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Types and Tactics of Russian “Information Operations”

By Kseniya Kirillova, for CBAP When speaking of Russian propaganda, it is important to keep in mind its main difference from Western counterparts. Along with...

‘Russian Propaganda has Become Indistinguishable from Its Soviet Predecessor,’ Loshak Says

By Paul Goble, Window on Eurasia Moscow’s handling of the case of Aleksey Navalny is so similar to the ways in which Soviet officials dealt...

Is Putin about to launch a new offensive in Ukraine?

By Peter Dickinson, for UkraineAlert Russia has sparked alarm in Ukraine and throughout the international community in recent days by massing its armed forces close...

How YouTube Helps Fund Kremlin Allies and Evade Sanctions

By Ben Dubow, for CEPA YouTube is in business with Russia’s leading disinformation outlets and it’s proving extremely profitable for both. On November 5, 2015, Metro...

Disinformation Response — the Critical Early Hours

By Thomas Kent, for CEPA What to do when a sudden event happens, facts are lacking and disinformation starts to spread? On the morning of January...

Fake news: people with greater emotional intelligence are better at spotting misinformation

By Tony Anderson, David James Robertson, for The Conversation The spread of misinformation – in the form of unsubstantiated rumour and intentionally deceitful propaganda –...

NATO’s Unified Response to Hybrid Threats

By Michael Rühle, for CEPA Russia’s assault on Ukraine in the spring of 2014 has led to the biggest adaptation of NATO’s collective defense for a...

7 ways to avoid becoming a misinformation superspreader

By for The Conversation The problem of misinformation isn’t going away. Internet platforms like Facebook and Twitter have taken some steps to curb its spread and say...

The dark side of translation: The Epoch Times is now spreading disinformation through new...

By Laura Hazard Owen, for NiemanLab The growing stream of reporting on and data about fake news, misinformation, partisan content, and news literacy is hard...

Stanisław Żaryn: Shadow of disinformation over 2020

By Stanisław Żaryn, for StopFake The year 2020 was marked by intense information warfare activities against the image and the interests of Poland. The Polish...