What did not happen in 2020: Russian propaganda top absurdities of the year
True to tradition, we bring our what-did-not-happen-this-year list. It demonstrates the lavish collection of literally unbelievable events and…
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Top pro-Kremlin fakes about Christmas 2020
And it is the season for Christmas Disinformation Cases! All the cozy little lies about Europe, canceling Christmas, repeated…
From information laundering to influence: Russia’s footprints in Germany
Information laundering is a process within an information influence campaign. Through the process of ‘laundering’ hostile actors try…
Russia’s self-victimization as propaganda tool for evading responsibility: disinformation review
A clear example of this is the poisoning of the Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny. Pro-Kremlin media writes…
From information laundering to influence activities: Russia’s footprints in Nordic-Baltic countries
It begins with an explanation of how narratives can be understood in the context of strategic communication, followed…
Ukraine is back in the focus of pro-Kremlin media: disinformation review
A chapter in the recent study by NATO StratCom COE lists and compares narratives that were pushed by the…
“We’re all living in America”: this week’s Russian disinformation
One narrative claims Joe Biden, when inaugurated, will continue the demonization of Russia. He even swore to work actively against Russia. Moreover,…
“Tallies from the crypt”: Russian propaganda’s conspiracies on voting fraud in US
And honestly, no newsroom in the world can ignore a report that claims to have data on such…
The Kremlin and its alleged rise of zombie voters in US: propaganda review
Russian state TV declares, entirely without foundation, that 1.8 million dead voters took part in the election. And…
Elections in Europe and beyond remain a target of Pro-Kremlin disinformation: this week’s disinfo review
Let us start with Moldova. According to pro-Kremlin media, the US is allegedly preparing the opposition for mass…
This week’s Russian propaganda: Ukraine to smuggle Russian vaccine via EU as British vaccine turns people into monkeys
First, some big news. Six real sandworms and fake monkey vaccines On Monday the US Justice Department indicted…
From English into Russian into Czech: re-translation as a Russian propaganda’s manipulation tool
From seed to harvest The prestigious foreign media outlets don’t make a habit of seizing on and supporting…
Russian disinformation activities accompanying the MH17 trial
The Dutch newspaper NRC reported recently that a day before the start of the MH17 process, a conference…
The ghosts of the Kremlin’s past: this week’s targets of Russian propaganda
The profound sense of bitterness and resentment about the past is a core element of pro-Kremlin myths. It…
Pro-Kremlin disinformation is often able to influence people’s opinions, research shows
The research by Thomas Zerback (University of Zurich) and Florian Töpfl (Free University of Berlin), shows that forged…
Russian filmmaker falsifies fake forgery to call Belarusian crowds computer-generated
No one can doubt Mr. Mikhalkov’s professionalism. He is certainly one of Russia’s most internationally acknowledged film professionals.…
Repetition and runaway selection: pro-Kremlin disinformation this week
Navalny, the story continues, literally The flooding of the information space with conspiracy theories related to the poisoning…
Russian propaganda made up camps for Middle East refugees in Georgia: case of a forged letter
The beginning Our research shows that the disinformation campaign began on 24 August 2020 in a French-language blog.…
Belarusian journalists on strike replaced by Russia’s RT strike-breakers
Journalists at the Belarusian State Channels started a strike on 17 August. Alyaksandr Lukashenka reacted with almost immediately…
Salisbury all over again: novichok in trends of Russian propaganda
In a striking case of déja vu, pro-Kremlin media is seeking to muddy the waters surrounding the suspected…