Figure of the Week: 70 million
By EU vs Disinfo
Since the US election in 2016, the social media giants have been stepping up their action against disinformation and fake accounts in their networks. Facebook...
NATO’s Summit disinfo targets Latvia
By Anna Ūdre, for CEPA
On 15 June, Russia’s state news agency RIA Novosti published a fake news story, “President of Latvia: the U.S. will...
Russian UK Embassy flubs, misstates U.S. military posture in Ukraine
By Polygraph
Russian Embassy in the United Kingdom
“Americans always said they had no troops in Ukraine.”
Source: @RussianEmbassy, July 8, 2018
FALSE
The U.S. is transparent about military...
Russia’s UN Mission tags friends on Twitter to spread message
By Sarah Hurst (@XSovietNews), for StopFake
Some of the individuals tagged in tweets recently by Russian Mission UN (@RussiaUN), which has 31.1K followers, provide insight...
In France, RT is getting no love
By EU vs Disinfo
It’s been just over six months since RT, the controversial Russian channel funded by the Kremlin, aired its first French broadcast...
Russia’s denials poison atmosphere after British woman dies from Novichok
By Sarah Hurst (@XSovietNews), for StopFake
Last night British police announced that 44-year-old Dawn Sturgess had died in Salisbury as a result of Novichok poisoning....
A checklist of Kremlin narratives in mainstream Western media
By Ariana Gic, for StopFake
In the fifth year of Russia’s war on Ukraine, Kremlin propaganda and disinformation continue to pollute the pages of popular...
How Kremlin uses the “European field” to win the propaganda game
By Viktor Denisenko, in cooperation with Vilnius Institute for Policy Analysis, for StopFake
On February 23, 2018, the Radio and Television Commission of Lithuania blocked...
Steven Seagal – a foreign policy pundit, Putin’s hope for better ties with America
By Polygraph
Steven Seagal
Actor, musician, martial artist
“I am sure that President Putin … is trying to create a situation in which the balance of powers...
“Concentration camps in Europe – again” – A guide to the emotions disinformation exploits
By EU vs Disinfo
The pro-Kremlin disinformation campaign excels in manipulating the emotions of its audiences. Its orchestrators collect information about the divisions and weaknesses...