Wednesday, April 1, 2026

The ‘Russophobia’ Weapon

By Brian Whitmore, RFE/RL Sergei Lavrov sees "Russophobia" everywhere. Allegations that Moscow is supplying arms to the Taliban are "Russophobic." Accusations that Russia is interfering in Western...

Challenge Putin’s Lies about imprisoned Ukrainian Filmmaker Oleg Sentsov

By Halya Coynash, for Human Rights in Ukraine See the link below the text for a letter and other ways of joining in the campaign...

Key steps for countering Russian propaganda: A toolkit for journalists

Political Capital Institute prepared a toolkit on how to tackle Russian propaganda. The toolkit is mostly based on the workshops Political Capital held with...

Made in Bulgaria: Pro-Russian Propaganda

Bulgarian fake-news agents often promote Moscow’s line not for Russia’s sake, but for their own political interests By Michael Colborne, for Codastory In the tiny town...

Fake: Record Number of Ukraine Tourists Flocking to Crimea

Russian sites were aflutter with fake stories claiming that Crimea was experiencing a tourist rush from Ukraine. Russia’s security service, the FSB, reported that...

Moscow Completely Restores and Actively Promotes Stalinist Conception of World War II, Pavlova Says

The Putin regime not only has completely restored the Stalinist conception of World War II but is promoting it in the media and the...

Putin’s Reliance on Victory Day Highlights His Weakness, Zapolsky Says

By Paul Goble, Window on Eurasia Vladimir Putin’s attempt to use the Soviet victory in World War II to legitimize himself and his regime reflects...

StopFakeNews #130 with Cheryl Reed

The latest edition of StopFake News with Cheryl Reed. This week’s fakes include stories about German Chancellor Angela Merkel allegedly wanting to end Russia...

The Daily Vertical: Absurdity Can Be Deadly (Transcript)

By Brian Whitmore, The Daily Vertical The views expressed in this commentary do not necessarily reflect the views of RFE/RL. So have you heard? NATO is...
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Fake: Plague Epidemic amongst Ukrainian Soldiers

The self-declared Donetsk People’s Republic is disseminating a fake story claiming that the plague has broken out among Ukraine’s military in the southeastern port...