A quarter of Belarusians rely on Russian media for news, new study says
By Paul Goble, Window on Eurasia
One Belarusian in four has not read the Belarusian media during the last month but instead relies on...
Russian ‘troll farm’ posts ersatz report on Hong Kong Thanksgiving Rally
By Polygraph
RIAFAN.ruRussian news agency“Then everyone watched a video prepared by the organizers of the action. The video encouraged not to stop there,...
In Ethiopia’s disinformation epidemic, the crumbling ruling coalition is the elephant in the room
By Endalkachew Chala, for Global Voices
This story is the second in a two-part series on online disinformation and politics in Ethiopia. You can read...
Singular or plural?
By EU vs Disinfo
Russian grammar can be difficult – even to a native speaker.
However, in some Russian media, linguistic mistakes appear out of a wish to produce stories...
KREMLIN WATCH STRATEGY for Countering Hostile Russian Interference
Prague-based European Values Center for Security Policy has just launched its KREMLIN WATCH STRATEGY, which is a policy document suggesting 20 specific measures to be taken...
Twitter was a minefield of false information during the 2019 Nigerian elections
By Nwachukwu Egbunike, for Global Voices
Ethnic hate speech and disinformation were rife on Twitter.
This story is the second in a two-part series on online...
One World, one author, one chain of command
By EU vs Disinfo
The “One World Global Think Tank” is a new addition to the pantheon of Moscow-based disinformation outlets, publishing material ...
Fighting the disinformation virus: Georgia edition
By EU vs Disinfo
This week the Disinformation Review comes to you straight from Georgia, the land of ancient traditions, home of the “first Europeans”,...
In Russia, individuals can now be branded ‘foreign agents’
By RuNet Echo, for Global Voices
Today, Russia's State Duma passed the third and final reading of a new bill expanding the scope of the...
Who becomes a Reddit conspiracy theorist? They have these things in common
By Laura Hazard Owen, for NiemanLab
Plus: “Subtly inducing people to think about the concept of accuracy decreases their sharing of false and misleading...