Figure of The Week: 7
Lies spread faster than truth, and the study by Eindhoven University of Technology suggests why. The answer possibly lies in our brain and evolution of our cognitive preferences, which means that certain types…
Towards Total Disinformation
Is it possible for media to be a little bit free? Russian lawmakers vow to introduce a new law that will further limit the reach of independent voices and consolidate the dominance of the Kremlin-controlled and Kremlin-loyal, disinformation-oriented media.
The fireworks of pro-Kremlin disinformation
This week is the 80th anniversary of the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact – a non-aggression agreement between the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany.
When you can’t trust a liar is lying – whom can you trust?
News Front has always been a reliable source of disinformation. The site, operated from illegally annexed Crimea, is ambitiously publishing lies in eight languages.
Maybe you know that article is satire, but a lot of people can’t tell...
Labeling satire as such may seem to take the sting out of the joke. But it’s also the most effective way we know of to prevent people from taking satirical content as fact — something surprisingly common.
One potential route to flagging fake news at scale: Linguistic analysis
Have you ever read something online and shared it among your networks, only to find out it was false? As a software engineer and computational linguist who spends most of her work and even leisure hours in front of a computer screen, I am concerned about what I read online.
Fake: Americans violate INF treaty
Treaty on Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) speaks about total liquidation of intermediate-range nuclear missiles.
The Alphabet book of pro-Kremlin disinformation (Part IV: S – Z)
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Kremlin using archaeologists in Karelia to undermine truth and whitewash Stalin’s reputation
Moscow has deployed archaeologists at Sandarmokh, the site in Karelia where more than 10,000 of Stalin’s victims were buried, in a transparent effort to rewrite history a la Katyn by suggesting that those…
Two decades on, Russian state media omits facts about the Kursk submarine disaster
"On August 15, Norway offered help in the rescue operation. The offer was accepted by the Ministry of Defense.