Vladimir Putin’s ‘misinformation’ offensive prompts US to deploy its cold war propaganda tools
Russia’s sprawling propaganda network may have failed to persuade much of the world that Ukraine is run by Nazis, that Crimea was annexed in...
Propaganda vs. Information Policy
The Ukraine crisis, which began with the EuroMaidan protests at the end of November 2013 escalating to a full-blown revolution by mid-February 2014 with...
Sputnik Launches Danish Language Website
The new website will feature a wide range of perspectives on key international events.
Sputnik multimedia news agency announces the launch of a news portal in Danish...
Michael McFaul Misquoted about Crimea and Russia
Several Russian media (RT, REN.tv, Lenta.ru, NTV, Forbes) distorted the words of former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul (2012-2014) with such headlines as:...
Fake: Ukrainian Athlete Attends Awards Ceremony with Donetsk People’s Republic Flag
On April 24 several Russian and Ukrainian media (Lenta.ru, RIA Novosti, Gazeta.ru, Russian Newspaper, Vzgliad, Obozrevatel, Ukrainian News, Bigmir.net) falsely reported about a Ukrainian...
Polish President Has Not Said that UPA Glorification Law Will Spoil Kyiv-Warsaw Relations
On April 22, some Ukrainian media reported that Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski had discussed complications in Ukrainian-Polish relations because of the Law on the...
How Russian TV misleads viewers about Ukraine
Russian TV's coverage of the fighting in and around the village of Shyrokyne in east Ukraine provides a useful case study of some of...
When words speak louder than guns
“In war, avoid what is strong and strike at what is weak”, Sun Tzu said.
Russia has taken this to heart in spinning its narrative...
Fake: “Vatnik” Renounces Ukrainian Citizenship
On April 20, the internet site eric-hartmann.com published a false news item, entitled “‘Vatnik’ Renounced Ukrainian Citizenship and Applied to Putin for Political Asylum....
How Online Media can Make a Difference in the Post-Soviet Space
The annexation of Crimea, the subsequent conflict in the East of Ukraine, and the lingering uncertainty hanging over this part of the world owing...