StopFakeNews #119 with Christi Anne Hofland
The latest edition of StopFake News with Christi Anne Hofland. This week’s fakes include claims that Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is advocating lifting Russia...
Spread it on Reddit: How a fake story about Angela Merkel led to a...
By Ben Nimmo, DFRLab
Germany holds elections in late 2017. Analysts have already reported that Chancellor Angela Merkel is being targeted with fake news and...
Fake news is ‘killing people’s minds’, says Apple boss Tim Cook
Apple chief calls on governments and technology companies to crack down on misinformation in public discourse
By Kevin Rawlinson, The Guardian
Fake news is “killing people’s minds”,...
U.S. launches TV network as alternative to Russian propaganda
Current Time, an up-and-coming player in the Russian media market, will mark on Tuesday, Feb. 7 the formal launch of its 24/7 digital and...
6 Signs There’s No Such Thing as Internet Freedom in Russia
The international human rights group Agora says Russian authorities have declared war on the Internet
Writing about Crimea, Ukraine, Syria or religion on social media...
UK university denies any part in Russia’s latest Crimea propaganda stunt
Three UK academics specializing in military history are currently taking part in meetings and propaganda media shots in Russian-occupied Crimea. They appear to be...
Kremlin trolls exposed: Russia’s information war against Ukraine
UKRINFORM journalist Lana Samokhvalova found something strange while browsing facebook for a schedule of commemorative events dedicated to the Euromaidan Revolution– she accidently unearthed...
Kremlin Watch Monitor. February 9, 2017
New Publications
The Visegrad Insight published an article written by our Jakub Janda. He explains the threat Russia constitutes for the states of the Visegrad...
Twitter rolls out three new ways to fight abuse
Twitter has long been criticized for how it handles abuse and trolls on its platform, and on Tuesday the company unveiled its latest attempt...
Trump Overtakes Putin as Russia’s Most Discussed Celebrity
U.S. President Donald Trump has beaten Russian leader Vladimir Putin to became Russia's most-talked about public figure.
According to data from media analytics company SCAN, Trump...