Tasha Sokolova
Journalist, editor, fact checker. She graduated from the Faculty of Journalism of the Russian State University for the Humanities and a master's degree from the National Research University Higher School of Economics. She worked at Novaya Gazeta and the Monitor project. Teaches media literacy at RANEPA and Moscow Higher School of Economics and Social Sciences (Shaninka). Co-author of a Kazakh textbook on media literacy for high school students.
Is it true that ripe figs contain dead wasps?
Is it true that the original recipe for Olivier salad has not been preserved?
Is it true that genes are passed on to a child not only from parents, but also from the mother’s previous sexual partners?
Is it true that using gadgets before bed reduces the quality of your sleep?
Did Bismarck say: “The Russians cannot be defeated. But they can be instilled with false values, and then they will defeat themselves”?
Is it true that eating white bread leads to excess weight?
Is it true that flamingos feed their chicks blood?
Is it true that vaginal birth is healthier for a newborn than a caesarean section?
Is it true that the platypus is the only creature that has the genes of a bird, a reptile, and a mammal?
Did Joseph Stalin say: “The people will feed a good doctor, but we don’t need bad ones”?
