The real history of fake news
By David Uberti, CJR
In an 1807 letter to John Norvell, a young go-getter who had asked how to best run a newspaper, Thomas Jefferson...
Four tricky ways that fake news can fool you
By Daniel Levitin, Ideas.TED.com
What looks like (and reads like) the truth may be riddled with lies if you look more closely, says neuroscientist Daniel...
Russian State-Run TV Network Refuses to Give Former U.S. Ambassador His Own Show
By Kevin Rothrock, Global Voices
As the U.S. media explodes with reports about “Russian cyberpower” and the Kremlin’s “perfect weapon,” one of the biggest American...
The Kremlin’s Voice: Johan Bäckman
The Kremlin’s Voice, is a new UpNorth series profiling some of the most outspoken cheerleaders and spokesmen for the Putin regime around the world:...
Kremlin Disinformation and the Dutch Referendum
By Robert van der Noordaa, for Integrity Initiative
On 6 April 2016, a non-binding referendum was held in Holland on the EU’s Association Agreement with...
‘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...