Russian TV Lies: Exchanged Russian Officers Did Not Ask for Clemency
Russia’s television network Channel Five broadcast a story in their May 29 weekly program about the exchange of Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko for two...
Exposing Russia’s False NATO Narrative
A staple of Russian, pro-Russian, and so-called realist narratives is that NATO not only reneged on its promises to not enlarge after German reunification,...
Kremlin Watch Monitor. May 30, 2016
Weekly update on Kremlin disinformation efforts in Europe
The Czech Ministry of the Interior will establish a specialized Centre for Terrorism and Hybrid Threats. According...
Kazakhstan: Mud-Slinging at Protesters Highlights Apparent Media Double Standards
Aimira Shaunkentayeva reads her news bulletins with a stony and ferocious demeanor. But on the turn of a dime, her voice softens as she...
Russian Propaganda and Disinformation in Ukraine: Current Challenges and the Way Forward
More than two years have passed since the outbreak of the conflict in eastern Ukraine and Russia's illegal annexation of Crimea. These events not...
Fake: German Town of Quakenbrück To Recognize Crimea as Part of Russia
Russian media has devoted a great deal of attention to a German town called Quakenbrück in the northwestern Lower Saxony region. According to Ria...
WWII: A new ‘religion’ for Russia
Each year, Russia’s WWII victory celebrations become more grandiose and spectacular. In recent years, the cult of the Great Victory has become a quasi-religion...
The Daily Vertical: Cracks In The Media Facade (Transcript)
Forget about the battle between the television and the refrigerator.
Russia is now witnessing a battle between the television and the newspaper.
Consider the case of...
Bullshit kills
The Boxer Rebellion of 1900 was one of the most important events in modern Chinese history. The rebellion pitted a secret organization known as the...
Russian Newspapers Are Now Warning Readers About Russian TV Networks
When people think of Russia’s independent media, their minds don’t often turn to Yakutsk, the capital of the Sakha Republic, located 450 kilometers (about...