Law on status of English language prepares Ukraine for occupation: Russian fakes for June 7

This is reported by Espreso.TV.

According to the National Security and Defense Council's Center for Countering Disinformation, on June 7, Russian propaganda launched a large-scale disinformation and fake news campaign.

Fake: Russian collaborator Ganchev said: "The Ukrainian Armed Forces, retreating in the Kharkiv region, are shooting at civilians, not allowing people to evacuate."

Rebuttal: An outright fake aimed at demonising the Ukrainian Armed Forces and turning the population against the Ukrainian military. 

Disinformation: Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zakharova said: "The law on the status of English in Ukraine as a language of international communication is preparing the country for occupation by the West."

Rebuttal: This destructive message is being spread to portray Ukraine as a non-self-sufficient state. In fact, this law is one of the components of Ukraine's European and Euro-Atlantic integration, strengthening the country's international image in globalisation processes, and increasing its competitiveness, investment and tourist attractiveness. 

• Ukraine has created an innovative tool called the Fake News Calculator. It allows the users to quickly find out whether a news item is true or not.