Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Do you suffer from Russophobia? The Kremlin thinks you might

If Russian officials are to be believed, the reason people worry about what Russia might do next is because they suffer from Russophobia, an...

Russia’s Paranoid Patriotism Gets a Cartoon Movie

A Russian charity group has made what appears to be a truly amazing animated film. The movie, titled “Children Versus Wizards,” is a Russian...

The Kremlin’s Influence in Hungary

The DGAP's series continues with an examination of Budapest's ties to Moscow, Dániel Hegedüs wrote. Russia’s relations with Hungary are unique within the EU. Close...

StopFakeNews #74 with Irena Chalupa

Fulbright scholar Irena Chalupa hosts the latest edition of StopFake News. This week’s fakes include claims that Ukrainian media are avoiding refugee topics, alleged...

Fake: Ukraine to Conscript Suspected Criminals into Military Service

A self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR) representative announced that the Ukrainian government has decided to conscript suspects who are being investigated by the authorities...

Fake: Trump Proposes Resettling Balts to Africa

In early March several Russian web sites published a story purporting to be an interview with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in which he...

Fake: Ukrainian Mass Media Avoiding the Topic of Refugees

Russia’s website Vesti.ru published a story about the construction of a shelter for refugees in Yahotyn, 110 kilometers southeast of Kyiv. According to Vesti...

Fake: Bulgaria Invites Erdogan instead of Putin for the Commemoration of the Liberation from...

The Russian publication Pravda.ru published a story claiming that Bulgaria invited the president of Turkey Recep Erdogan instead of Russian President Vladimir Putin for...

How Donbas gets split by Russian propaganda

Donetsk region residents have felt the power of information war in the last two years. Donetsk region residents have felt the power of information war...

Ukrainian Media Spread Fake Uzhhorod Police Accident Story

The Ukrainian web publication Obozrevatel published a fake story claiming that a tram traveling at full speed smashed into a police car in the...