March 31, 2022
Do Not Resist the Liberation
Russia readjusts the goals of its “special military operation” and frames the war as a “liberation” while the disinformation onslaught against Ukraine continues.
News and Analysis
April 01, 2022
From dance videos to coordinated lip-syncing in support of war
Social media platforms are widely used to spread disinformation, also during conflicts.
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March 30, 2022
A Nobel Peace Prize winner silenced in Russia - Novaya Gazeta suspended - Reappearing in Europe (Update 27 April)
The suspension of Novaya Gazeta due to state media regulator Roskomnadzor’s warning is a new low in the censorship of free media in Russia.
March 25, 2022
Forced Support
At a pro-war rally in Moscow, tens of thousands of Muscovites were bribed or forced to demonstrate unity behind the leader.
March 24, 2022
Russian aggression and disinformation in Ukraine
A month ago Russia launched an unprovoked all-out war against Ukraine. The Kremlin’s disinformation strategy to cover its aggression with a thick layer of lies to confuse, distract, and dismay was building for years before the attack.
March 24, 2022
The harder you push, the harder they resist
Due to an undeniable lack of the expected progress, Russia is resorting to ever more grim methods of warfare. At the same time, the Kremlin’s disinformation machinery incessantly repeats the delusion that the invasion is “developing successfully” and “going to plan”.
March 20, 2022
A game of cat and mouse between censors and citizens
The Kremlin has cast a tight net of censorship over Russia, making it extremely difficult for Russian citizens to access factual information. Hacktivists, tech enthusiasts and concerned citizens from around the world continue to creatively circumvent the Kremlin’s propaganda machine and spread facts about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
March 19, 2022
Why does Putin portray himself as the tamer of neo-Nazism?
The Kremlin’s false allegation that Ukraine is “ruled by Nazis” is well known. Putin is now trying to draw the ultimate card of scaremongering to mobilise Russian society: Nazis with chemical weapons and everything else deadly.
March 18, 2022
Eight Years On, War in Ukraine Brings Back Painful Memories of Crimea’s Invasion
Eight years ago on 18 March, Russia illegally annexed Crimea from Ukraine. The scars of the annexation are still raw in Ukraine, and for many Ukrainians, the Russian leadership’s ruthless war against their country brings back painful memories of the 2014 takeover of Crimea.
March 17, 2022
Defectors, Defiance and Disinformation
Several journalists have publicly declared they are not taking part in the Kremlin’s disinformation machine and left their jobs.
