Anastasiia Ivantsova is a fact checker at VoxCheck, which is part of the independent analytical platform VoxUkraine. VoxCheck checks whether politicians use correct facts and context, exposes lies and manipulation, and debunks Russian propaganda, especially the most common misinformation about Russia’s war in Ukraine. She participated in the M100YEJ in 2016 and the M100 Colloquium in 2022.
Twitter: @tsovkan
This year has changed a lot for us. Of course, Russia’s war against Ukraine began back in 2014. But this tragedy was invisible for many – including foreigners – until February 24, 2022. We understood what real fear for one’s life is. When, for example, artillery shells your city, or you hear the whistling of a rocket over your own house.
The only thing that hasn’t changed during this year is the Russian propaganda, which we are bombarded with as often as with the rockets. And, as a fact-checking organization, our team had to deal not only with threats to their lives but also with informational threats. I won’t be able to tell you how the entire country lived during this period, but I will tell you about my three main memories of this war as Kyivan and fact-checker.
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