Disinformation websites earn $76 million per year in Europe thanks to ad tech companies, research reveals
New research by the Global Disinformation Index has produced the findings, estimating that more than $76 million in…
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Coronavirus is not a biological weapon. It’s an information one
According to a document recently published by European External Action Service — an integral part of the EU…
Research reveals how Russia-linked social media accounts targeted 2020 US elections
The research comes from professor Young Mie Kim of the University of Wisconsin, who started analyzing posts on…
The Kremlin and its disinformation about coronavirus: when confusion is the message
In one pro-Kremlin outlet, we read that the coronavirus is less harmful than seasonal influenza: "The great COVID-19…
Disinformation mash-up: MH17, coronavirus, Russophobia, Ukraine
This week’s cases are a useful lesson in the opportunism and adaptability of the Kremlin’s disinformation machine, as…
Russia that annexed Crimea says Western countries have territorial claims to Russia
"Smells like Crimea" “In the West, voices are heard that we need to review the results of the…
Baltics call for unified European ‘frontline’ against Russian disinformation
In light of the three Baltic States’ and other Central and Eastern European countries’ continued struggle against Russian…
The Baltic Pipe case: disinformation at the service of the Kremlin’s energy policy
A new gas supply corridor is under construction in the European energy market. The Baltic Pipe – a…
Sanctions on the spotlight: Disinformation targets Latvia
Starting from December, pro-Kremlin outlets have been targeting Latvia and accusing it of Russophobia and of acting as…
80 years ago Stalin deported German anti-fascist, communist, Jewish refugees to Hitler
The pact with Stalin made it possible for Germany to unleash a military attack on Poland just one…
Disinformation sharpened tensions between Serbia and Montenegro as media misrepresented religion freedom law
The adoption of the Law on Freedom of Religion enacted by the Montenegrin Parliament on 27 December 2019…
This week’s pro-kremlin disinformation desperation: MH17 and WWII
A few weeks from now, on March 9th, the District Court of the Hague will begin the criminal…
Facebook takes down 122 Russian military intel accounts that targeted Ukraine
Tactical Evolution The operation was characterized by greater tactical sophistication aimed at circumventing Facebook’s monitoring capabilities and obscuring…
The best defense is good offense: this week’s pro-Kremlin disinformation
Pro-Kremlin Coordinated Efforts on Disinformation The new coronavirus epidemic is dominating the news this week, and this is…
Nostradamus and coronavirus: How Russian propagandists use names of seers to push own narratives
More .ru than Ukraina The online news portal Ukraina.ru has been operating from Moscow since June 2014 –…
Pro-Kremlin disinformation this week: Groundhog day
The Kremlin’s historical revisionism about World War II and the Holocaust shows no signs of losing steam, with…
Russian MP blames US for warm winter, country’s media spread his message unchallenged
Climate in pro-Kremlin media EUvsDisinfo has earlier documented how different climate conspiracy theories have appeared in pro-Kremlin media.…
A guide to Russian propaganda: video series
The Russian propaganda machine produces endless streams of fakes and manipulative stories. While at times they may seem…
Russian propaganda’s “conspiratorial” virus: disinformation review
As the news about a previously unknown respiratory virus – which has already claimed over 100 lives –…
In their war on remembrance, Kremlin historians denigrate Poland to whitewash USSR
The participants of the talk suggest that Russia should insist that the war did not start 1 September…