Germany announces next steps against fake news
As we have reported on several occasions, (e.g. here and here), the fight against fake news online sees new initiatives in different countries. This...
Fake: Ukraine’s President Acknowledges Donbas Loss
Kyiv has lost the Donbas, Ukraine loses control over the Donbas, even the president admits this – such headlines heralded the latest fakes presented...
Fake: Kyiv Sanctions against Russian Banks Worsen Ukraine’s Investment Climate
Ukraine’s sanctions against five Russian banks has resulted in a deluge of stories in the Russian media warning Ukraine that it has shot itself...
StopFakeNews #124 with Matt Kriteman
The latest edition of StopFake News with Matt Kriteman. This week’s fakes include stories about impending hunger and food riots in Ukraine, more claims...
Irony Dies Again as Russia Today Launches Fake-News Debunker
In case anyone needed a reminder that we’re living in strange times: Russia Today has launched a fake-news debunking site.
The Kremlin-backed news organization, a...
Tanks of Buhaivka: A training facility in Eastern Ukraine
By Klement Anders, Bellingcat
On March 16, 2017, popular Ukrainian Twitter user @GirkinGirkin published a tweet sharing imagery of armored vehicles, including tanks. The user...
How to Spot Fake News
By Eugene Kiely and Lori Robertson, FactCheck
Fake news is nothing new. But bogus stories can reach more people more quickly via social media than what...
Countering Information War Lessons Learned from NATO and Partner Countries: Recommendations and Conclusions
By Daniel Milo and Katarína Klingová, Globsec Policy Institute
"Russia is waging the most amazing information warfare blitzkrieg we have ever seen in the history...
Russian Lawmakers Order Probe Of RFE/RL, VOA, And CNN
The lower house of the Russian parliament has ordered a probe into whether RFE/RL’s Russian Service, Voice of America, and CNN are in compliance...
Fake: Hunger in Ukraine
A new theme proving very popular in Russian media is the alleged hungry winter Ukraine is living through. Leading the pack with this fake...