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Figure of the Week: 2013
New reports produced for the U.S. Senate shed light on Russia’s sweeping efforts to manipulate Americans over the past five years. The reports offer the most comprehensive analysis so far of Russian online influence operations in the United States.
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Russian State TV Broadcasts Staged Interview
Kremlin media is notorious for using actors in interviews with “Ukrainians”.
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“You Always Place Me Between Two Foreigners”
Talk shows on Russian state TV aim at discrediting dissenters as disloyal citizens.
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Figure of the Week: 9
The EU has added 9 persons to the sanctions list for their involvement in the so called "elections" in the so-called "People's Republics" of Donetsk and Luhansk. The 9 persons are subject to EU restrictive measures, which involve a travel ban and asset freeze,...
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Whodunnit this week?
The US as the main actor behind the ‘yellow vests’ protests. Ukraine as the provocateur of war, preparing a chemical attack. Both got their part in the pro-Kremlin disinformation campaign this week. What a convenient way of shifting focus from the actors performing disinformation!
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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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