Sunday, August 24, 2025

Stanisław Żaryn: Putin’s “corona-diplomacy”

By Stanisław Żaryn, for StopFake In the COVID-19 pandemic Vladimir Putin sees a chance to pull Russia out of its international isolation. Therefore, the coronavirus...

Capitalizing on the coronavirus conspiracist frenzy

By EU vs Disinfo As the COVID-19 crisis continues to monopolise public life around the world, conspiracy theories about the virus continue to gather steam...

Fake: US, EU Congratulate Separatist Republics on Self-Determination Anniversary

American and EU officials congratulated the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics on the sixth anniversary of independence announced scores of separatist and Russian media,...

Brian Whitmore: A viral Victory Day

By Brian Whitmore, for CEPA The subdued Victory Day celebrations in Russia this weekend were an apt metaphor for the state of Vladimir Putin's propaganda...

COVID-19: Moscow’s hand shows signs of shakiness

By EU vs Disinfo Oscar-winning film director targets Bill Gates as coronavirus disinformation in Russia is on decline. Bill Gates wants to implant microchips in billions...

Figure of the week: 117 million

By EU vs Disinfo Harmful misinformation on coronavirus was shared over 1.7 million times on Facebook and viewed an estimated 117 million times. These results...

Americans struggle to navigate COVID-19 “infodemic”

By JEJeffrey M.Jones, for Knight Foundation The novel coronavirus pandemic has spawned what the World Health Organization is calling an “infodemic,” an overabundance of information —...

Kremlin Watch Briefing: Disinformation campaigns on COVID-19 in the V4

Topics of the Week HR/VP Borrell was questioned by the European Parliament on the watering down of the EEAS disinformation report due to Chinese pressure. Kremlin...

A Backward looking nation: WWII memory as a consensus building event in today’s Russia

By Maria Snegovaya, for CEPA The phenomenon is called “Pobedobesie,” or “victory frenzy.” The May 9 anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in the...

In the shadow of revised history

By EU vs Disinfo The coronavirus pandemic has affected all strands of human activity, including the trajectory of pro-Kremlin disinformation. Revision of World War II...