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
Topics of the Week
Social media companies should have national offices in order to better understand local environments and norms. This would prevent their making...
Ukraine’s Stolen History, Stolen Culture
By Lesia Kuruts-Tkach, Atlantic Council
Until recently, Ukrainian culture was perceived internationally as a subset of Russian culture. Even now, after Ukraine has had almost twenty-seven...
Kremlin Watch Briefing: Russian trolls and U.S. politics
Topics of the Week
Twitter is banning the methods used by bots and trolls to spread false stories on the network. Twitter users will no...
The Kremlin’s ‘Besieged Fortress’ Narrative Criticised in Independent Media
By EU vs Disinfo
Russian media received President Putin’s annual address on Thursday with varying degrees enthusiasm. RT, for example, ran headlines such as ‘Listen to us...
Russia probe looms as possible election year issue
Jim Malone, for VOA
In recent weeks, the investigation into possible collusion between President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and Russia has intensified, raising the prospect...