Eyewitness or actor? To Gazprom TV, it’s all the same
A Russian state-controlled TV channel has again been exposed after presenting an interview with a paid actor in a news programme as authentic.
Youtube to reduce visibility of videos that spread misinformation
When recommendations are at their best, they help users find a new song to fall in love with, discover their next favorite creator, or learn that great paella recipe.
Moscow alleges a ‘massive campaign’ in Germany to discredit Russian media
"We are seeing a massive campaign on Russian information resources in Germany. It is being conducted with the German state’s participation, and a campaign is being staged to suppress the voice of the Russian and Russian language media.
RT boasts about Russia’s economy – even Russian officials are skeptical
RT (Russia Today) State-owned media outlet “The Russian economy has seen the biggest growth since 2012, expanding by 2.3 percent last year, according to preliminary estimates provided by Russian state statistics agency.
Venezuela, e-voting and Western money
Venezuela has dominated Russian portals, Russian newspapers and also Twitter this week, as analysis from our new data tool shows.
Kremlin Watch Briefing: Russian influence operations in Africa and South America under spotlight
Wagner mercenaries received passports from the same office as the GRU cover agents. Facebook and Twitter removed thousands of Russian, Iranian and Venezuelan accounts.
Rachel Maddow’s U.S. cold weather concern over Russia and China was not baseless
“U.S. largest audience TV host, MSNBC's Rachel Maddow (Democratic party aligned) this evening: Russia will freeze you and your family to death.
Why authoritarians love the concept of the Big Conspiracy
The idea of a Shadow World Government has always been very popular among conspiracy theorists. Its manifestations might be different, but generally the concept conjures up the image of a small group of men…
Ivan the Terrible and information technology
Whenever voters participate in national elections, as Ukrainians will do on March 31, 2019, they often have an eye on both the future and the past.
How to Get a 146% Election Result
A new whistleblower has now emerged from inside a Russian state media organisation. This time it is Leonid Krivenkov, a former camera operator on the state TV channel Rossiya 24, who in an interview tells RFE/RL about how the propaganda output is managed by his ex-employer.