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Pro-Moscow Myths in Kharkiv Have Lost Support, but New Narratives Need to Be Created

The tyranny and mass torture that the Kremlin is using in Ukraine today, systematic shelling and rocket attacks on civilians, resulting...

Sep 2

Propaganda under the guise of analytics: debunking ABC Political Studies

Today, open cooperation with pro-Russian information platforms is toxic for most European expert communities. Therefore, one of the...

Aug 19

The summit on a disinformation mountain

Moldova is rapidly moving towards parliamentary elections set for 28 September. Seen as decisive for the geopolitical orientation of the...

Aug 8

Countering disinformation, one international volunteer at a time

In late June, a 30-year-old German-American volunteer crossed the Polish-Ukrainian border to begin combat training with Ukraine’s armed...

Aug 4

Imedi TV: The propaganda megaphone undermining Georgia’s EU aspirations

One of the most-watched television channels in Georgia, Imedi TV has become the ruling party’s most powerful propaganda machine,...

Jul 29

Putin’s final chapter: how war became Russia’s national curriculum

Many historians agree that school history textbooks shouldn’t cover current events – some historical distance is usually necessary to...

Jul 15

Matryoshka’s Moldovan manipulation

In recent days, the Kremlin-backed Matryoshka disinformation network has launched a new blitz aimed squarely at Moldova’s President Maia...

Jul 7

Never let a crisis go to waste

In the Kremlin’s playbook of manipulation, every crisis, every tragedy, is an asset. The Israel-Iran escalation is no exception. The...

Jun 24

African Initiative: Russian FIMI operation disguised as a news agency

The Kremlin has steadily expanded its foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI) operations globally. We have tracked their...

Jun 19

From Screen to Battlefield: Constructing the Image of the Enemy on Russian Television

As recently as early 2014, 66% of Russians had a positive attitude toward Ukraine and Ukrainians, but within a year, Kremlin propaganda...

May 30

Exposing and analysing Russia’s FIMI operations

On March 19, the EU HRVP Kaja Kallas presented the 3rd EEAS Report(opens in a new tab) on Foreign Information Manipulation and...

May 21

Enter the galaxy: a network analysis of influence operations

Foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI) operations are a complex and multi-faceted challenge which, as evidenced by...

Apr 16

Russian spies as disinformation actors

For years, one of the biggest obsessions of pro-Kremlin disinformation peddlers has been convincing their audiences that any and all...

Apr 4

Behind the curtain: a novel analytical approach to FIMI exposure

The European External Action Service (EEAS) has released its third report on foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI)...

Mar 28

Why Russia has been trying to take Crimea for centuries: myths and true facts about the peninsula

The information component has long been an integral part of modern conflicts. Ukraine has always been the target of Russia’s massive...

Mar 20

What we have learnt about FIMI after three years of full-scale war in Ukraine

By Mykola Balaban and Serhii Zhukov The modern level of economic, political, and informational globalisation offers vast opportunities...

Mar 19

Schadenfreude over the abyss

Pro-Kremlin disinformation operators have tried to smear, delegitimise and humiliate Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy since his...

Mar 12

How Russia Spreads Propaganda Through New Year’s Programming

At first glance, it seems like a musical concert, but upon closer inspection, it is a means of state propaganda. Since New Year’s holds...

Jan 30

“Gas Gangrene” of Kyiv and Moscow: The Informational Component

For the last three decades, Russia has wielded gas pricing and supply as instruments of political influence. What changed in 2025?...

Jan 22

Five historical pillars of Russian imperial propaganda

Russia’s war against Ukraine goes far beyond military aggression — it’s rooted in centuries of historical manipulation designed to...

Jan 20