Top Russian pundit confesses to using falsified Nazi document as part of investigative report
Dmitry Kiselyov, one of Russia's most prominent television pundits and the head of the news agency Rossiya Segodnya, acknowledged that his TV program used...
The danger of Russian disinformation
Fifteen years ago, the idea that foreign disinformation might be a problem for European countries seemed ludicrous. Free media looked as triumphant as free...
Putin’s hydra: Inside Russia’s intelligence services
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Far from being an all-powerful “spookocracy” that controls the Kremlin, Russia’s intelligence services are internally divided, distracted by bureaucratic turf wars, and often...
No Canaries in the Coal Mine: The Demise of RBC
Authoritarian regimes have seemingly learned how not to stifle freedom of speech completely, using censorship or administrative strictures to send signals about the acceptability or...
StopFake #82 with Irena Chalupa
The latest edition of StopFake News with Irena Chalupa. This week’s fakes include
Ukrainian prime minister’s slip of the tongue becomes a promise to steal,...
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...