Out-of-context photos are a powerful low-tech form of misinformation
By Lisa Fazio, for The Conversation
When you think of visual misinformation, maybe you think of deepfakes – videos that appear real but...
Sanctions on the spotlight: disinformation targets Latvia
By EU vs Disinfo
Disinformation framing Latvia as Russophobic is part of a
long-term campaign, this time resurfacing due to implementation of US
sanctions.
Starting from...
Journalism and laughter: Russians react to pro-Kremlin propaganda
By EU vs Disinfo
Russian civil society continues to dismantle pro-Kremlin disinformation, using both laughter and journalistic investigations.
February has been a good month for...
Figure of the week: 80
By EU vs Disinfo
80 years ago: Stalin sending German Jews to Hitler
Historical revisionism is an important strand of disinformation. The EUvsDisinfo database contains a...
Beware another Russia reset
By Janusz Bugajski, for CEPA
Kremlin Proposals May Look Appealing but They Raise Russia’s Influence at Our Expense
With U.S. presidential elections fast approaching,...
Coronavirus: how media coverage of epidemics often stokes fear and panic
By Karin Wahl-Jorgensen, for The Conversation
New contagious diseases are scary. They frighten us because they are unknown and unpredictable. The ongoing outbreak of...
Kremlin Watch Briefing: The murder of Khanghoshvili orchestrated by FSB
Topics of the Week
The murder of Zelimkhan Khanghoshvili in Berlin orchestrated by FSB, Bellingcat reveals.
US military tracking disinformation around the coronavirus...
Pro-Kremlin disinformation desperation: MH17 and WWII
By EU vs Disinfo
This week, the pro-Kremlin disinformation machine has begun
“preparations” for the MH17 trial and continued its attack on Poland.
A few weeks...
Figure of the week: 122
By EU vs Disinfo
Last week, Facebook announced
a new takedown of 122 user accounts, pages, groups, and Instagram
profiles originating in Russia that violated...
Disinformation sharpened tensions between Serbia and Montenegro
By EU vs Disinfo
Disinformation sharpened tensions between Serbia and Montenegro
The divisive situation around the newly adopted Law on Freedom of
religion of Montenegro has...