StopFake #183 with Marko Suprun
Fake: US bans 155 Ukrainian imports due to country’s political situation; Kyiv breaks talks on prisoner exchange with occupied territories; University of turin recognizes so-called Donetsk People’s Republic diplomas. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uo82ktgJ3gQ
As Russia’s government effort to ban Telegram falters, digital activists are pranking the censorship...
Russia's so-called “Digital Resistance” has struck out against the country's internet blacklist, an ever-growing list of websites censored by the Russian government.
Transatlantic Commission to Focus on Election Meddling
An international commission has formed to try to end meddling in elections in Western democratic nations by Russia and other autocratic countries.
You see it, you buy it: Just being exposed to fake news makes you...
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.
Putin Promises to ‘Expand Space of Freedom’ for Youth, But It’s Conditional
“I am counting here on new ideas and approaches, on the boldness of our young people, on their ability to become real leaders of change; that young people will be faithful to the values of truth and justice…
At his inauguration, Putin proclaims peace and prosperity, both are elusive
I believe that it is my duty and the meaning of my entire life to do everything for Russia, its present and future, to ensure that it is peaceful and prosperous, to preserve and perpetuate our great people, and bring prosperity to every household in Russia.
Moscow: Crimea is Russian, UN: It is occupied territory
Alexander Domrin, Professor of International Law, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow “Up to this point, it (Crimea) has been perceived exclusively as a Russian territory.
#PackOfLies: A party without results?
The Baltic presidents’ visit to the US has received special attention from the Kremlin-supported media in order to show that nothing serious has happened.
Sanctions on Russian aluminum do no harm to a US automaker, despite Russian claim
“If Rusal doesn’t deliver this metal (aluminum) to America … then producing enough cars (F150s) to meet market demands will be impossible, and this is a big loss.
#PackOfLies: Gathering of radicals in the occupied Crimea
Yale historian Timothy Snyder in his latest book “The Road to Unfreedom” calls Kremlin’s politics schizofascism.









