Kremlin media on Greta Thunberg: “An illiterate, fanatic Messiah”
Pro-Kremlin disinformation outlets have intensified a campaign on the climate issue, suggesting “alternative versions” and conspiracies around, and has lately also stepped up on their efforts, attacking Greta Thunberg, the Swedish teenager than initiated a school strike against climate change.
New sanctions against ‘Putin’s Chef’ prompt latest Russian election meddling denial
“Russia has been repeatedly accused of meddling in the US elections by Western powers. However, subsequent probes failed to find evidence pointing to any Russian interference in the US election.
Why is the pro-Kremlin media afraid of Greta?
“A sick girl who is as stupid as she is naïve” and “the prophet of a new totalitarian wave”: This is how Russian state-controlled TV reacted to Greta Thunberg and her speech at the UN the past week.
Governments countering disinformation: the case of Germany
Germany was among the first countries to introduce a law against fake news. But the controversial Network Enforcement Act is far from the only German initiative against disinformation and foreign influence.
Wriggling out of accountability: Misinformation, evasion, and the informational problem of live TV interviews
The great interrogations of TV news history didn’t happen live. “There’s one option that could be considered by these programs: not inviting guests who will mislead audiences with provably inaccurate information.
Kremlin Watch Briefing: What are the top 6 Russian narratives about Europe?
Hybrid Warfare Analytical Group has created an infographic covering top 6 Russian narratives on Europe based on “Image of European Countries on Russian TV” joint research by Estonian Center of Eastern Partnership and Ukraine Crisis Media Center.
Russian energy narrative targets Poland, Ukraine and the Baltic States
“Poland, the Baltic States and, for some time now, Ukraine, without even realizing that they are acting to their own detriment, are trying to do everything they can to, as they see it, harm Russia.
This is not the Wagner Group
It is Sunday night on Russian state TV Rossiya 1. The propaganda host Dmitry Kiselyov presents a report from the Central African Republic (CAR): “We simply work here on a contract to train the fighters”, a…
Figure of the week: 1.3 billion
The Russian federal budget draft for 2020 is in and it shows that state-owned media will receive 1.3 billion euros next year; a big jump from the current almost 1 billion.
Sputnik and RT manipulation in Arabic: Al Rukban as a “Nazi Camp”
Up to 6.2 million Syrians have fled their homes inside Syria since the beginning of the Syrian conflict, and 5.6 million have been forced to take refuge in neighbouring countries.