When:
Monday, April 6, 2015
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM CT
Where: Harris Hall, 108, 1881 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208 map it
Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Public
Contact:
Jackie Mccoy
(847) 491-5636
Group: Slavic Languages and Literatures
Category: Fine Arts
e Stopfake project is an independent Ukrainian website launched by young journalists on March 2, 2014.
Its goal is to counter false information about Ukraine, in Russian and Ukrainian media outfits. e website
publishes articles, video newscasts, and informational material to educate readers about propaganda and
the ways in which the news is distorted. e Stopfake team has already verified tens of thousands of articles,
photos, and videos, revealing nearly 400 instances of false reporting.
UKRAINIAN JOURNALISTS
AGAINST RUSSIAN DISINFORMATION
Tetiana Matychak is co-founder and editor-in-chief of Stopfake.org.
She has worked as a financial journalist and an editor for several
Ukrainian newspapers and websites. Her professional specialization
is the Ukrainian banking system.