Social Networking Sites to Remove Incendiary Comments or Face Hefty Fines Under New Russian...

By CodaStory A bill has been submitted to the Russian parliament which would require social networks and messenger services to remove defamatory statements or comments...

Russian Foreign Ministry Official Slams NATO Film on Baltic Resistance

By The Moscow Times Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Maria Zakharova, has lashed out at a new film produced by NATO that documents anti-Soviet resistance in...

United Russia Tries to Fight ‘Fake News’ (In Its Own Way)

By The Moscow Times Two State Duma deputies have introduced a proposal calling for multi-million ruble fines for publishing “false information” on social media. The amendment...

Google News launches a streamlined redesign that gives more prominence to fact checking

“To give them that multitude of facts, voices, and perspectives, you want the UI to disappear and not be a sense of overload or...

The Desperation of Stephen Cohen

Jim Kovpak Russia’s foreign language propaganda outlets have long had a problem getting real experts to go to bat for the Kremlin. Most times they...

Some Things Are Better Left Untold

By Jim Kovpak “Telling the untold” is one of Sputnik News’ slogans. The obvious implication is that the Russian news service covers stories that “they”...

Here’s How Russian State TV Spun Putin’s G20 Meeting With Trump

By The Moscow Times Russian state TV was unimpressed with Donald Trump in its coverage of the G20 in Hamburg last week. The world leaders who...

Kremlin Watch Monitor. July 11, 2017

Weekly Update on the Kremlin Disinformation Efforts Donald Trump tries to reinsure Europe During his second presidential trip to Europe, Donald Trump stopped by in Poland...

Fake: Scores of Ukrainian Stars Perform in Russia

Russian fakes about Ukraine are not only focused on Ukrainian politics, but also on its culture and pop stars. Last week Russia’s first channel...

The ABC of Russia’s foreign news for holiday-makers

By EU vs Disinformation It’s nearly summer holiday time, and the news cycle is slowing down. But when Russians turn on their TVs at their...