Fake: Russian Tanks in Smolensk Heading Towards Belarus Border
As the protests in Belarus intensified, fakes about the unfolding events began spreading on social media. One Facebook account in particular began circulating a...
Storytelling the Disinformation. Part 4
By EU vs Disinfo
The Forces of Destruction
Once upon a Time, in a kingdom far, far away, a dragon was keeping the entire population hostage,...
Twitter will now label state-controlled media accounts
By Hanaa' Tameez, for NiemanLab
Twitter is going to start labeling state-run news organizations as such, it announced on last Thursday. It will also explicitly label...
Andriy Derkach and his tapes. About one special operation to interfere in the US...
By Mykhailo Makaruk, for InformNapalm
The “Derkach tapes” were first spoken about after the press conference by Andriy Derkach, that took place on May 19....
Misinformation is Everybody’s Problem Now
By Joan Donovan and Claire Wardle, for Items
Misinformation can be deadly. The Covid-19 pandemic has demonstrated that fact clearly and tragically. While the big tech companies have...
US Exposes Russian Tactics to Sway American Elections
By Nike Ching, for VoA News
The United States exposed Russia’s tactics of using a combination of “official, proxy, and unattributed communication channels and platforms”...
People who engage with false news are hyper-concerned about truth. But they think it’s...
By Tommy Shane, for NiemanLab
“On Google, searching for ‘coronavirus facts’ gives you a full overview of official statistics and visualizations. That’s not the case...
Iran’s Military Bragging is Classic. Often It Goes a Little Too Far
By Polygraph
Amir Ali HajizadehAerospace Force brigadier general, Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps"During the Payambar-e Azam 14 (The Great Prophet) war games in south Iran, IRGC...
Bestiarium Kremlinensis G – R
By EU vs Disinfo
Warning: Satire
Fear is the main element in Russian politics. The EUvsDisinfo has outlined a few of the phobias, plaguing the Kremlin leadership....
Fake: Ukrainian ships caused Beirut Explosions
Russian media quickly began disseminating their own version of what caused the devastating blast in Beirut and as is often the case when Russian...