In Ethiopia, disinformation spreads through Facebook live as political tensions rise
By Endalk, for Global Voices
On July 18, two Ethiopian protest groups clashed in front of the Ethiopian embassy in Washington, DC, in the United...
Governments countering disinformation: The case of Sweden
By Christina la Cour, for DisinfoPortal
Last September, the Swedish people went to the polls to elect a new government. Before the election, disinformation campaigns...
Russia’s UK Embassy fires back at Skripal poisoning sanctions
By Polygraph
Embassy of the Russian Federation in London
Official Twitter feed
“Sanctions and accusations are poor substitute for evidence. And the latter lacks utterly.”
Source: Twitter,...
The ABC of Kremlin crisis management
By EU vs Disinfo
In Russia’s current crisis around the upcoming local elections in Moscow, some of the dominating media outlets have conducted a disinformation...
Sputnik falsely claims that NATO combats Orthodoxy
By Polygraph
Sputnik Serbia
Russian government-sponsored web portal
“The persecution of the SPC in North Macedonia, as well as the latest heightened tensions and pressure on...
Disinformation and European erosion in Romania
By Radu Magdin, for Disinfo Portal
Romania has a reputation as one of the most pro-EU and pro-US countries in Europe. Public opinion barometers demonstrate...
War weariness combined with desire for efficacy explains Zelensky’s appeal, Kirillova says
By Paul Goble, Window on Eurasia
For six years, Ukrainians have had to fight a war they did not choose but that arose as a...
Figure of the week: 200,000
By EU vs Disinfo
UK media regulator Ofcom has fined RT £200,000 for breaching impartiality rules.
Ofcom’s investigation found that RT failed to preserve due impartiality...
Lie, manipulate, spread, change, spread again
By EU vs Disinfo
Sputnik Polska as the tip of the iceberg of a disinformation campaign.
Penetration of the information space by pro-Kremlin actors goes far...
The alphabet book of pro-Kremlin disinformation (Part II: F – L)
By EU vs Disinfo
The Claims
The Facts
F
False Flag
The chemical attack at Douma was a false flag operation. The Skripal poisoning was a false flag operation....