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...
Member of Polish Parliament Lies about Maidan Snipers
Several Russian media came out with headlines, such as “Snipers on Maidan Were Trained in Poland for American Money.” This sensational news was based...
Kharkiv Forbids Veterans from Wearing St. George Ribbons
On April 20, Russia’s Lifenews edition falsely reported that a regional council head forbade Second World War veterans in Kharkiv from wearing St. George...
Odesa Summer Camp Refutes Story about Victoria Nuland Fight
Following a falsified lead, Russian television channel Zvezda and other Russian media incorrectly reported that Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs...
The only Russian MP to vote against the Crimea annexation has an idea for...
Ilya Ponomarev is the only Russian MP who voted against the annexation of Crimea last year. He now lives in the U.S. because he...
Sputnik Launches Norwegian Language Website
The Sputnik multimedia news agency has announced the launch of its Norwegian language web site. The new media resource, no.sputniknews.com, offers diverse perspectives on major international...
EU hiring ‘myth-busters’ on Russian propaganda
The EU foreign service is recruiting a handful of new experts to help counter Russia’s anti-Western propaganda. The job description, sent out on 20...
Countering Putin’s Information Weapons of War
"Kremlin propaganda is far outstripping our ability to get the truth out. The U.S. needs a new approach," - wrote Ed Roice for The...
Video of Chechen Family’s Execution Turns out to Be Fragment from Fictional Film
A video showing a Chechen family being executed by Russian soldiers was falsely spread among Ukrainian social networks as a real event and viewed...
Journalist’s Murder a Month Ago Sensationally Portrayed as More Recent
Dozens of Russian sites reported about the murder of the chief editor of the newspaper Netishynskyi Vistnyk, Olha Moroz, using such manipulative headlines as...