Fake: Ukrainians to Participate in Syrian War
Russian and pro-Russian media have been falsely reporting that Ukrainian citizens will be trained to take part in Syria’s civil war. They have based...
The West should take on the Putin P.R. machine
Even before Russian President Vladimir Putin deployed forces to Syria, U.S. military officials described his regime as an “existential threat” in light of his...
‘Unprecedented’ Challenge in Countering Adversarial Propaganda, Official Says
The United States is facing an unprecedented challenge in countering the propaganda of adversaries who recruit and easily spread misinformation through the Internet, a...
StopFakeNews #57 with Euan MacDonald
This week Euan MacDonald, a Kyiv Post editor, is the StopFake News guest anchor. The news website Russkaya Vesna falsely reported that Angela Merkel...
A Russian Hybrid War in Belarus Could Take One of Two Forms, Denisenko Says
Viktor Denisenko, a Belarusian researcher at the University of Vilnius, says that a Russian hybrid war in Belarus could take one of two forms...
Actor ‘can’t stop laughing’ as Russian ambassador tweets ‘terrorist’ photo
Actor Kal Penn has found himself mistaken for a terrorist -- again.
After his character, Kumar Patel, was flagged as an Islamic extremist in the...
No Need for Ukraine to “Return” Land to Poland
This week some Russian media incorrectly reported that after the signing of European Union Association Agreement, Ukraine would be obliged to return former Polish...
Fake: Polish President Calls for Return of Ukrainian Lands to Poland
Pro-Russian media falsely reported that Polish President Andrzej Duda had called for Poles to be “ready to fight for former Polish lands.” The alleged...
Zvezda Falsely Cites Radio France Internationale for Sexual Harassment Report
On October 22, the Russia television network Zvezda posted a false report on its website claiming that “Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk accused the...
What You Need to Know About Russian Social Networks to Conduct Open-Source Research
This article is part of a larger guidebook by RuNet Echo to help people learn how to conduct open-source research on the Russian Internet....