Retracing the steps of a disinformation campaign
By EU vs Disinfo
2018 has already seen several clear examples of the ongoing pro-Kremlin disinformation campaign. First came the disinformation surrounding the Skripal poisoning, then...
Russian disinfo patterns: same actors, different sets
By Lukas Andriukaitis, Vilnius Institute for Policy Analysis, special for StopFake
The dark arts of disinformation has many different shades. Have you ever had the...
World Cup Awareness: Five Things Worth Knowing About Propaganda in Russia
By EU vs Disinfo
Millions of Russians look forwards to welcoming visitors from across the globe to the 2018 FIFA World Cup. They will proudly...
StopFake #186 with Marko Suprun
Fake: Ukrainian military fire on OSCE patrol; Ukraine to separate from Crime via canal; NATO expansion destabilizing Europe; Ukraine to face problems after leaving...
Manipulation: NATO Expansion Destabilizes Europe
NATO plans to destabilize Europe - this was Russia’s reaction to NATO’s growing presence in the Balkans. Izvestia, RT and Moskovskyi Komsomolets all rang...
The Skimm launches a 1:1, bot-less (for now) texting service to help subscribers make...
By Christine Schmidt, for NiemanLab
“People are always on their phones, but this isn’t ‘Let’s just start shooting them info over text.’ When you integrate...
#PackOfLies: How Egyptian students became fake Palestinian martyrs
A fake video, supposedly showing how the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip filmed misleading videos about the seemingly killed martyrs of their own so...
Russian Responses to Babchenko’s Staged Death
Moscow’s reactions to the staged death of Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko in many ways mirrored their reactions to his “real” death of the day...
Robotrolling 2018/2
By NATO Stratcom Centre of Excellence
New Robotrolling report by NATO StratCom COE shows a surge in anonymous Twitter posts about NATO activity in the...
Kremlin Watch Briefing: France arrests intelligence officers, Sweden teaches the public how to defend...
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The Swedish government has produced a pamphlet instructing the nation’s 4.8 million households on actions to take in crisis situations, including...