Swedish Chief Prosecutor Denies Writing Letter about War Crimes Committed in Ukraine
On September 4-5, several news media falsely reported that Swedish authorities would classify as secret any information about alleged war crimes committed by the...
Russia’s net delusion: How Russian online media distract people from reality
To distract attention from urgent economic problems and the mistakes of Russian authorities, the Russian media are looking for ways to send out alternative messages.
With...
Andrew Wilson: Russia’s “Nudge” Propaganda
Ever since the beginning of the crisis between Russia and Ukraine in 2013 there has been much discussion about the power of Russian propaganda...
Fake Swedish letter in Russian media
The letter has become a news story on Russian television and on CNN iReport. It's written on paper marked “Ministry of Justice Sweden” and...
Vasily Gatov: Deconstructing the Russian Infowar and mindset
Interview with Vasily Gatov, visiting fellow at Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership & Policy, University of Southern California.
What is the role of information &...
Moldova: Examining the Russian Media Factor in Protests
The ongoing protest in the Moldovan capital Chișinău is posing a fresh test of Russian state-controlled media’s ability to project Kremlin geopolitical preferences.
Regional analysts...
StopFakeNews #51 [ENGLISH] with Nick Piazza
This week Nick Piazza, CEO of SP Advisors, is StopFakeNews’s guest anchor.
Russia Today continues its bogus practice of claiming that anonymous bloggers are experts...
Poland hosts meeting on countering Russian propaganda
The Polish foreign ministry will on Thursday (10 September) host a donors' conference in Warsaw for a project aimed at countering Russian propaganda.
Polish media...
Map recording threats to journalists in Europe relaunches and expands to Russia, Ukraine and...
Index on Censorship, the European Federation of Journalists and Reporters Without Borders are delighted to announce the expansion and redesign of Mapping Media Freedom,...
Officials Deny that Separatist Party to Participate in Ukraine’s Local Elections
On September 10, several media outlets incorrectly reported that a political party of one of the leaders of so-called “Donetsk People’s Republic” (DPR), Denys...