The number of fact-checkers around the world: 156… and growing
he number of active fact-checking projects around the world now stands at 156, with steady growth driven by expanding networks and new media partnerships that focus on holding public figures and organizations accountable for what they say.
Mystery surrounds case of Russian journalists slain in Africa
(Moscow) - The deaths of three Russian journalists investigating their country’s military presence in the Central African Republic last week has cast renewed attention on a shadowy group of private mercenaries with alleged ties to the Kremlin.
Addressing the Aeroflot MH17 Conspiracy Theory
On 8 August 2014, the Security Services of Ukraine (SBU) held a press conference at the Ukraine Crisis Media Centre in central Kyiv describing how they believed that Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 (MH17) was not…
Russia’s latest attempt to smear Bellingcat over MH17 – unsuccessful
"We also have a lot of reasons not to trust particularly Bellingcat which was repeatedly caught red-handed by Internet users by voicing anti-Russian or anti-Syrian allegations based on fakes.
Old disinformation finds fresh ground in Serbia, targets the EU
No, in fact the EU is not “legalising paedophilia”. But a controversial TEDx talk about the nature of paedophilia has recently incited fighters against paedophilia in Serbia to warn that this was just a…
#PackOfLies: Propaganda by proxy
It is vital for Kremlin’s representatives to convince the West that the disinformation spread by them is not just a position taken by Moscow and its selected experts.
Figure of the Week: 32
Since the US election in 2016, Facebook has worked with improving its knowledge of and resilience towards information operations that are using the platform to spread disinformation and sow discord.
WhatsApp is a black box of viral misinformation — but in Brazil, 24 newsrooms...
And unlike previous efforts, WhatsApp is giving the fact-checkers an important tool to reach the public more easily.
Russia hides truth about death of American student in Siberia
Russian authorities say 25-year-old Colin Madsen from Missouri died from hypothermia in Buryatia under the influence of drugs.
Disinformation Analysis on the Western Balkans: Lack of Sources Indicates Potential Disinformation
One key feature of disinforming news stories is that they are most often published without quoting any sources, alongside having a biased or subjective tone.