Lyudmila Savchuk, Former Russian Internet ‘Troll,’ Awarded 1 Ruble In Symbolic Damages
A Russian court Monday awarded symbolic damages of one ruble ($0.01) to a former “Kremlin troll” who worked for an alleged “factory” responsible for creating pro-Russian...
Fake: Kyiv and Washington Are Ready to Divide Ukraine
Russian media misrepresented the opinion of a single American academic as the official policy of politicians in Kyiv and Washington. The misleading bit of...
Russian Media Present Anonymous Blog Post as Opinion Piece from a “German Portal”
On August 16, Russia’s RIA Novosti posted an article, “Mass Media: Fuss Made about MH-17 in Order to Conceal the Truth,” which cited an...
Photo Fake by Russkaya Vesna: American Tanks in Antiterrorist Operation Area
On August 13, Russkaya Vesna manipulated a photo of American Abrams tanks as “proof” for its article, “Militia Men State that American Abrams Tanks...
LifeNews Airs Counterfeited Document to Link Nonexistent USAID Project with Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers
In late July, the Russian television channel LifeNews aired a false report with the headline, “Kiev Will Entice Militia Men with the Help of...
Soviets Only Censored Reality; Putin Creates an Alternative One, Ikhlov Says
Many people assume that Vladimir Putin is simply restoring the Soviet propaganda system, but that is not the case, Yevgeny Ikhlov argues. Instead, and...
“Hitler was an Anglo-American stooge”: the tall tales in a Moscow bookshop
Conspiracies abound in the Dom Knigi store’s non-fiction section, but what is truly unknown is the extent to which Russians believe what is written.
Adolf...
TSN Falsely Claims that OSCE Confirms Use of Phosphorus Bombs in Donbas
On August 9, the Television Service of News (TSN), part of Ukraine’s television channel 1+1, falsely reported that the Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) of...
Fake Photo Used to Depict Almaty Scuffle
On August 8-9, Ukrainian media used a fake photograph to illustrate a story about a scuffle that allegedly took place in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
A Facebook...
Russia’s ‘Draconian’ Internet Laws Mostly Ignored By Industry Experts
Russian Internet legislation has been the subject of great concern among free expression advocates, policymakers, and average Internet users. RuNet Echo has reported extensively...