Fake: Podolyak Says Ukraine Is Ready to Defend Taiwan Instead of the U.S.
The quote attributed to Podolyak is a fabrication. It originated on a satirical Telegram channel that explicitly identifies itself as a publisher of "fakes,"...
The real target of Russia’s internet strategy isn’t infrastructure—it’s trust
By Konstantinos Komaitis, for DFRLAb
In early 2026, the European Commission was forced to confront a critical vulnerability in its secure communications: the human element. Following intelligence...
From Preschool to Adolescence: Expanding Ideological Control in Russian Schools
By EUvsDisinfo
The Kremlin has long injected propaganda into the Russian educational system in order to boost the ‘patriotism’ of Russian youth. Putin’s future ‘child...
How Russia Lies About the Stolen Ukrainian Children
By EUvsDisinfo
‘We didn’t kidnap anyone’, Russia’s then-ambassador to the US, Anatoly Antonov, insisted in 2023. ‘We saved these children’. The ambassador was not simply...
Fake: Kyiv Is Using Chornobyl Wildfire Smoke as a Nuclear Weapon Against Europe
No evidence supports the claim that a fire in the Chornobyl exclusion zone constitutes a "nuclear attack" on Europe, nor that Ukraine is exploiting...
Fake: Russian Defense Ministry Claims It Spared Central Kyiv Out of Humanitarian Concern
The Russian Ministry of Defense did not spare central Kyiv out of humanitarian concern. From the opening days of the full-scale invasion, Russian forces...
Fake: Ukrainians Support Armed Forces Withdrawal From Donetsk Oblast – KIIS
A study by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology found that a majority of Ukrainians are firmly opposed to withdrawing Ukrainian troops from Donetsk...
Fake: The Wife Of Defense Minister Fedorov Purchased A €26 Million Yacht
The documents allegedly confirming the purchase are a low-quality forgery. The story, which spread online in several languages simultaneously, bears all the hallmarks of...
Fake: CNN Apologized for Ukrainian Journalist Stealing Wine During Assassination Attempt on Trump
The story rests on a forged screenshot attributed to the British tabloid The Mirror and is not corroborated by any credible source. CNN has...
China-Linked Spamouflage Targets Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile Elections
By Digital Forensic Research Lab
A China-linked Spamouflage network is targeting Tibetans with growing sophistication but limited reach.
A Chinese influence operation consisting of ninety Facebook profiles...