Fake: Washington Post Calls for Ukraine Aid Cut
Russia’s official government publication Rossiyskaya gazeta published a story claiming that the US newspaper Washington Post was calling for a stop to all financial...
Fog of Falsehood: Russian Strategy of Deception and the Conflict in Ukraine
Published 10.5.2016
Katri Pynnöniemi & András Rácz (eds.)
The Finnish Institute of International Affairs
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This report analyses Russian propaganda and disinformation – here collectively...
Russian Court Sentences Internet User to Two Years Behind Bars for VKontakte Reposts
A court in Tver region, Russia, has sentenced Andrey Bubeyev, a local social media user, to two years and three months in prison on...
Fake: Only Ukrainians Protest against Russian Bikers
According to Russian sites vesti.ru, vz.ru, life.ru, tass.ru, rosbalt.ru and others the Night Wolves Russian bikers had a less than welcome reception on their...
Russian diplomats catalogue bridges in Estonia
The survey of bridges was carried out on foot along the main road linking East and West in southern Estonia, according to a NATO...
Kremlin operates on Its most demoralized patient – the media
Five years ago, then-President Dmitry Medvedev met with leading representatives of Russia's online media community — digital entrepreneurs, executives, scholars, authors and some opposition-minded bloggers. The gathering took...
Poland bans Russian journalist from entering Schengen zone until 2020
Polish authorities have banned RIA Novosti “Rossiya Segodnya” journalist Leonid Sviridov from entering Poland and all other member states of the Schengen zone until...
On Ukrainians’ request, Estonian bookstores pull Russian propaganda books
Following a protest from local Ukrainian organizations, Estonia's two largest bookselling chains pulled literature, which according to the Ukrainian organizations defames Ukraine and justifies...
A guide to Russian propaganda. Part 1: Propaganda prepares Russia for war
The Russian propaganda machine produces endless streams of fakes and manipulative stories. While at times they may seem outrageous or silly, they are far...
Russian lawmakers propose controlling state officials’ Internet presences
Lawmakers in the Russian State Duma have introduced legislation that would require state and municipal officials, as well as anyone applying to work in...