Fake: Ukrainian Soldier Willingly Joins Separatists
Ukrainian soldier surrenders to separatist militia because of the drunkenness of his colleagues, blared the headline in the pro-Kremlin internet newspaper Ukraina.ru.
They speak Russian in Crimea, but that doesn’t make it part of Russia
US President Donald Trump made headlines ahead of the recent G7 summit in Canada by calling on his colleagues in the group of leading industrial nations to welcome Russia back into the fold.
In the U.S., the left trusts the mainstream media more than the right, and...
s Facebook moves to privilege “broadly trusted” sources in its News Feed, our research — more of which you’ll find in this year’s Reuters Digital News Report — shows that broadcasters and newspapers are more trusted than digital-born outlets across a number of countries.
Internet users fed up with fake news
Fewer and fewer people use Facebook as the source of information and the platform to discuss them. The reason is spread of fake news but also the changes in Facebook algorithms.
Anatomy of a Russian ‘troll factory’ news site
When browsing through stories on the newly-established media outlet USAReally.com, you may think that you are reading a procedural-generated site that exists entirely from search engine optimization tricks…
Figure of the Week: 0
The downing of flight MH17 has been one of the most lied-about events in recent years, and the disinformation campaign surrounding the tragedy shows no sign of abating.
Fake: Serbian Defense Ministry Calls Euromaidan a Coup
Several Russian media outlets claim that the Serbian Defense Ministry and therefore the country itself consider Euromaidan a coup d'état (Pravda news, Rambler and others).
Improving the Western strategy to combat Kremlin propaganda and disinformation
Read the Publication (PDF) Since Putin’s annexation of Crimea and military aggression in Donbas—and especially since the 2016 US presidential election—the spread of Kremlin propaganda and disinformation has become a dominant subject of discussion and debate in the West.
Baltic Brutality?
A dark image of the Baltic states was (again), painted in pro-Kremlin disinformation this week. Firstly, the Latvian Army was accused of shooting civilians in 1991, during Latvia’s transition to independence from the Soviet Union.
Fake: Ukrainian Parliamentary Speaker Called Neo-Nazi and Anti-Semite
What is a Kyiv Neo-Nazi doing in the French National Assembly, French MPs want to know – blared French Sputnik’s headline last week.