Life In The Fog
Compared to Soviet propaganda, which targeted ideological supporters of socialism and communism, Putin's propaganda machine targets individuals who hold different – often conflicting –...
Video Fake: Explosion at Uranium Plant in Zhovti Vody
On September 3, reports appeared that wrongly claimed that smoke was covering Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, with social networkers reporting that the source was an...
Fake: Obama Asks Poroshenko for Invitation to Crimea
A little-known blog, Optimist, falsely claimed that U.S. President Barack Obama had asked Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to invite him to spend a vacation...
Fake: Odesa May Withdraw from Ukraine
Russian television channels Zvezda and REN-TV falsely reported that Odesa Governor Mihail Saakashvili had predicted the secession of Odesa from Ukraine. He allegedly said:...
Michael Millerman: Russia has renewed its propaganda war by attacking liberal democratic values
Since the Ukrainian crisis began, relations between Russia and the West have deteriorated rapidly to lows not seen since the Cold War. From speeches...
Fake: Memorial Plaques to Soviet Soldiers Destroyed in Kharkiv
In late August Russian media falsely reported that unknown persons had destroyed memorial plaques commemorating Soviet soldiers in Kharkiv.
The news was accompanied by an...
Photo Fake: Donetsk Fighters Destroy American Hummer
On August 30-31, media organizations falsely reported that Donetsk fighters had destroyed an American Hummer with American and Ukrainian soldiers inside of it. The...
Russian and Separatist Media Continue Citing Anonymous Blogs as Official Media
Large Russian and separatist media web-sites continue the deceptive practice of presenting anonymous blogs on free hosting services as “publications of well-known mass media”.
For...
The Many Minutes Hate
Russian propaganda, which has reached an unprecedented scale, is readily compared to its Soviet ancestor. Indeed, the similarity of maneuvers often reaches the absurd...
EU task force to take on Russian propaganda
This is not about engaging in counter-propaganda. However, where necessary the EU will respond to disinformation that directly targets the EU and will work...