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…
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Another ancient Orthodox church recognizes Ukrainian autocephaly despite Moscow’s efforts to block it
Chrysostomos II, the primate of the Orthodox Church of Cyprus, has recognized the autocephaly of the Ukrainian Orthodox…
Hybrid War in Ukraine and Belarus: same thing and potentially same disastrous outcome
Calling for dialogue, the Belarus opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanovskaya has stressed that "the revolution in Belarus is not…
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…
Russian disinformation shadows Ukrainian-British-US Joint Endeavor 2020 exercise
The Russian Armed Forces’ largest military exercise of the year, Kavkaz 2020, was held on September 21–23, in…
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…
Markiv case: in second hearing, Milan court calls for complete & exact translation of audiotapes
Prosecutor Nunzia Chiaravolo requested that the first translation of the audiotape, where Markov allegedly said: “We killed (took…
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.…
Due to pandemic, first appellate court hearing of Markiv case closed to public and most journalists
On July 12, 2019, Vitaliy Markiv was found guilty of complicity in the killing of Italian journalist Andrea…
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…
Ukraine’s new National Security Strategy: A wide scope with foggy implementation mechanisms
On September 14, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy approved the country’s new National Security Strategy, entitled “Human Security—the State’s…
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.…
Why eastern Ukraine continues to support pro-Russian politicians in the seventh year of war
25 October 2020 is the day when local elections will take place across Ukraine. Citizens will choose the…
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…
Defense team submits new evidence in Markiv case in Italy
The court of appeals will consider the appeal against the conviction of the Ukrainian soldier. 31-year-old Vitaliy Markiv…
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…
Belarusian, Russian state-run media tweak disinformation narratives to conform them to each other
The initial awkward “wrinkles”, like when the Belarusian state media claimed that Russian Wagner group militants traveled to…
Russia’s English-language disinformation outlets disregard developments in Belarus
“C’mon, let’s ignore!” The English-language segment of pro-Kremlin disinformation outlets is surprisingly indifferent towards the ongoing events in…