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Russian Journalist Punished for Telling Truth about MH17
Russian reporters have played a key role in exposing the Kremlin’s disinformation around the downing of Malaysia Arlines flight MH17. But being an investigative journalist in Russia comes at a cost.
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Tracing Five Years of Pro-Kremlin Disinformation about MH17
To illustrate the scope of the pro-Kremlin disinformation campaign regarding MH17, we have visualized the evolution of the narratives from the aftermath of the crash to the present day.
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Figure of the Week: 5
Five years and 9 million tweets later, we investigated how trolls were spreading disinformation about the downing of MH17.
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The Journalists Who Exist Only on Paper
New Eastern Outlook has created an entire team of Franken-Journos: artificial journalists who exist only on paper.
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Rule, Britannia! A Round Table without King Arthur
British Society of the Round Table has infiltrated the US government. This, and other conspiracies have been spread in pro-Kremlin media this week.
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This website is part of a campaign to better forecast, address and respond to pro-Kremlin disinformation. The ‘EU versus Disinformation’ campaign is run by the European External Action Service East Stratcom Task Force. The team was set up after the EU Heads of State and Government stressed the need to challenge Russia’s ongoing disinformation campaigns. In March 2015, the European Council tasked the High Representative in cooperation with EU institutions and Member States to submit an action plan on strategic communication.
Disinformation Review
The flagship product of the EU vs Disinformation campaign, the Disinformation Review, was launched in November 2015. The Review brings you the latest news articles carrying key examples of how pro-Kremlin disinformation finds its way into the international information space, as well as news and analysis on the topic. The Review focuses on key messages carried in the media, which have been identified as providing a partial, distorted or false view or interpretation and/or spreading key pro-Kremlin messaging.
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The Disinformation Review does not necessarily imply that the outlet concerned is linked to the Kremlin or pro-Kremlin, or that it has intentionally sought to disinform. The Review analyses messages, not the messenger. If the message is a) false, which is determined by the facts and b) originating and in line with usual pro-Kremlin disinformation messaging, it is included in the product. The Review is a compilation of cases from the East StratCom Task Force’s wide network of contributors and therefore cannot be considered an official EU position. Have you found a mistake? Give us your feedback below or send us an e-mail.
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