Russia-based Facebook operation targeted Europe with anti-Ukraine messaging
By Nika Aleksejeva, with Roman Osadchuk, Sopo Gelava, Jean Le Roux, Mattia Caniglia, Daniel Suárez Pérez, and Alyssa Kann, for DFRLab Network uncovered by the DFRLab promoted Kremlin narratives in Germany…
Russia’s War in Ukraine: Russia’s Propaganda War
The ninth Brief in the “Russia’s War in Ukraine” series concerns Russia’s propaganda war. Igor Gretskiy, a Research Fellow of the Estonian Foreign Policy Institute at the ICDS, examines key elements of…
Russian propaganda is making inroads with right-wing Canadians
By Philip Mai, Alyssa N. Saiphoo, Anatoliy Gruzd, Felipe Bonow Soares, for The Conversation On July 8, Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly announced new sanctions against Russia as a counter to the Kremlin’s disinformation activities aimed at Canada.
Russia as Evil: False Historical Parallels. Some peculiarities of Russian Political Culture
Today, many people are trying to compare Putin’s Russia regime with Hitler’s Germany. Indeed, the two states have much in common, particularly the human-hating nature of both regimes, extremely effective…
Alternative for “Peace:” German Far-Right and Leftist Parties Help Kremlin Propaganda
On April 28, after weeks of intense debate, the German Bundestag approved a law authorizing the delivery of heavy weapons to Ukraine. 583 Bundestag members voted in favor, while 100 opposed.
Russia-Ukraine War through the Prism of Mass Communications
Serhiy Kvit, President of the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, Professor at Mohyla School of Journalism Ukraine’s struggle for independence from Russia has become truly global from the perspective of mass communications.
From Rome to Kyiv, Passing Through Moscow: Russian Strategic Narratives in the Italian Public...
The current Italian government strongly supports Ukraine’s efforts to defend itself against Russia’s invasion.
Academic ‘Mother Teresa’ or Unbearable lightness of moral relativism
With the outbreak of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, European governments, as well as individual universities, have established emergency funds to support students and staff from Ukraine.
Supported by the Kremlin in the information war, Lukashenko started dropping hints of a...
After a major crackdown at the Belarusian border with Poland in the beginning of November, known disinformation sources were publishing 18 times more articles about the migrant crisis.
2021 Disinfo Research Highlights
With the body of research growing rapidly, we know a lot more about the mechanics and impact of disinformation than we did a few years ago. We also know more about what we still don’t know.








