May 30, 2018
Sarcasm and Mistranslation: The Two Last Bastions of Disinformation
When the Kremlin's usual disinformation smokescreens don't work anymore, the self-defence is to ridicule the sources of criticism.
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April 18, 2018
"Danger: Slippery Floor Surface!"
A Russian TV reporter with limited English skills sneaked into the Salisbury hospital where Sergei Skripal is being treated.
November 18, 2016
Russian media accuse Russian media
This week the government-owned Russian news agency RIA Novosti was accused of disinformation by one of Russia's leading newspapers, Kommersant.
July 03, 2019
Lost in Translation
Here is why you should think twice before giving an interview to the Kremlin-controlled media.
April 25, 2018
NTV Goes to Denmark: A Story about Backfire
Things did not work out quite as planned when NTV’s story, like a boomerang, reached Danish audiences.
September 12, 2018
Someone Said That the Referendum in Crimea was Legitimate
Russian state media will quote almost anyone from the West if they agree with the Kremlin.
February 14, 2018
"Putin has a microchip implanted in his shoulder”
Has one of RT's and Sputnik's favourite conspiracy theories about the West become reality in Russia?
December 19, 2018
Boris The Dancing Robot
Kremlin TV presented man in suit as “one of the most advanced robots”.
October 19, 2020
From English into Russian into Czech: Re-translation as a Manipulative Tool
Russian state media have a credibility problem, and they know it - and they have found a crafty solution to it.
May 12, 2021
The Terrible Russophobia
One of Russia’s most influential politicians, Nikolay Patrushev, head of the powerful Security Council, suggests that Western Powers have attempted to discredit Russia for hundreds of years, even targeting Tsar Ivan the Moderately Terrible.