Fake: Ukraine’s Tuberculosis Epidemic Threatens the EU
This week several Russian sites – RT, Vesti, Ukraina.ru - published articles claiming that the European Union is seeing renewed outbreaks of tuberculosis because...
Russia in the meddle: Interference in the West intensifies
By Euractiv
Espionage, disinformation and threats: Putin’s “active measures” to destabilise European societies and governments are multiplying, according to a report by the European Council...
Kremlin Distances Itself From Fake Facebook Accounts Ad Buying Revelation
By The Moscow Times
The Kremlin has nothing to do with the hundreds of fake Facebook accounts that reportedly bought political ads during the U.S. presidential election, Kremlin...
Facebook declares war on Russia’s ‘troll factory’ Here’s how the numbers break down
By Meduza
On September 6, Facebook announced the results of its investigation into potential efforts to use its platform to influence the results of the 2016 U.S....
Disinformation Review: Back to basics
By EU vs Disinfo
After a summer break from reporting on disinformation we are now back in business, and so are many of the regular...
Fake: Ukraine to Introduce Food Ration Cards
At the end of August Russia’s Federal News Agency (RIAFAN) published an article claiming that Ukraine was poised to introduce food ration cards. Citing...
It turns out that a simple hyperlink is enough to trigger Russia’s ban on...
By Meduza
Police are investigating the analytical “Sova” Center and its director Alexander Verkhovsky for violations of Russia’s law on “undesirable organizations.”
According to “Sova,” officials...
Facebook Blocks 470 Fake Accounts Linked to Russian ‘Troll Factory’
By The Moscow Times
Facebook has blocked 470 fake accounts it claims are linked to Russia’s infamous “troll factory” that may have bought thousands of ads during the...
Disinfo goes nuclear in the Baltics
By Dalia Bankauskaitė, for CEPA
On 7 June, Kremlin media outlet Sputnik.by in Russian and Belarusian reported that the Russian-Belarus Ostrovets Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), situated less...
On WhatsApp, Fake News is Nearly Impossible to Moderate. Is That a Bad Thing?
With the number of social media users in India rapidly rising, the dissemination of fake news has become a widespread phenomenon in recent years.
So-called “information overload”...