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Jan 10
“Disinformation Is a Weapon, and We Are at War”: An Expert on Hybrid Threats in Romania
Interview with Susana Dragomir, political scientist, expert in strategic communications. In November and December, Romania held...
Dec 31, 2024
1000 and 4000 days of Russia weaponising information in its war against Ukraine
As Russia’s war against Ukraine has marked two grim milestones – 4000 days since the initial invasion in 2014 and 1000 days since the...
Nov 22, 2024
"Protecting Historical Lands": How Russia justifies the occupation of Southern Ukraine and explained its retreat from Kherson
On the second anniversary of Kherson's liberation, we recount how Russian propaganda shifted from assurances that "Russia is in Kherson...
Nov 14, 2024
Internal Propaganda: How the Kremlin Uses and Tames the “Z-Telegram”
We explore how Russian authorities were forced to allow a measure of freedom to critique them to war advocates on Telegram — and how they...
Nov 13, 2024
Fifty shades of the Kremlin’s ‘red lines’
In international politics and diplomacy, clearly signalling one’s positions, or so-called ‘red lines’, has a real practical value – to...
Nov 5, 2024
Georgian Election: The Kremlin’s Tactical Victory?
On October 26, Georgia held its parliamentary election, with the central intrigue surrounding the contest between the ruling Georgian...
Sep 24, 2024
A History of Contempt: How Russia Has Struggled to Accept Ukraine’s Independence for 33 Years
Let us take a look at how Russia has been challenging Ukrainian statehood by disregarding borders, undermining sovereignty, and denying...
Jun 18, 2024
Another battlefield: Telegram as a digital front in Russia’s war against Ukraine
In this new report, the DFRLab investigates the role of Telegram in Russia since the February 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Banner: Paper...
Jun 10, 2024
Manipulated voices: Belarus’s disinformation targeting Lithuanian democracy
In the days leading up to Lithuania’s 2024 presidential elections, which were held in May 2024, a foreign information manipulation and...
Jun 4, 2024
Who’s really in the shadows?
Most people are naturally suspicious. And that’s not a bad thing. In fact, our innate inclination to doubt and question everything we...
May 24, 2024
Disinformation: Russia’s Old but Effective Weapon of Influence
The Baltic States have been subjected to a Russian smear campaign since the restoration of their independence. I The Metropol Gala It may...
May 20, 2024
A glorious future awaits
In Georgia, the controversial ‘foreign agents’ law was passed by the Georgian parliament, triggering widespread demonstrations in the...
May 6, 2024
Russian State Media Finally Admits it is Propaganda & that “Truth No Longer Exists”
Olga Skabeyeva, a notorious Russian propagandist and state television host, has played a pivotal role in shaping public opinion in...
Feb 2, 2024
Taiwan: How an Island Democracy Resists the Propaganda Onslaught of Beijing and Moscow
Lai Ching-te, chairman of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), was recently elected as Taiwan’s new president. The current...
Jan 26, 2024
The Kremlin’s upside-down world in 2024
The year 2024 will be busy. Continuing from our disinfo review of last week, we present a short New Year’s overview of the main features...
Jan 18, 2024
Groundhog Day of Evil
In Putin’s Russia, the calendar turns, but the story remains unchanged. A cycle of deception, oppression, moral decay, and futile...
Jan 3, 2024
Kremlin Shady Horse Daniel Kovalik: Russian narratives under the guise of protection of human rights
The project “Shady Horses” delves into investigating Russian propaganda dissemination within Western countries through prominent...
Dec 29, 2023
Bad Santa comes with deceitful gifts
The Kremlin’s master Putin is the bad Santa of disinformation. Every year, he returns to give a huge baskets of gifts we never wanted. In...
Dec 18, 2023
DIVIDE AND CONQUER: Russia’s information war against Ukrainian-Polish relations
Introduction One of the primary objectives of Russian propaganda and information influence in the Polish information space is to...
Oct 11, 2023
Shaping and manipulating the information space
In military jargon, officers sometimes talk about ‘shaping the battlefield’, referring to measures that set the conditions for...
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