A checklist of Kremlin narratives in mainstream Western media
In the fifth year of Russia’s war on Ukraine, Kremlin propaganda and disinformation continue to pollute the pages of popular and influential western media.
Fake: Kyiv Preparing PR Attack on Crimea to Disrupt Tourist Season
The Ukrainian government is preparing an information attack aimed at occupied Crimea with the goal of disrupting the peninsula’s tourist season, Russian and Crimean media declared last week.
How Kremlin uses the “European field” to win the propaganda game
By Viktor Denisenko, in cooperation with Vilnius Institute for Policy Analysis, for StopFake On February 23, 2018, the Radio and Television Commission of Lithuania blocked the transmission of RTR Planeta – a Russian-state television channel – for 12 months.
Steven Seagal – a foreign policy pundit, Putin’s hope for better ties with America
“I am sure that President Putin … is trying to create a situation in which the balance of powers is more stable, and a little more logical and predictable” .
“Concentration camps in Europe – again” – A guide to the emotions disinformation exploits
The pro-Kremlin disinformation campaign excels in manipulating the emotions of its audiences. Its orchestrators collect information about the divisions and weaknesses of societies and further exploit these weak spots to fuel polarization.
Fake: Donbas Displaced Person Attacked for Speaking Russian
Scores of Russian media featured stories this week claiming that a man displaced by the war in Donbas currently living in the small northern Ukrainian town of Buymer in Sumy province was attacked for speaking Russian.
Russian state media try to hijack new Novichok poisoning narrative
“According to preliminary data, the incident in Amesbury was not a ‘Russian attack’, said Deputy Chief of the British Interior Ministry Ben Wallace.
Russian unleashes torrent of alternative facts in Amesbury poisoning case
Within hours of British police announcing last night that a couple from Amesbury, Wiltshire had been poisoned with Novichok, Russia’s propaganda machine was firing out projectiles in all directions with the usual aim of casting doubt and confusion in people’s minds.
Fake: Ukraine Can Face Olympic Ban
Russian Defense Ministry’s official publication Zvezda’s latest fake declares that Ukraine could be banned from the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
Fake: Future Maidan Museum Copies Hitler’s Architecture Projects
Comparing Ukraine to Nazi Germany is a beloved trope of the Russian disinformation machine. The latest fake to continue this tradition appeared on June 28 in pro-Kremlin Sputnik, Tsargrad and Novoross…