#PutinAtWar: How Sputnik Secures Russia’s Interests
Assessing the propaganda role of the Kremlin’s “news” wire
By Ben Nimmo, for DFRLab
On February 16, 2018, the U.S.-based company responsible for the Russian government’s “Sputnik”...
Commission’s approach to tackling online disinformation is an empty box
By Jakub Janda, for Euractiv
EU High Representative Federica Mogherini and EU Digital Commissioner Mariya Gabriel are keeping their eyes wide shut to the Russian...
Terrorists or Political Prisoners? Russia Responds to U.S. State Department
By Polygraph
Sergei Ilyin
Radio Sputnik
"Some of the people, supposedly repressed for political reasons, whose release Washington is calling for, have been convicted of grave crimes...
Fake: Ukrainian Soldiers Wearing Russian Uniforms Spotted in Donbas
Several Russian media featured stories this week claiming that Ukrainian armed forces wearing Russian military uniforms were spotted on the contact line between Ukraine...
Fake: Former Russian Radio Host Advocates Ethnic Cleansing in Donbas
Several Russian publications featured stories last week claiming that Russian journalist and radio personality Matvei Ganapolsky, who works in Ukraine, is advocating ethnic cleansing...
Fake: The central communication port is being created to allow quick transfer of US...
In 2017 StopFake and its partners from the Central and Eastern Europe presented the result of local media monitoring in search for Kremlin propaganda...
Where do Kremlin propagandists come from?
In 2017 StopFake and its partners from the Central and Eastern Europe presented the result of local media monitoring in search for Kremlin propaganda...
Edwars Lucas: Don’t play risk with Europe
Edward Lucas explains why the West should not treat the "in-between" states as objects on a gameboard.
By Edward Lucas, for CEPA
My introduction to geopolitics...
Distinguishing between factual and opinion statements in the news
The politically aware, digitally savvy and those more trusting of the news media fare better; Republicans and Democrats both influenced by political appeal of...
Putin: Olympic Venues in Sochi Are “Very Busy”
By Polygraph
Vladimir Putin
President of Russia
“We managed to address a very difficult challenge that other countries which have hosted the Olympic Games have not been...