The worse things become, the more Russians look to the state and to Putin
In most countries when the economic situation deteriorates or the government behaves in ways that fail to help the population out, an increasing number...
Information warfare in the Internet. Exposing and countering pro-Kremlin disinformation in the CEE Countries
Teaching children to distinguish fake news from the real ones as early as at primary school; naming & shaming the authors of disinformation stories;...
Advanced Guide on Verifying Video Content
By Aric Toler, Bellingcat
One of the most common issues for researchers and journalists is verifying user-generated video content, most often found on social networks...
Fake: Visa-Free Travel Useless. Ukrainians Denied Entry to Bulgaria
Ukrainian visa-free travel to the European Union continues to produce an inordinately large number of fakes in the Russian media. We’ve already seen claims...
Fake: EU Bringing Ukraine to Its Knees
One of Russian propaganda’s favorite mantras is that Ukraine will always lose out by getting closer to the European Union. This theme is propagated...
Kremlin pollster says 15 percent of Russians are unpatriotic ‘shit’
By Meduza
Valery Fedorov, the head of the state-owned VTsIOM polling agency, said in a television interview on Thursday that 15 percent of Russians make...
Kremlin orchestrates Russian media coverage of Trump-Poroshenko meeting
By Donald N. Jensen, for CEPA
President Donald Trump met briefly on 20 June with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, who used his first White House...
Channeling Anger: In Russia, Even Chat Messengers Are Politicized (Op-ed)
Russian authorities claim their attacks on Telegram are because the platform helps terrorists
By David Homak, for The Moscow Times
Earlier this week, Russian media regulator...
Russians name Stalin and Putin “the most outstanding figures” of all times
By Halya Coynash, for Human Rights in Ukraine
Nothing should surprise us when Russian President Vladimir Putin goes on record warning against ‘excessively demonizing’ a...
Is the End Near for Telegram in Russia?
By Isaak Webb, for Global Voices Advox
On June 26, Russia's Federal Security Service announced that the April 3 terrorist attack on the St. Petersburg metro,...