The fake news phenomenon: How it spreads, and how to fight it
By Molly Callahan, Northeastern
This past weekend, Northeastern University and Harvard University co-hosted a conference on fake news and how to combat it. Experts ranging...
Kremlin Watch Monitor. February 23, 2017
New Publications
Two of our colleagues, Jakub Janda and Ilyas Sharibzhanov, published on the Atlantic Council an overview of six main narratives that Russian disinformation...
A guide to spreading fake news about Paris riots
First: start with a strong headline. "Three police officers beaten up in Bobigny" will do. Second: add a photo of a man in a...
Identifying Khmuryi, the Major General Linked to the Downing of MH17
This article was collaboratively researched and written by the Bellingcat MH17 Investigation Team.
On 18 July 2014, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) published several...
Spread it on Reddit: How a fake story about Angela Merkel led to a...
By Ben Nimmo, DFRLab
Germany holds elections in late 2017. Analysts have already reported that Chancellor Angela Merkel is being targeted with fake news and...
Fake news is ‘killing people’s minds’, says Apple boss Tim Cook
Apple chief calls on governments and technology companies to crack down on misinformation in public discourse
By Kevin Rawlinson, The Guardian
Fake news is “killing people’s minds”,...
U.S. launches TV network as alternative to Russian propaganda
Current Time, an up-and-coming player in the Russian media market, will mark on Tuesday, Feb. 7 the formal launch of its 24/7 digital and...
6 Signs There’s No Such Thing as Internet Freedom in Russia
The international human rights group Agora says Russian authorities have declared war on the Internet
Writing about Crimea, Ukraine, Syria or religion on social media...
UK university denies any part in Russia’s latest Crimea propaganda stunt
Three UK academics specializing in military history are currently taking part in meetings and propaganda media shots in Russian-occupied Crimea. They appear to be...
Kremlin trolls exposed: Russia’s information war against Ukraine
UKRINFORM journalist Lana Samokhvalova found something strange while browsing facebook for a schedule of commemorative events dedicated to the Euromaidan Revolution– she accidently unearthed...