Last fakes of the week
30 January 2025
Azarenok: Mufasa: The Lion King failed due to its racial and LGBT agenda. But box office numbers tell a different story
According to Grigoriy Azarenok in his stream "Azaryonok.Directly," the new Disney animated film Mufasa: The Lion King flopped in theaters. He attributed this to the inclusion of "Latinos, Blacks, gays, and so on" in the storyline. The Weekly Top Fake team investigated whether there are racial and LGBT themes in the cartoon and assessed its box office performance.
misrepresentation, USA, Azaryonok. Directly, Ryhor Azaronak, LGBT, discrimination, European values.
29 January 2025
BelTA noted that the statement criticizing the elections in Belarus had vanished from the U.S. State Department’s website but did not explain why
The U.S. State Department removed the statement from its website, BelTA reported. The Weekly Top Fake team found out why the news agency jumped to conclusions.
misrepresentation, Belarus, USA, BelTA, politics, elections.
28 January 2025
Azarenok characterized Zelensky as "a Britain-aligned figure". We scrutinized his claims
From the first days in office, Volodymyr Zelensky relied on London and, shortly after his election, made it his priority to visit there, claimed Grigoriy Azarenok during his "Azarenok.Directly" program. The Weekly Top Fake team examined Volodymyr Zelensky's travel itinerary in spring and summer 2019 and determined his post-election destinations.
misrepresentation, United Kingdom, Ukraine, Azaryonok. Directly, Ryhor Azaronak, politics, war.
27 January 2025
A presidential candidate "wants NATO in Belarus"? We studied the programs of the candidates
Alexander Lukashenko claimed that there is a presidential candidate for the 2025 election in Belarus who supports NATO, while addressing workers at the Minsk City Technopark. The Weekly Top Fake team reviewed the platforms of the four candidates vying for the position.
misrepresentation, NATO, Belarus, BelTA, Aliaksandr Lukashenka, elections, politics.
24 January 2025
Belarus 1 TV channel stated that Belarus has the cleanest air, water and food in the world. We verified these claims
Andrey Krivosheyev, CEO of Minsk-News agency, boasted on "Editors' Club" that Belarus is the global leader in air, water, and food quality. The Weekly Top Fake team established that our country is actually very far from the top of the ranking.
misrepresentation, Europe, Belarus, world, Belarus-1, Andrey Krivosheev, achievements, ecology.
