What’s disinformation doing “right” — and what can newsrooms learn from it?
By Laura Hazard Owen, for NiemanLab
“Recognition of altruism as a motive for publishing (i.e. shedding a light on unknown/hidden information).”
The growing stream of reporting...
The New York Times asked for examples of election disinformation — and got 4,000...
This election might have less misinformation than 2016’s race, but “Christine Blasey Ford — proudly posing with Soros” and “We’re making a Woman’s Vote Worth more by...
Kremlin Watch Briefing: The Kremlin sanctions 322 Ukrainian citizens and plans a Russian ground...
Topics of the Week
The Kremlin has introduced new economic sanctions against 322 Ukrainian citizens and 68 companies.
RT and Sputnik, along with other foreign accounts, circulated disinformation on Brazilian...
Unlike in 2016, there was no spike in misinformation this election cycle
By Paul Resnick, for The Conversation
The “Iffy Quotient” has been downright steady leading up to tomorrow’s midterm elections, and Facebook deserves some credit for...
Kremlin Watch Briefing: Facebook’s arms race or just more PR?
Topics of the Week
Facebook is responding to Russian interference in the United States, but continuously underestimates disinformation campaigns in other countries.
The New York Times: US Cyber Command...
Figure of the Week: 3
By EU vs Disinfo
Britain has charged two Russian military intelligence officers with poisoning former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter, but only a fraction...
OSCE interview fuels Kremlin disinformation
By Polygraph
Andrey Rudenko
Russia-24 correspondent
“Alexander Hug is well informed. For four years he’s been working in the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, and in Ukraine...
Update: US labels as ‘absurd’ Russian accusations of manipulation of the Macedonian Parliament
By Polygraph
Russian Foreign Ministry
Russian Foreign Ministry
"Eight votes that were necessary to secure a qualified majority were ensured by …means of blackmailing, threats and bribing...
Russian state TV claims Megyn Kelly’s show taken off air because of Russians’ love...
By Polygraph
Kirill Kleimyonov
TV anchor, Russia
“The program of Megyn Kelly, our favorite American TV anchor, is being taken off the air. She was fired on...
Commanding the trolls
By EU vs Disinfo
Thanks to a series of journalistic investigations, many of which have been carried out by Russian reporters, it is already well known...