Saturday, May 16, 2026

Propaganda as a Weapon System: How Russian Propaganda Shapes Soldiers’ Beliefs and Combat Motivation

By EUvsDisinfo One of the features that makes propaganda effective is that it reshapes how people understand the world around them, turning war into ‘peace’...

One Propaganda Machine, Different Audiences: How “Pravda” Operates in Germany and France

By Kateryna Aksyonova, for Detector Media The Kremlin does not simply spread disinformation — it tailors it to different audiences. The “Pravda” network (also known as...

Russia Invaded Ukraine in 2014 Long Before the Full-Scale War of 2022

By Paul Niland, for UkraineAlert As Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine approached the four-year mark in early 2026, the international media widely reported that the war had now...

Rumors about the Hantavirus spread ahead of the Lunar New Year; the Taiwan FactCheck...

Reporter: Ho Hui-an, Chen Wei-ting Editor: Chen Wei-ting The original publication can be read here. To address information disorder triggered by major emergencies in Taiwan and to...

Fake: Ukrainians Commit One Third of All Sexual Crimes Against Women in Europe and...

Eurostat or any other credible source published no such data. Propagandists fabricated the video, and the figures it contains are made up. A video, which...

The Disastrous Paradox of Russian Fear

Putin and his coercive security services have created a problem among ordinary Russians that has no easy solution. By Irina Borogan and Andrei Soldatov, for CEPA Russia is being...

Russia Targets Elections in Hungary and Bulgaria

By EUvsDisinfo KEY EVENTS: Pro-Kremlin narratives attempted to discredit the parliamentary elections in Hungary and Bulgaria FIMI outlets engaged in nuclear fearmongering Messaging claimed that EU financial support...

Pranked by the Kremlin: Fake Phone Calls as a FIMI Instrument

By EUvsDisinfo Vladimir Kuznetsov, known as Vovan, and Alexei Stolyarov, who goes by Lexus, are known for pranking world leaders and celebrities. They have called...

Fake: SBU Officer Arrested on Drug Charges in Illinois

Nothing in the public record links the Ukrainian national detained in the U.S. to the Security Service of Ukraine, either as a current or...

How Russia Weaponizes the Church in Ukraine

By Serhii Zhukov and Maksym Vikhrov, for EUvsDisinfo One weapon in the hybrid arsenal Russia has deployed against Ukraine is the issue of religion. Russia...