Monday, August 18, 2025

An Obvious Provocation: Russian Media Uproar over Ukrainian National Team’s Football Jersey

Ukraine presented the new uniform of the national football team for the Euro 2020 championship.  The yellow jersey features an outline of the map...

The Dirty Side Of Advertising: Forced Confessions From Belarus On Youtube

By EU vs Disinfo To convey a positive image of Belarus and promote a pro-government Telegram channel, the ‘Belarus – the country for life’ YouTube...

Spotting hoaxes: how young people in Africa use cues to spot misinformation online

By Chikezie E. Uzuegbunam, Dani Madrid-Morales, Emeka Umejei, Etse Sikanku, Gregory Gondwe, Herman Wasserman, Khulekani Ndlovu, and Melissa Tully, for The Conversation Inaccurate information on...

Kremlin Watch Briefing: Repercussions for the Belarusian plane diversion

TOPICS OF THIS WEEK Repercussions for the Belarusian plane diversion. Appeal to the German government for a moratorium on Nord Stream II. Bilateral tensions increase as the...

The World Of Hate: How The Pro-Kremlin Media Continue To Justify The Forced Diversion...

By EU vs Disinfo This week saw the continuation of pro-Kremlin disinformation efforts to justify the forced diversion and landing of a Ryanair flight in...

Part 1: Threat Report Facebook. Looking Back

By EU vs Disinfo Facebook’s report, published last Wednesday, shows how foreign and domestic covert influence operators from 2017 sophisticated their tactics reacting to efforts by...

Fake: Ukrainian General Predicts Loss of Azov and Black Seas

Russian media have been busy disseminating stories claiming that Ukraine’s Military High Command is predicting Ukraine’s  imminent loss of the Black and Azov seas....

Lukashenko ‘The Avia-Pirate’ – Steadying The Sinking Ship?

By Vazha Tavberidze, for Georgian Institute for Security Policy On May 18, Belarus’ most popular internet portal TUT.by was shut down. In addition to the...

Nearly 40% of Americans already believe Covid-19 leaked from a lab. What happens if...

By Laura Hazard Owen, for NiemanLab Plus: “Media news consumption is by far the strongest independent predictor of QAnon beliefs.” The growing stream of reporting on...

Kremlin Watch Briefing: The West should respond to Lukashenko, the Hijacker

TOPICS OF THIS WEEK The West should respond adequatly to Lukashenko's hijacking operation. The US waives sanctions on key players in Nord Stream 2 construction, while...