UK sanctions Russian disinfo agencies for efforts to undermine Ukraine and Western support
UK imposed sanctions on three Russian agencies and their leaders for running disinformation campaigns and fake news networks targeting Ukraine.
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US offers $ 10 million reward for info about Russian Rybar media, interfering in US elections
The Kremlin-linked Rybar media group established a "TEXASvsUSA" channel on X, aiming to exploit tensions around undocumented immigration at the Texas border and “promote social division” ahead of the 2024 US presidential election.
Operation “Doppelganger”: what the FBI knows about Russia’s latest fake news assault on Ukraine
Fake Fox News and Washington Post, crypto, AI, and 2,800 influencers to cause "nuclear psychosis": meet Russia's fresh strategy to undermine support for Ukraine
Russia conducts large-scale psychological warfare in Europe, FBI dossier reveals
The FBI-obtained documents reveal Russia's extensive disinformation campaign aimed at winning over Europeans' hearts and minds, which entails manipulating UK, Italian, French and German officials, influencers and journalists.
ISW: Russia attempts to deflect responsibility for the Okhmatdyt Children’s Hospital strike
The Institute for the Study of War reports that available evidence contradicts Russian claims attempting to deflect responsibility for the attack on a Kyiv children's hospital.
Poland launches a multi-nation initiative to combat Russian propaganda
The newly-established Ukraine Communications Group, which began its operations in Warsaw on 10 June , comprises a robust partnership of 12 countries, including the United States, Canada, and several European nations, all committed to countering Russian propaganda.
Debunked: the top corruption myths Russia pushes to discredit Ukraine
From claims that Ukraine resells Western weapons to assertions that elites profit at the expense of soldiers, a new report breaks down the most pervasive false corruption narratives spread by Russia.
ISW: Russia seeks to incite protests among Ukrainian POWs’ relatives
Russian actors are encouraging relatives of Ukrainian POWs to protest, claiming that the Ukrainian leadership is blocking their return.
France accuses Russia of fake news campaign after debunked mercenary strike
France's defense minister has slammed what he called Russian fake news aimed at discrediting French nationals fighting alongside Ukraine.
Spiegel: Russia behind massive disinformation campaign to undermine support for Ukraine in Germany
The German Foreign Ministry has uncovered a large-scale and systematic disinformation campaign, orchestrated by Russia, that aims to sow discord and distrust among Germans.
Massive Russian disinfo campaign targeted former Ukraine’s Defense Minister on TikTok
A joint DFRLab and BBC Verify investigation has exposed a Russian disinformation operation on TikTok that used about 12,800 accounts to falsely accuse Oleksii Reznikov, former Defense Minister of Ukraine, of corruption.
Ukraine’s Intel: Russia plans to accuse Ukraine of selling Western weapons to Hamas
Russia intends to launch a disinformation campaign to stop Western military aid to Ukraine.
ISW: Russia seeks to disrupt Western support for Ukraine via disinformation
Despite the UK denying plans to send military instructors to Ukraine after earlier comments, Moscow insists the Western support for Ukraine escalates the.
“We will kill them all”: Why Russia’s war against Ukraine is genocide
Russia’s intent is clear, and its crimes fit all five criteria of the UN’s definition of genocide.
Twitter removes restrictions on Russian government accounts – The Telegraph
Twitter removed the limits related to the reach of Russian state media organizations and lifted restrictions on Kremlin-linked…
Russian fake news surge on social media: “Bakhmut has fallen”
The Russian occupiers have begun disseminating new disinformation on social media, posting messages alleging a defeat in Bakhmut…
Why Jordan Peterson is wrong about Ukraine
Professor Jordan Peterson can easily claim the title of an “internet celebrity.” While having a background in clinical…
Russia’s Kramatorsk “retaliatory strike” is an information operation – AFU and journalists
Ukrainska Pravda reports, referencing Suspilne, as well as Ukraine’s Ukraine’s Eastern Group of Forces spokesman Serhiy Cherevaty, Reuters…
Moscow again using and trapped by conspiracy theories to justify Russia’s fight against the West, anthropologist says
During the Cold War, the Soviets frequently used conspiracy theories to justify their confrontation with the West. The…
Putin regime has three basic ideas, all taken from Leningrad’s back alleys and the KGB’s torture chambers, Eidman says
Too much ink has been wasted trying to identify the intellectual influences on Putin and his camarilla, the…