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The growing stream of reporting on and data about fake news, misinformation, partisan content, and news literacy is hard to keep up with. This weekly roundup offers the highlights of what you might have missed.
Manipulation: Dutch Foreign Minister Does Not Exclude Kyiv’s Involvement in MH17 Downing
Scores of major Russian media declared last week that the Netherlands were not ruling out Ukraine’s responsibility in the downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 that was shot down on 17 July 2014 while flying over Russian separatist occupied eastern Ukraine.
Retracing the steps of a disinformation campaign
2018 has already seen several clear examples of the ongoing pro-Kremlin disinformation campaign. First came the disinformation surrounding the Skripal poisoning, then the smokescreen designed to hide the facts…
Russian disinfo patterns: same actors, different sets
The dark arts of disinformation has many different shades. Have you ever had the feeling that you have seen that person before, even if the name looks unfamiliar?
World Cup Awareness: Five Things Worth Knowing About Propaganda in Russia
Millions of Russians look forwards to welcoming visitors from across the globe to the 2018 FIFA World Cup. They will proudly show their country from its best side and share their excitement over a game that unites almost all countries in the world.
StopFake #186 with Marko Suprun
Fake: Ukrainian military fire on OSCE patrol; Ukraine to separate from Crime via canal; NATO expansion destabilizing Europe; Ukraine to face problems after leaving CIS. https://youtu.be/Gbf2bfk2toI
Manipulation: NATO Expansion Destabilizes Europe
NATO plans to destabilize Europe - this was Russia’s reaction to NATO’s growing presence in the Balkans. Izvestia, RT and Moskovskyi Komsomolets all rang alarm bells with misleading statements about NATO.
The Skimm launches a 1:1, bot-less (for now) texting service to help subscribers make...
“People are always on their phones, but this isn’t ‘Let’s just start shooting them info over text.’ When you integrate into somebody’s routine in an intimate way, it has to feel right for the platform.
#PackOfLies: How Egyptian students became fake Palestinian martyrs
A fake video, supposedly showing how the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip filmed misleading videos about the seemingly killed martyrs of their own so that they could accuse Israel of crimes against humanity, went viral not only in Lithuania but also all around the world two weeks ago.
Russian Responses to Babchenko’s Staged Death
Moscow’s reactions to the staged death of Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko in many ways mirrored their reactions to his “real” death of the day before: the guilty party was Ukraine, there was no evidence of…