Russian network TV show reportedly uses Twitter bots to fake fawning viewer feedback
By Meduza
The producers of a new daily political talk show on the national TV network Pervyi Kanal have created an army of Twitter bots...
War in Ukraine was years in the making
Ukraine is the only country in the world that has ongoing experience with a hybrid war—a simultaneous and adaptive military strategy that blends conventional...
French court orders journalist to retract the truth about grossly misleading Moreira film on...
By Halya Coynash, Human Rights in Ukraine
Paul Moreira, the author of a French film that falsely calls a tragic fire in Odesa a ‘massacre’...
The worse things become, the more Russians look to the state and to Putin
In most countries when the economic situation deteriorates or the government behaves in ways that fail to help the population out, an increasing number...
Advanced Guide on Verifying Video Content
By Aric Toler, Bellingcat
One of the most common issues for researchers and journalists is verifying user-generated video content, most often found on social networks...
Kremlin pollster says 15 percent of Russians are unpatriotic ‘shit’
By Meduza
Valery Fedorov, the head of the state-owned VTsIOM polling agency, said in a television interview on Thursday that 15 percent of Russians make...
Kremlin orchestrates Russian media coverage of Trump-Poroshenko meeting
By Donald N. Jensen, for CEPA
President Donald Trump met briefly on 20 June with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, who used his first White House...
Russians name Stalin and Putin “the most outstanding figures” of all times
By Halya Coynash, for Human Rights in Ukraine
Nothing should surprise us when Russian President Vladimir Putin goes on record warning against ‘excessively demonizing’ a...
Is the End Near for Telegram in Russia?
By Isaak Webb, for Global Voices Advox
On June 26, Russia's Federal Security Service announced that the April 3 terrorist attack on the St. Petersburg metro,...
Kremlin Watch Monitor. June 27, 2017
New publications
How to protect your democratic elections from Russian influence? Read our new article published by the Atlantic Council co-authored by Jakub Janda and...