Russian Embassy distorts story about anti-vaccine disinformation
By Polygraph
Russian UK Embassy Twitter account
Official social media account
“In a strange twist of logic the author tells us Russia is against vaccination, which is...
Russia predicts next Presidential election could cause a Second American Civil War
By Polygraph
RIA Novosti
Russian state-owned news outlet
“American and British academics admit that an intrastate confrontation may begin soon in the United States.”
Source: RIA Novosti
MISLEADING
The article...
Netizen Report: How WhatsApp (and $3 million) helped carry Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro to victory
By Netizen Report Team, for Global Voices
The Advox Netizen Report offers an international snapshot of challenges, victories, and emerging trends in Internet rights around the...
What’s disinformation doing “right” — and what can newsrooms learn from it?
By Laura Hazard Owen, for NiemanLab
“Recognition of altruism as a motive for publishing (i.e. shedding a light on unknown/hidden information).”
The growing stream of reporting...
The New York Times asked for examples of election disinformation — and got 4,000...
This election might have less misinformation than 2016’s race, but “Christine Blasey Ford — proudly posing with Soros” and “We’re making a Woman’s Vote Worth more by...
Kremlin Watch Briefing: The Kremlin sanctions 322 Ukrainian citizens and plans a Russian ground...
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The Kremlin has introduced new economic sanctions against 322 Ukrainian citizens and 68 companies.
RT and Sputnik, along with other foreign accounts, circulated disinformation on Brazilian...
Unlike in 2016, there was no spike in misinformation this election cycle
By Paul Resnick, for The Conversation
The “Iffy Quotient” has been downright steady leading up to tomorrow’s midterm elections, and Facebook deserves some credit for...
StopFake #208 with Marko Suprun
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister wants to root out Russian passport holders. EU warns Ukraine against militarization of Azov sea. Finnish court smacks three pro-Kremlin trolls...
Fake: Hungarian Teenagers Kill Ukrainian Boy in Transcarpathia
Social media, chat rooms and regional Ukrainian media all circulated stories claiming that a Ukrainian boy was cruelly murdered by Hungarian youths in a...
Fake: Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Wants to Root out Russian Passport Holders
All Ukrainian citizens who also have Russian passports will be rooted out – stories with such headlines were featured in the scores of pro-Kremlin...