‘If the Russians Come Back Again, They Won’t Be Constrained by Communism’
By Paul Goble, for UpNorth
Toomas Hendrik Ilves, who has just completed his service as president of Estonia, once remarked that “if the Russians come...
Kremlin Watch Monitor. December 12, 2016
Weekly update on Kremlin disinformation efforts
Our Jakub Janda got interviewed by The Bild about the Russian Federation’s efforts to influence crucial Western elections, including...
How to report fake news to social media
By Alex Murray, BBC News
Fake news stories on the internet have hit the headlines in recent weeks - especially since the US election.
While much...
Fake news: an insidious trend that’s fast becoming a global problem
By Kate Connolly, Angelique Chrisafis, Poppy McPherson, Stephanie Kirchgaessner, Benjamin Haas , Dominic Phillips, Elle Hunt and Michael Safi, The Guardian
With fake online news...
Kremlin Watch Monitor. December 1, 2016
Weekly update on Kremlin disinformation efforts
European Parliament against disinformation
The European Parliament approved a motion for a resolution which warns against propaganda pressure from Russia...
Russia is Weaponizing culture in CEE by creating a traditionalist “counter-culture”
By Péter Krekó, Lóránt Győri, Katya Dunajeva - Political Capital Institute, for Integrity Initiative
The hybrid warfare that Russia has been waging against Europe and...
Political Satire Returns to Russian TV, Neutered As Ever
Chechen dictator Ramzan Kadyrov, whose regime is widely accused of human rights crimes, is a comedy star on Russian television this week. Or rather,...
MEPs sound alarm on anti-EU propaganda from Russia and Islamist terrorist groups
Propaganda pressure on the EU from Russia and Islamist terrorist groups is growing, MEPs warn in a resolution voted on Wednesday. It seeks to...
Russian Propaganda Edits Out Racist Comment About Obama
By The Moscow Times
State-run Rossiya TV channel has deleted a racist comment about U.S. President Barack Obama from the flagship Sunday news show, Vesti Nedeli, The...
Obama: New media has created a world where “everything is true and nothing is...
By Joseph Lichterman, Nieman Lab
President-elect Donald Trump tweeted Thursday night that he had convinced Ford to not close a factory in Kentucky. “I worked...