Russian media falsely claim European Parliament is set to investigate Greta Thunberg for Kremlin...
By William Echols, for Polygraph
Yevgeny Popov
60 Minutes co-host
“The European Parliament is practically launching an investigation into the fact that Greta Thunberg, this environmental activist,...
Russian state news agency claims two UN committees strike in support of Russia
By Polygraph
RIA Novosti
Russian state news agency
“After the First and the Sixth Committees of the U.N. General Assembly, in protest, suspended their work for...
Zimbabwe government continues to weaponize information online to control citizen engagement
By Kudzai Chimhangwa, for Global Voices
Media control in Zimbabwe bears its origins in colonial policies.
In the early morning of November 15, 2017, Zimbabweans woke...
Gazprom TV Attacks the LGBT Community
By EU vs Disinfo
“Gays from the whole world convened in Brussels to attend a ‘livestock’ bazaar: to buy children. The customers could select an...
Fake: UN General Assembly Committees Suspend Work in Protest of Russian Diplomats Visa Denial
Russian language site the The Insider reported last week that an article by Russia’s RIA Novosti entitled US Denies Visas for UN General Assembly...
Disinformation as Dialogue
By EU vs Disinfo
How the Concept of “Sovereignism” Travels through Space and Time
Communication is never one-way. Even the most rigid propaganda megaphone needs to...
Figure of the Week: 150
By EU vs Disinfo
Since 2017, the number of countries using organised social media manipulation campaigns has increased 150%, from 28 to 70.
According to the...
Focus here, not there: These are the gaps in political misinformation research
By Laura Hazard Owen, for NiemanLab
“Persistent debates about what constitutes ‘fake news’ and distinctions between other types of false information are mostly distracting.” Plus:...
Russian TV host claims Ukraine bashing not on purpose
By Polygraph
Olga Skabeyeva
Rossiya-1 television host
“Never on purpose.”
Source: Rossiya 1, October, 2019
False
Attacking Ukraine in the media is Russian state policy
Speaking at the...
Russian media recycles debunked reports about Ukraine’s energy readiness for winter
By Polygraph
Gazeta.ru
Gazprom-owned Russian newspaper
"Ukrainian cities may be left without centralized heating this winter. Urban dwellers, including in Kyiv, are thinking about stockpiling firewood."
Source:...