazi organizations. This is a continuation of the narrative that the Russians are promoting Nazism in Ukraine, and Russia is fighting against it. Earlier, we refuted the fake that the Germans are asking the Ukrainian military not to use Nazi symbols.

Anonymous telegram channels broadcasting pro-Kremlin rhetoric spread information that the cause of the explosion of grain tanks in the Turkish port of Derince on August 7 was supposedly a weapon intended for the Ukrainian military. “Or maybe there was not only grain, but also deadly “toys” for the Armed Forces of Ukraine?” - one of the telegram channels wrote. It's fake.

The fact-checkers of the StopFake project drew attention to the case. None of the Turkish and foreign media claimed that there were weapons or military equipment at the site of the explosion. On August 9, Turkey's Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Ibrahim Yumakli, stated that “the explosion occurred due to technical consequences caused by dust compression”. He also promised to conduct research.

Thus, Russian propaganda is trying to present Ukrainians as a threat to the security of other countries. All this is in order to reduce support for Ukraine. Earlier, we refuted the fake that the crime rate increased in Poland because of the Ukrainians.

On the Russian and Lithuanian segments of Facebook and anonymous telegram channels broadcasting pro-Kremlin rhetoric information is spreading that the Ukrainian military received drugs from the United States that make them fearless at the front. In the video, a man in camouflage uniform shows a bag with the USAID logo, on which the names of the chemicals - methylphenidate and ephedrine - are written. On the right side of the video, there is a US flag and the inscription “thank you”. Also, some reports say that the 79th Separate Airborne Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine received ephedrine, used in the production of methamphetamine, along with a US aid package. It is not true.

The case was investigated by the fact-checkers of the 15min project. These substances are used to make medicine and are prescribed by doctors. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has approved many medicines containing this active ingredient, methylphenidate. And ephedrine can be found in drugs, but doctors prescribe it to treat nasal congestion.

In the brand book posted on the agency's page, it is noted that the colors of the logo should be red and blue, and not black and red, as in the video. Also on the USAID page there is no information about humanitarian support for the Ukrainian military.

Moreover, the representative of the 79th separate airborne brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Lieutenant Yaroslav Chepurnas confirmed that the video is fake. Representatives of the brigade denied receiving assistance with such medication.

Thus, propagandists are trying to discredit the United States and weaken the assistance of Western partners to Ukraine. And also to support the fiction that the Ukrainian military uses drugs and, in part, they are forced to do it. Previously, we refuted the fake that psychotropic drugs are being supplied to the Ukrainian military.

On the American segment of Facebook, Instagram and social network X, formerly known as Twitter, low-quality clips are being distributed over a Sky News broadcast showing footage of the operation to clear the rubble of the Transfiguration Cathedral in Odesa, with the caption: “It's all a movie”. Social media users point out that the destruction of the cathedral is staged, pointing to two women carrying heavy stones too lightly as evidence. The video seems to show how “fake props are being used to show a war-torn Ukraine”. It's fake.

The case was investigated by media fact-checkers Reuters. This video is not a performance. In the original high quality broadcast of Sky News and footage from Rudaw Media Network, the Savior Transfiguration Cathedral was damaged during a Russian missile strike on July 23, 2023. As a result of the assault, the floor was covered with rubble, and pieces tore off the decorative walls. And two women, the footage of which is shown by propagandists, help to eliminate the consequences of a missile strike and carry stones or concrete. Moreover, in an email to Reuters, the Odesa diocese of the UOC said that during the restoration work in the cathedral in 2002-2010, light modern materials were used.

“In particular, decorative elements made of expanded polystyrene etc, which are light in weight and have the necessary structural strength, have been lightened”, the diocese said. "The women in the video are carrying one of these elements."

Thus, Russian propaganda is trying to discredit Ukraine, which is allegedly staging to accuse Russia of crimes. So propagandists want to hide their terrorist actions and remove responsibility. Earlier, Detector Media described how Russia uses newspeak, in particular the word “staging”, to blur reality.

Russian media that spread pro-Kremlin rhetoric and in the Russian segment of Facebook distributed a video with American actor Dean Norris, where he allegedly calls on Volodymyr Zelenskyi to go to Hazelden Betty Ford, a rehabilitation center for alcoholics and drug addicts. This video was allegedly posted by the actor on Instagram and tagged the official account of Volodymyr Zelenskyi and the rehabilitation center. It is not true.

The fact-checkers of the Myth Detector project drew attention to the case. Actor Dean Norris did not post this video on social media, nor did it get circulated in reliable media. The videos were probably bought on the cameo platform, where you can buy personal videos from celebrities. Also, there are no details in the video indicating that the actor is referring specifically to Volodymyr Zelenskyi, just as there is no mention of Ukraine. In the video, Dean Norris refers to a certain “Volodymyr”. And the background and clothes of the actor are similar to those in other cameo videos. Moreover, after the start of the full-scale invasion, actor Dean Norris supported Ukraine and tweeted about it.

Thus, propagandists are trying to promote the thesis that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi allegedly has problems with drugs and alcohol, therefore, he is inadequate, and the whole world is trying to call him for treatment. Earlier, we refuted the fake that American boxer Mike Tyson and American actor Elijah Wood urged Zelenskyi to be treated for alcohol and drug addictions.

Anonymous Telegram channels that broadcast pro-Kremlin rhetoric spread the information that Poland's supposedly ruling party has made an announcement. It says that Ukraine must transfer Lviv to Poland in exchange for help. It's fake. 

The fact-checkers of the Center for Countering Disinformation drew attention to the case. They established that such an announcement does not exist, it is an invention of propaganda. Moreover, the Polish authorities and the Polish people systematically help Ukraine. 

Thus, Russian propagandists are trying to discredit Poland and sow discord among the allies. Earlier, Detector Media talked about the manipulation that the office of the President of Ukraine allegedly threatens Poland with a break in relations after the war.

Propagandists are actively spreading information on social networks that Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said that he would ask for assistance from the Canadian government in mobilizing members of the Ukrainian diaspora for war. Like, he is talking about 30 thousand men of military age. However, this is fake.

Reuters analysts drew attention to it. They found that Ukraine and Canada jointly denied the information from these reports. In particular, in response to a request from fact-checkers of the publication, Yurii Sak, adviser to the Minister of Defense of Ukraine, called them “a cheap fake”. The Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs also confirmed that Ukraine had not made such requests. There are no similar statements by Reznikov on the Internet either.

By spreading such fakes, propagandists want to cause panic among Ukrainians and discredit the Ukrainian authorities. Detector Media has repeatedly written about how Russian propaganda manipulates the issue of mobilization in Ukraine, in particular, deliberately exaggerating its scale.

Such information was disseminated in social networks, in particular, on telegram channels broadcasting pro-Kremlin rhetoric. The reports say that recently, on utility bills from the gas supply company Naftogaz, users found an inscription on the provision of a discount. As the authors explain, one can get a discount if they provide the company with information about collaborators and deviators. Photos of receipts are added to publications. It's a lie.

The fact-checkers of the Center for Countering Disinformation under the National Security and Defense Council took up this case and found out that the photo was edited using Photoshop since the original photo of the receipt was superimposed with the text about the provision of a discount. However, in original receipts such an inscription does not exist.

By spreading this fake, the authors are trying to show that Ukraine is allegedly in complete disarray, because civilians are asked to catch collaborators and deviators of the political regime “at any cost”. Moreover, propagandists are hinting that there are many people who are against the political regime of Ukraine, and as if most people are cooperating with Russia, where the situation is “the best”.

Such information was disseminated in social networks, in particular, on telegram channels broadcasting pro-Kremlin rhetoric. Reports say that an outbreak of cholera was recorded in Odesa and the region. It is not true.

Fact-checkers of the Center for Counteracting Disinformation investigated this case and found out that the information about the cholera outbreak is not true. Chief State Sanitary Doctor Ihor Kuzin said that Ukraine is ready to respond quickly in case of outbreaks of cholera. So far, they have not been fixed. According to him, there are enough drugs and diagnostic tools to diagnose acute intestinal infections, including cholera.

And as of the beginning of July 2023, not a single case of cholera infection was recorded in Ukraine. For other infectious diseases, the department of the Ministry of Health explained that the risk of their outbreak is increasing, but at present, enhanced epidemiological surveillance is being carried out in the affected areas.

In addition, to counter the outbreak of infectious diseases in Odesa, Mykolaiv, Kherson regions, 38 water monitoring points were opened as well as in Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, Odesa, Mykolaiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions.

By spreading this fake, propagandists seek to sow panic among Ukrainians in order to intimidate them. Earlier, we just refuted a similar case when they allegedly recorded an outbreak of cholera in Kyiv. It turned out that this was also not true.

Such information was disseminated in social networks, in particular, on telegram channels broadcasting pro-Kremlin rhetoric. Reports say that one of the universities in the United States posted a job advertisement for the Foreign Legion of Ukraine. The ad itself says: “Don't know how to pay off your student loan? Join the Foreign Legion of Ukraine!” It is not true.

The fact-checkers of the Center for Counteracting Disinformation under the National Security and Defense Council, who found out that such an announcement was not real, took up the case. Through a reverse search on Google, the experts found that ads are published only in the Russian segment of social networks. It is most likely that the authors of the fake compiled the photo using Photoshop.

Russian propaganda systematically nourished the narrative that regular military personnel of other states, the so-called “foreign mercenaries”, are fighting in Ukraine. Thus, Russian propaganda is also trying to justify the failures of the Russian army. Like, they are fighting not with “weak” Ukrainians, but with “specially trained NATO members” or Americans. Moreover, Russian propaganda throws in fakes about hiring students, the unemployed, and the like to show that there is no one to fight in Ukraine and they are recruiting “everyone in a row”.

Earlier, we refuted such a fake, that the United States calls on people without a fixed place of residence to join the International Legion of Ukraine.