Did media literacy backfire?
By Danah Boyd, Points
Anxious about the widespread consumption and spread of propaganda and fake news during this year’s election cycle, many progressives are calling...
Russian state television flips president Obama a farewell bird
America’s ‘eight-year disgrace,’ according to Kremlin propaganda
By Ola Cichowlas, The Moscow Times
Ever since President Putin appointed him to lead the a state-owned international...
Three thousand fake tanks
How a network of conspiracy sites spread a fake story about US reinforcements in Europe
By Ben Nimmo, DFRLab
On January 4, a little-known news site based...
Facebook launches initiative to combat fake news in Germany
The social media giant has announced a series of measures to curb news-packaged disinformation on its German platforms. Analysts have dubbed Germany a "fake...
The Queen is dead. Long live the Queen
During the recent Christmas holiday, a disinformation campaign alleging the death of Queen Elizabeth II under the hashtag #mediablackout appeared on social media, and...
Kremlin Watch Monitor. January 11, 2017
New Publications
Our Jakub Janda discusses in Observer what the West lacks in order to be able to come up with sufficient policy responses for...
Print Media at All Levels Collapsing in Russia
Print media are going out of business because of shrinking readerships, advertising budgets, and cutbacks in subsidies from governments or owners, a trend that...
Russia waging information war against Sweden, study finds
Swedish Institute of International Affairs accuses Russia of using fake news and false documents to influence opinion, Jon Henley wrote for The Guardian.
Sweden’s most...
Kremlin Propaganda Effort Ever Less Effective on Russians, Surveys Show
By Paul Goble, Window on Eurasi
The messages Kremlin propaganda is disseminating and the actual beliefs of Russians are increasingly diverging, except on the “sacred”...
US warns Europe on Russian election hacking
US intelligence services have warned allies that Russia might try to hack their elections, with France and Germany already under attack.
“We assess Moscow will...