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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...
Dec 31, 2024


Seeking Rifts and Launching Missiles
The Kremlin knows that even its most vicious intimidation tactics, like launching a cruise missile against a children’s hospital, will...
Jul 25, 2024


“Disinformation is one problem among many in the information environment” – Interview with Alicia Wanless
Dr., Ms Alicia Wanless / King's College London Alicia Wanless is the director of the Partnership for Countering Influence Operations at...
Jul 22, 2024


The Remorseless
Lavrov and pro-Kremlin propagandists continue their macabre dance on the graves of innocents, revealing once again the true, cruel nature...
Jul 19, 2024


In Sub-Saharan Africa, China embraces Russian messaging against Ukraine
Russian narratives thrive in Sub-Saharan Africa with the help of Chinese media networks, localization expertise, and infrastructure....
Jul 3, 2024


Elections are battlefields for the Kremlin: Sow distrust and discontent
From 6-9 June, the next elections to the European Parliament will take place across EU Member States in the largest European democratic...
May 31, 2024

The Kremlin Screams “Foul-play” Against the International Olympic Committee
Contrary to what the Kremlin wants you to believe, Russia’s relationship with the IOC severely soured long before Thomas Bach, head of...
Apr 25, 2024


The wind is blowing towards the East: the vulnerability of young Africans to anti-Western propaganda
In order to explore the degree of absorption of anti-Western propaganda among young people in sub-Saharan Africa, we carried out a field...
Apr 2, 2024


How Russian Propaganda Is Influencing Opinion in India and Indonesia
Russian influence in the countries of the so-called Global South is one of the main pillars of the international dimension of Kremlin...
Mar 21, 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...
Feb 2, 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 26, 2024


Propaganda in Sport – Deceptive Neutrality: Russian Killer Athletes
On December 8, the International Olympic Committee decided to grant Russian and Belarusian athletes participation in the 2024 Olympic...
Jan 12, 2024


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 29, 2023

Wikipedia in Russian: How to Manipulate Information with Flexible Truths
Wikipedia is one of the top five most visited websites in the world as of November 2023. Every month, approximately 4 billion unique...
Dec 22, 2023


Countering disinformation in Africa: human rights need to come first
In this candid discussion with EUvsDisinfo, Marystella A. Simiyu addresses disinformation and information manipulation in Africa...
Dec 1, 2023

“North Korean Rus”: The Image of the DPRK in Russian Propaganda
The rapprochement between Moscow and Pyongyang is causing concern in the West because of the supply of North Korean weapons to the...
Nov 17, 2023


How the Kremlin Exploits Anti-Semitism to Disrupt Arms Supplies to Ukraine: The New Old Front
In geopolitical terms, Russia’s aggression against Ukraine is heavily based on information campaigns and disinformation campaigns...
Nov 2, 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...
Oct 11, 2023

Russian Propaganda in EU Social Media
The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content, and Technology published a report titled “The Digital...
Oct 6, 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...
Sep 13, 2023
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