Russian Population’s Reaction to Skripal Case More Disturbing than a First Glance Suggests, Psychologist...
By Paul Goble, Window on Eurasia
Many people have been put off by the bombastic comments of Russians on the street and in the Internet...
UPDATED: Russia Falsely Denies Connection to the ‘Deadliest’ Poison Ever Made
By Polygraph
Sergey Lavrov
Russian Foreign Minister
“We have already made a statement that this is all nonsense, we have nothing to do with this”
Source: TASS,...
Catch Carlos If You Can
By Carl Schreck and Ana Poenariu, for RFE/RL
A mysterious Twitter persona launched one of the most enduring Moscow-friendly hoaxes of the MH17 airline tragedy....
Russian state workers receive an election season raise, promised nearly six years ago
By Polygraph
Maxim Topilin
Russian Minister of Labor and Social Protection
“In January-February, the most significant increase occurred in these categories, because they went up by 200%...
Russian propaganda playbook on full display in Russian embassy tweets on poisoning of ex-spy...
By Paula Chertok. for East West blog
The Russian Embassy’s twitter account is often a display of old and new Russian propaganda. The “old” propaganda...
Russian Parliament Leaders Falsely Imply Powerful US Lawmakers Are Immune to Charges of Sexual...
By Polygraph
Vyacheslav Volodin
Speaker, of Russian Parliament
“If such accusations were put forward by the female journalists of Russia Today or Sputnik, for instance, against Senator...
European Commission experts urge ‘Code of principles’ for social-media networks
By Rikard Jozwiak, for RFE/RL
The European Commission's high-level expert group on fake news has called for a “code of principles” that online platforms and...
British PM: ‘Highly Likely’ Russia Behind Attack on Former Spy
By Jamie Dettmer, for VOA
British Prime Minister Theresa May said Monday a “military-grade nerve agent” known to have been developed by Russia was used to poison...
Fuel hysteria, sow discord, spread confusion. Detailed account on manipulation attempts before US elections
By EU vs Disinfo
A more than two year long operation involving dozens of employees, hundreds of thousands of followers and millions of dollars –...
Kremlin Watch Briefing: Lies travel fast
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