War on Truth: 8. Tetyana: ‘My son is the Snake Island hero’
On the first day of the war, Ukraine gained a new patriotic hero and Tetyana thought she had lost a son. But the story wasn't quite as it first seemed.Tetyana’s son, Roman became world famous for defi...
22 Huhti 202215min
War on Truth: 7. Sergei: ‘It’s my duty to keep telling Russians the truth’
After Russia’s first independent radio station was taken off air by the Kremlin, the journalists who worked there are finding ways to get round censorship of the war in Ukraine.Sergei Buntman helped t...
14 Huhti 202221min
War on Truth: 6. The View from the Other Side
Marianna Vishegirskaya is the pregnant woman who has unwittingly found herself at the centre of one of the most disputed events of the war.In a previous episode we looked at how Russia falsely accused...
8 Huhti 202218min
War on Truth: 5. Rob: ‘Covid was a hoax, and so is the war’
What does the invasion of Ukraine have in common with the coronavirus pandemic?On the face of it not much at all, but disinformation about the war is also fuelling existing conspiracy movements around...
1 Huhti 202217min
War on Truth: 4. One Baby, Three Photos, and a Web of Lies
When Russia bombed a maternity hospital in Mariupol, it claimed that a wounded pregnant woman was faking it. Her friends told us something different. Images of Marianna Vyshemirska fleeing the afterma...
24 Maalis 202219min
War on Truth: 3. Masha: The Influencer Who is a Secret Weapon
Masha is one of the most famous faces on Ukrainian TV and a huge social media star.But the Russian-speaking celebrity has taken on a new role. Her Instagram posts about skin care tips have been replac...
18 Maalis 202215min
War on Truth: 2. Maxim: Homeless and Trolled
When social media star Maxim was shelled out of his home, he didn’t expect to be called a liar by some of his followers. But did the hostility come from real people - or automated accounts?As the batt...
14 Maalis 202214min
War on Truth: 1. Kristina: ‘My cousin thinks we’re bombing ourselves’
What do you do when you’re Ukrainian and your cousin in Russia refuses to believe her country is attacking your home?After spending days huddled in an air raid shelter, Kristina and her family managed...
14 Maalis 202216min
