Hybrid Warfare in the Baltics: Threats and Potential Responses
By Andrew Radin, RAND
Many policymakers and analysts have expressed concerns about Russian use of "hybrid warfare," especially against Estonia and Latvia, which have significant...
The Kremlin Reportedly Commissioned a Report on Russian State TV, and the Results Were...
By Kevin Rothrock, The Moscow Times
The Putin administration commissioned an independent expert analysis of Russian network television, according to the news site Znak.com. The...
The future of fake news?
A misleading map of 'refugee crime' in Germany distorts reality in a slick and sophisticated way
By Abigail Fielding-Smith, Crofton Black, The Bureau...
Moscow’s art of war
Force, money and information are the three vectors of Russia’s attack on the West. Each makes the other more effective.
Edward Lucas, for CEPA
The targets...
Tactical Virality: “Fake news” now is a strategy for consolidating executive power
By Hannah Barton, Real Life
“Fake news” was once the tactic of insurgent outsiders; now it’s a strategy for consolidating executive power
In September 2014, following...
StopFakeNews #121 with Marko Suprun
The latest edition of StopFake News with Marko Suprun. This week’s fakes claims that Russia is the top importer of Ukrainian weapons, Ukraine’s capital...
How To Spot Fake News
By IFLA
Critical thinking is a key skill in media and information literacy, and the mission of libraries is to educate and advocate its importance.
Discussions...
Behind the scenes at the Swedish troll factory
By EU vs Disinformation
Last week, we described how trolling and personal intimidation towards journalists and commentators is the most prominent form of propaganda in...
Fake news. It’s complicated
By Claire Wardle, First Draft
To understand the misinformation ecosystem, here's a break down of the types of fake content, content creators motivations and how...
The Czech Republic’s Phantom Muslim Menace
By Michael Colborne, for Coda
Pro-Kremlin media have found fertile ground for Islamophobia in a country where most people have no personal experience with Islam
Nestled...