2018 Russian disinformation in figures: Ukraine-related narratives and Western pushback
From US elections to Crimea to the Skripal poisoning, here’s an overview in figures of how Russian influence…
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Kremlin’s targeting of messages makes ‘ideology of hybrid war’ more effective and dangerous than Soviet predecessor, Eidman says
In Soviet times, Moscow sent out a single ideological message to the world; now, the Kremlin sends carefully…
Kerch incident proves Ukraine & NATO “prepare for war against Russia” – Russian propaganda in Czech & Hungarian media
In hindsight, it should have been clear that the Russian Federation once again committed military aggression against Ukraine…
How the Washington Times spreads Russian propaganda about Ukraine
As Ukraine strives to emerge as a strong and independent nation, Russian disinformation works to undermine its legitimacy.…
US indictment sheds light on the Russian troll factory instruction system
Read more: Investigations by Russian journalists have played a key role in describing the activities of the “troll factory” “Special prosecutor…
How Russia produces conspiracies on bio weapons to befog Skripal case
Tailored for disinformation heavy users: Conspiracy theories on Biological Weapons Just to highlight some examples: 2016: The US…
Russian propaganda all too often promoted by ‘willing local participants,’ Imbi Paju says
Western governments, worried about Russia’s propaganda war against the West, often talk about blocking messages from the Kremlin;…
French think tanks issue 50 recommendations to combat information manipulations
The study focuses chiefly on the Kremlin’s disinformation efforts, although it also details disinformation campaigns conducted by China…
Russian propaganda in Montenegro, Sweden, and Finland – and how they’re fighting back
Sweden Unlike other parts of the world, the Russian state-run channel Sputnik didn’t survive long in the Nordic…
Moscow outlined ‘information spetsnaz’ techniques over a decade ago, Shtepa says
In the wake of the Helsinki summit, Moscow’s state information service Russia Today baldly declared that “Russia has…
Four years on, Russian MH17 disinformation campaign still going strong
The main disinformation narratives continue to be recycled with slight variations: Ukrainian pilots shot down the aircraft, Ukraine destroyed evidence to cover…
Study: A third of Moscow TV news is about Ukraine, and 90% of it is negative
A new study by the Ukraine Crisis Media Center says that between July1, 2014, and December 31, 1917,…
Week’s top Russian disinformation keywords: Genocide, Nazis, and the World Cup
This week, it was all about creating a smokescreen around one of the most important frontlines: Ukraine. As…
In Skripal case, Kremlin following procedures it used for earlier political murders, Pastukhov says
At first glance, Vladimir Pastukhov says, Moscow’s approach to the Skripal scandal appears “irrational and inadequate, in fact,…
Five ways Russia is generating a conspiracy smokescreen around the Skripal poisoning
Tweets of the Russian Embassy in the United Kingdom, which deny Moscow’s responsibility for the former double agent…
Why are the Dutch demanding to shut down the EU’s only anti-propaganda service?
What is EUvsDisinfo? The East StratCom Task Force, or EUvsDisinfo, is an operational working group on strategic communications…
You can’t fight disinformation in the EU without naming its main source – Russia
1. This report, which was prepared by 39 experts over several months, does not bring much new knowledge…
Fake Western experts as a propaganda tool on Russian TV
Last week, Russia’s state-controlled NTV invited an American expert to comment on how the US had reacted to President Putin’s annual address.…
From objective reporting to myths and propaganda: The story of RIA Novosti
“Brothels for zoophiles have existed for a long time in Copenhagen. Local animal rights defenders, whose voices, however,…
Most people in the West make two fatal mistakes about Moscow ‘media,’ Yakovenko says
Most people in the West continue to make two “fatal” mistakes about the media in Putin’s Russia, Igor…