October 10, 2022
EUvsDisinfo website blocked in Russia
Roskomnadzor, Russia’s media regulator, blocked the EUvsDisinfo website on 8 October, making it inaccessible from Russia.
News and Analysis
October 12, 2022
A disinformation story from Serbia: A mother fined for refusing to dress her son as a girl in Germany
Disinformation narrative of "threatened values" spread in Serbia
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October 07, 2022
Anna Politkovskaya In Memoriam – Now more relevant than ever
On 7 October 2006 in Moscow, Anna Politkovskaya, journalist, writer and human rights defender was shot dead. She was a remarkable person, dedicated and with high professional character. How we miss her!
October 06, 2022
No Way Back
Putin’s illegal annexations announcement speech took us on a mind-bending ride into an alternative reality and his followers off the cliff with him.
October 05, 2022
Nord Stream 1 & 2 sabotage - disinformation a la MH-17?
While official investigations are underway, the slinging of disinformation on who is to blame is picking up speed with Kremlin accusations in all directions. Patterns are reminiscent of the Kremlin disinformation seeking to shift responsibility for the downing of Malaysian airliner MH-17.
September 29, 2022
The Dangerous Case of Nuclear Corners
Kremlin disinformation pundits sharpen their nuclear rhetoric to create a false perception of a ‘cornered Russia’ to deter and dissuade the West from responding to Russia’s annexation of occupied territories in Ukraine.
September 29, 2022
Burning Bridges, Breaking Contracts
The Kremlin has chosen an escalatory path, both in words and in deeds. And while doing that, the Kremlin has left behind its past role of a spoiler and taken on the role of an arsonist.
September 27, 2022
Back to the USSR? Russian TV on referendums and mobilisation
The same manipulation like during the illegal annexation of Crimea in early 2014: "the masses going to the elections”. The war makes the state media sound like the USSR with focus on "patriotic citizens wanting to be mobilised" and "the success at the front". An eerie silence about protests, demonstrations and Russians departing the country. As always, the West is portrayed as equal to Nazism.
September 22, 2022
Mad Rush for Illegitimate Hold on Occupied Territories
Pro-Kremlin disinformation seeks to spin and legitimise Russia’s shaky land grabs of the occupied territories in Ukraine while denying and distracting from the atrocities Russia committed in Ukraine
September 21, 2022
Putin scaremongering – a Quick Guide
Putin’s partial mobilisation and support to sham referendums in the occupied territories in Ukraine follow the Kremlin playbook: fake public support, push for escalation, and blackmail. All this against the backdrop of increased repression with tougher laws to control Russian public opinion.
