Zimbabwe government continues to weaponize information online to control citizen engagement
By Kudzai Chimhangwa, for Global Voices
Media control in Zimbabwe bears its origins in colonial policies.
In the early morning of November 15, 2017, Zimbabweans woke...
Gazprom TV Attacks the LGBT Community
By EU vs Disinfo
“Gays from the whole world convened in Brussels to attend a ‘livestock’ bazaar: to buy children. The customers could select an...
Fake: European Parliament Accuses Ukraine of Soviet Crimes
Last week the pro-Kremlin siteUkraina.ru reported that the European Parliament allegedly adopted a resolution in which Ukraine as an heir of the Soviet Union...
Fake: Ukrainian Diaspora Condemns Sanctions against Crimea
Ukrainians from different countries are calling for the lifting of sanctions against Crimea, several Russian media outlets declared last week. 15 representatives of Ukrainian...
Fake: UN General Assembly Committees Suspend Work in Protest of Russian Diplomats Visa Denial
Russian language site the The Insider reported last week that an article by Russia’s RIA Novosti entitled US Denies Visas for UN General Assembly...
Disinformation as Dialogue
By EU vs Disinfo
How the Concept of “Sovereignism” Travels through Space and Time
Communication is never one-way. Even the most rigid propaganda megaphone needs to...
Figure of the Week: 150
By EU vs Disinfo
Since 2017, the number of countries using organised social media manipulation campaigns has increased 150%, from 28 to 70.
According to the...
Russian Language War: StopFakeNews with Marko Suprun (No. 256)
Fake: Donbas war started over language. Dutch parliament demands Ukrainian responsibility for MH17 crash.
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Language Issues Did Not Bring War to Donbas
During his marathon press spectacle on October 10 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the war in Donbas began over the language issue (video...
How journalists can responsibly report on manipulated pictures and video
By Victoria Kwan, for First Draft News
The first of six new guides from First Draft covers the tricky ethical terrain that comes with reporting...