Russia Targets Elections in Hungary and Bulgaria
By EUvsDisinfo
KEY EVENTS:
Pro-Kremlin narratives attempted to discredit the parliamentary elections in Hungary and Bulgaria
FIMI outlets engaged in nuclear fearmongering
Messaging claimed that EU financial support...
Pranked by the Kremlin: Fake Phone Calls as a FIMI Instrument
By EUvsDisinfo
Vladimir Kuznetsov, known as Vovan, and Alexei Stolyarov, who goes by Lexus, are known for pranking world leaders and celebrities. They have called...
How Russia Weaponizes the Church in Ukraine
By Serhii Zhukov and Maksym Vikhrov, for EUvsDisinfo
One weapon in the hybrid arsenal Russia has deployed against Ukraine is the issue of religion. Russia...
The Kremlin Points at Ukraine as a Threat for the Baltic States, and Accuses...
By EUvsDisinfo
KEY EVENTS
• Messaging portrayed Ukraine as a threat to the security of the Baltic States
• FIMI outlets targeted upcoming parliamentary elections in EU...
Ukraine Hits Russian Oil Ports, Kremlin Blames NATO and Warns of a “Coup” in...
By EUvsDisinfo
KEY EVENTS:
FIMI outlets downplayed Ukraine’s battlefield effectiveness while setting the stage for potential escalation in the Baltic states
Pro-Kremlin narratives portrayed the West as...
A Borderless Sect: How the Chinese “Church of Almighty God” Recruits Ukrainians via Facebook
By Pavlo Burdyak, for Detector Media
Global threats are not limited to wars, cyberattacks, or disinformation campaigns. The digital space has also been occupied by...
Disrupting the Foundations of FIMI
By EUvsDisinfo
Before taking a deeper dive into the 4th EEAS Report on FIMI Threats, let’s first look at the pro-Kremlin narratives observed over the past...
Secession for You, Prison in Russia: Moscow’s Selective Love for Self-Determination
By EUvsDisinfo
From Texas to Alberta to Catalonia, the Kremlin amplifies separatist causes abroad while jailing those who voice similar ideas inside Russia.
The Kremlin routinely...
What’s New in the FIMI Galaxy?
By EUvsDisinfo
Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) has evolved into a dense and interconnected ecosystem of actors, infrastructures and narratives operating across digital platforms...
Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) explained
By EUvsDisinfo
Tanks or missiles are no longer the main weapon in the attacks on democratic societies. Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) has become...