WhatsApp is a black box of viral misinformation — but in Brazil, 24 newsrooms...
And unlike previous efforts, WhatsApp is giving the fact-checkers an important tool to reach the public more easily.
By Shan Wang, for NiemanLab
Another big national election...
Russia hides truth about death of American student in Siberia
By Sarah Hurst (@XSovietNews), for StopFake
Russian authorities say 25-year-old Colin Madsen from Missouri died from hypothermia in Buryatia under the influence of drugs. His...
Disinformation Analysis on the Western Balkans: Lack of Sources Indicates Potential Disinformation
By EU vs Disinfo
One key feature of disinforming news stories is that they are most often published without quoting any sources, alongside having a biased...
“Finland puts Russian kids in prison” – Disinformation that Shaped the Minds of Millions
By EU vs Disinfo
“We are at the Finnish Gestapo. Russia, help us.” “Finnish government’s policy against Russian kids – genocide or fascism?” And “Finland...
StopFake #195 with Marko Suprun
Donbas talks on prisoner exchange collapse because of Ukraine; Ukraine will not sign declaration prohibiting torture in Donbas; Crimeans who left after the Russian...
Maria Zakharova Claims Ignorance of Slain Journalists’ Activities
By Polygraph
Maria Zakharova
Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson
"I don't even know who sent them there. I don’t know whether they represented the media or a public...
Disinfo News: Moldova ‘Most Exposed’ to Russian Propaganda in Eastern Europe
By Polygraph
Tucked in between Ukraine and Romania, near the Black Sea, the Republic of Moldova continues to push away from its Soviet past. Most...
Reporting the Topic by Avoiding the Topic
By EU vs Disinfo
That press freedom is limited in Russia comes as no surprise. The situation is described as ‘difficult’ by Reporters without Borders...
Fake: Crimeans who Left the Peninsula after Russian Annexation Returning Home
Crimeans, who massively left the peninsula after it was annexed by Russia in 2014, are beginning to return home, announced Grigoriy Ioffe, the chairman...
Russian Journalists Murdered in Africa — What Russia Does Not Say
By Polygraph
Maria Zakharova
Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson
“There is nothing sensational about the presence of Russian instructors in the CAR, no one was hiding anything. Back...