Re:Check explains how a false impression about Polish and Hungarian purchases of Russian grain is created
Fact-checkers from Re:Check examine claims spread by disinformation actor Aivars Smans about Russian grain. They explain how he creates the impression that Poland and Hungary buy it in large quantities.
The fact-checking project Re:Check has published an explainer on how disinformation actor Aivars Smans builds a misleading picture of what Poland and Hungary do on the grain market. The material appeared on 26 October 2026 and looks at the way these claims are spread.
According to Re:Check, the claims circulated by Smans give the impression that Poland and Hungary, two European Union member states, buy large amounts of Russian grain. They also suggest that the war in that country is not actually taking place. The fact-checkers describe this impression as false.
The publicly available summary of the article does not include further details, such as specific figures, trade data or the places where Smans publishes his claims. Those details can be found in the full Re:Check material.
