as a new form of media in Ukraine

Tetiana MatychakKyiv, Ukraine

• Launched on March 2, 2014 • Founders: Ukrainian journalists,

Mohyla School of Journalism alumni• Languages: Russian, English, Spanish, and Romanian• Site Stopfake.org, weekly video

broadcasts, pages in social networks

About 160 000 followers in social networks

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RT lies: Rabbi Misha Kapustin is running from new Kyiv authorities

Truth: Kapustin is running from Crimea after the Russian annexation

Methods we use to debunk photofakes&videofakes:

• Using Google Image Search to find the original• Applying Fotoforensics.com to see the

Photoshoped parts• Searching for videos about the event• Reaching journalists or citizen journalists in that

special area to find real facts

Why Stopfake succeeded in being objective• We verify all the information that comes however

truthful it looks• We never use opinions or official statements as

evidences• We debunk fakes coming from both sides of conflict• If we cannot debunk a fake for 100%, we put it aside• We cooperate with many journalists and bloggersIMPORTANT: We provide workshops and trainings to share our knowledge – the more we share, the more objective Ukrainian journalism becomes