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...
Suspicions of ‘bots’ gow over spikes in ‘dislikes’ of Russian stories ahead of election
By Alan Crosby, for RFE/RL
When Zmitser Yahorau saw the number of "dislikes" for a Belsat TV story on YouTube about life in a Russian...
Update: Kadyrov’s Press Secretary Accuses US Government of Conspiring against Chechnya
By Polygraph
Alvi Karimov, press secretary of Ramzan Kadyrov, head of Chechnya
Alvi Karimov, press secretary of Ramzan Kadyrov, head of Chechnya
“There is not even a...
Is the U.S. Evacuating IS Members from Syria?
By Polygraph
Sputnik News
Russian State Media Agency
“The source from the town of al-Hasakah (north-east part of Syria) has told Sputnik on the condition of anonymity...
Oops, we did it again
By EU vs Disinfo
Last time it was Russia’s Ministry of Defence. This time it was the state TV channel Pervy Kanal that couldn’t resist...
How resilient is Latvia’s information space to Kremlin propaganda?
By CEPA
People often assume that Latvia has two completely separate, self-sufficient information spaces: one for Latvian speakers and the other for Russian speakers. While...
Russia: U.S. and NATO Try to Deny IS Presence in Afghanistan
By Polygraph
Sergey Lavrov
Russian foreign minister
“We are alarmed as unfortunately, the US and NATO military in Afghanistan makes (sic) every effort to silence and deny...
Kremlin Watch Briefing: Twitter’s mission against bots and trolls
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...
Anatomy of The Times: how a British newspaper uses Russian propaganda tricks to discredit...
Elisabeth Schimpfossl and Ilya Yablokov, for Open Democracy
A leading British newspaper is using patchy “evidence”, insinuation and intrigue to vilify the UK university protest....
Smear campaign against civilian rescuers in Syria continues
By EU vs Disinfo
On 6 February, the UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria released a statement saying that it was investigating multiple reports that bombs allegedly...