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Moldovan Parliament Speaker Passes Law Against Russian Propaganda

2018-01-11, 02:45

By RFE/RL The speaker of Moldova's parliament, Andrian Candu, has signed legislation appointing seven new government ministers along with a law that bans Russian "media...

Netizen Report: Iranian authorities are blocking international web traffic and messaging platforms

2018-01-09, 02:03

By byNetizen Report Team, for Global Voices Global Voices Advocacy's Netizen Report offers an international snapshot of challenges, victories, and emerging trends in Internet rights...

Fake: Hepatitis A Epidemic in Ukraine

2018-01-09, 00:19

Russia’s Defense Ministry television channel Zvezda declared that a Hepatitis A epidemic was raging in Ukraine. Similar stories appeared in other Russian media based...

Automated, live fact-checks during the State of the Union? The Tech & Check Cooperative’s...

2018-01-08, 23:26

Is automated fact-checking the “holy grail” for this corner of journalism? By Christine Schmidt, for NiemanLab Instead of watching the upcoming State of the Union address with...

StopFake #165 with Marko Suprun

2018-01-08, 12:43

Fakes: Ukrainians massively deported from the EU; European Union seeks to improve relations with Russia at any cost; Ukraine postpones salary increases for military...

The Kremlin’s Shifting, Self-Contradicting Narratives on MH17

2018-01-06, 17:02

By Aric Toler, for Bellingcat Just a few hours after the downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 (MH17), the circumstances that caused the tragedy came to...

Kremlin Watch Briefing: French President will introduce a law against the spread of ‘fake...

2018-01-06, 16:23

Topics of the Week French President Emmanuel Macron announced that he will introduce a law against the spread of ‘fake news’ in order to “protect democratic life”. The new...

Russian embassy press secretary tweets misleading facts about World War II

2018-01-06, 15:57

By Polygraph Nick Lakhonin Press Secretary, Russian Embassy to U.S. “Do not forget to mention - USSR & US were allies - Baltic states were dictatorships Hopefully historian Richie will...

Edward Lucas: Russian political theater

2018-01-05, 19:10

By Edward Lucas, for CEPA Russia is having a presidential election this year. Right? Wrong. In fact, the Kremlin is staging a play about an...

Shoigu: NATO is massing troops along Russia’s western borders

2018-01-05, 06:52

By Polygraph Sergey Shoigu Russia’s Defense Minister I will start with an assessment of increased threats. Since 2012, the number of military contingents deployed by NATO near...