ALL ARTICLES

Nov 22

"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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A glorious future awaits

In Georgia, the controversial ‘foreign agents’ law was passed by the Georgian parliament, triggering widespread demonstrations in the...

May 6

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

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

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

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

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...

Sep 13, 2023

One of these things is not like the others

Russian state-affiliated disinformation outlets try to ‘borrow’ credibility by impersonating legitimate media and government...

Jul 11, 2023

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...