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- Sep 4
Manipulate the infosphere, repress the people, and build a cult to Lukashenka
It is now three years since Belarusian authorities manipulated, rigged and falsified the 9 August 2020 presidential elections in that...
- Jul 26
“What bad thing did Russia do to Ukraine?”: a Сhronicle of Enmity 1991-2014
Once, one of the Russian high-ranking officials said: “What has Russia done to Ukraine that is bad?“. This phrase became the meme of this...
- Jul 18
In Europe, Disinformation Is Winning: A Cautionary Tale for the U.S.
An activist holds a poster reading “Propaganda Kills” during a peaceful protest against the war in Ukraine by members of the local...
- Jul 11
Why Wagner’s “Telegram mutiny” remains a dilemma for the Kremlin
Hugely popular in Russia, Telegram has mostly avoided Kremlin internet restrictions – for now. Banner: Yevgeny Prigozhin’s Telegram...
- Jul 7
Prigozhin and glossing over Russian fragility and cracks in military power
While Russia’s war against Ukraine is ongoing, it has been an extraordinary few days inside Russia, with the weekend mutiny by Yevgeny...
- Jul 5
Why Putin should worry his propaganda machine broke down
The Kremlin’s disinformation industry was caught off guard by the Wagner uprising. That’s not great for the Russian president. (State...
- Jun 29
Russia’s twisted hall of mirrors
It has been more than 15 months since Russia launched its 3-day “special military operation” against Ukraine. As Russia’s war of...
- Jun 23
Crimes against children and teenagers as part of Russia's planned genocide of Ukrainians
Cover by IMI Russia accusing Ukraine of "festering Nazism" with no evidence to support these claims is no surprise to anyone. The...
- Jun 21
Kremlin’s tide of disinformation can’t wash away the truth
The Kremlin reflexively turns to its favoured manipulation tactics of denial and aggressor/victim role reversal, but its propagandists...
- Jun 19
How Russia's propaganda budget has surged since the Ukraine invasion
$1.9 billion - that's how much the Kremlin spent on its global disinformation operation in 2022! Debunk.org explains how the Kremlin...
- Jun 9
“It collapsed on its own” – Five Russian media fakes about the destruction Kakhovka dam
Ukraine did not destroy its own hydroelectric power station, creating a man-made disaster on its territory. Since 2022, the Kakhovka...
- May 25
How not to interview a war criminal
In a masterclass on how not to interview a genocidal war criminal, Vice News traveled to Moscow to sit down for an exclusive with Maria...
- May 16
Malware masquerading as Google Bard ads targets millions of Facebook users
Perpetrators presented hijacked pages as Google’s AI service and convinced Facebook users, including a Georgian TV network, to download...
- May 12
Kremlin media accused Lithuania planning a terrorist act at the Kaliningrad border on May 9th
May 9th, Kremlin Every year in Russia, May 9th is celebrated as "Victory Day" with elaborate ceremonies. However, in Kremlin media, it...
- May 10
Kremlin spent 1.9 billion USD on propaganda last year, the budget exceeded by a quarter
Since the media was compared to a weapon by Russian officials and propagandists on multiple occasions, the increased spending on the...
- May 4
Sports out of the politics
Iryna Lishchynska, sports director of Run Ukraine, explains how Russia promotes propaganda narratives through sports and how...
- May 2
A hopeless mix of misleading narratives and plain old fakes
If anything, the Kremlin’s propagandists sure are persistent. They have been trying to deflect blame for Russia’s unprovoked war of...
- Apr 20
EUvsDisinfo - Waiting for another offensive
As different Christian faiths celebrate Easter, the Russian so-called spring offensive in Ukraine has slogged on without making...
- Apr 5
NGOs recorded cases of potential social media manipulation during municipal election campaign
During the election campaign for municipal councils and mayors, potential attempts to artificially boost the content posted by certain...
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