Russian unleashes torrent of alternative facts in Amesbury poisoning case
By Sarah Hurst (@XSovietNews), for StopFake
Within hours of British police announcing last night that a couple from Amesbury, Wiltshire had been poisoned with Novichok,...
Fake: Ukraine Can Face Olympic Ban
Russian Defense Ministry’s official publication Zvezda’s latest fake declares that Ukraine could be banned from the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Ukrainian athletes could be...
Fake: Future Maidan Museum Copies Hitler’s Architecture Projects
Comparing Ukraine to Nazi Germany is a beloved trope of the Russian disinformation machine. The latest fake to continue this tradition appeared on June...
Kremlin Watch Briefing: Will Federica Mogherini finally listen to EU Member States?
Topics of the Week
he European Council's conclusions call for a more coordinated and better resourced response to disinformation on part of the EU. Will the...
Figure of the Week: 10,000
By EU vs Disinfo
Russian television viewers were recently told that Ukraine is solely responsible for all the casualties in the country’s war-torn east.
The groundless accusation was...
Decline in public’s trust may prompt Putin to launch new attacks abroad, Yury Gudkov...
By Paul Goble, Window on Eurasia
New Levada Center polls show that Russians are less trusting of Vladimir Putin and other senior leaders including Dmitry...
Russian arms manufacturer leads gullible citizens of “space nation”
By Sarah Hurst (@XSovietNews), for StopFake
The “space nation” of Asgardia attracted global headlines last month when its “Head of Nation”, 54-year-old Igor Ashurbeyli, was...
Fake: EU Financial Aid for Ukraine in Exchange for Migrants
Last week Russian media returned to a favorite disinformation theme with a story claiming the EU and Ukraine were negotiating the settlement of African...
Russian Journalists Fight Back Against Disinformation
By EU vs Disinfo
Factory of Lies is the name of a new television documentary introducing a number of journalists who have uncovered the hidden processes of the...
The strategy and tactics of the pro-Kremlin disinformation campaign
By EU vs Disinfo
Introduction
East Stratcom was established in 2015 to “address Russia’s ongoing disinformation campaigns”, through (i) more effective communication and promotion of policies...