News and Analysis

News and Analysis

January 13, 2022

False Helmets, Trolling Arm Badges: How Pro-Kremlin Outlets Exploited the Situation in Kazakhstan

Pro-Kremlin outlets blame the West for a “colour revolution” in Kazakhstan, but hardly anyone is listening.

News and Analysis

January 03, 2022

DISINFORMATION IN 2021: TOP EMBARRASSING MOMENTS

Web of lies spun by the pro-Kremlin outlets are often intricate. However, sometimes clumsy mistakes are made. We have collected 10 examples from 2021 where pro-Kremlin sources were caught in the act of producing absurd, way-over-the-top and particularly embarrassing disinformation.

News and Analysis

December 30, 2021

Fake Video: How the Pro-Kremlin Media Tried to Accuse Ukraine of Shooting at Migrants

Using highly emotional and fabricated content pro-Kremlin outlets try cast Ukraine as aggressive, militant and having no regard for human rights. All in attempts to justify the Kremlin's aggressive actions.

News and Analysis

December 28, 2021

2021 disinfo research highlights

With the body of research growing rapidly, we know a lot more about the mechanics and impact of disinformation than we did a few years ago. What did we learn this year?

Belarus

December 27, 2021

Laughs and tragedy: Absurd repression in Belarus

Despite a proclaimed victory over a “Western-instigated colour revolution”, Lukashenka’s Belarus regime continues large-scale repressions. The regime fears the popular voice and the prison sentence of 18-years recently handed to opposition leader Siarhei Tsikhanouski illustrate this. In other cases it borders tragicomedy or paranoia.

News and Analysis

December 26, 2021

The Kremlin’s security demands mean insecurity for the rest of us

Recent Russian ultimatums make clear the increased paranoia in the Kremlin’s corridors, and pave the way for increased tensions.

News and Analysis

December 23, 2021

What Happened in 2021?

2021 is coming to an end, but there seems to be no end to pro-Kremlin disinformation. This year we added over 2,700 new examples of pro-Kremlin disinformation to the EUvsDisinfo database. This is what we found.

News and Analysis

December 21, 2021

Disinformation & elections in Moldova

Moldova’s new government, oriented towards reforms and collaboration with the EU, is the target of different kinds of disinformation and manipulation. Accusations include that President Sandu is eroding family values, that she is importing large groups of Syrian refugees, and that she is incapable of managing the country with a government that does not accept following Moscow. Just add a gas crisis and it’s a classic tactic from the Kremlin playbook.

News and Analysis

December 17, 2021

Disinformation and information manipulation in Azerbaijan

Media freedom and independent journalism are vital for healthy democracies. The attacks on independent media, and restrictions on media freedom in Azerbaijan, create an environment for disinformation to flourish, and for falsehoods and manipulation of the information space to remain unchallenged.

News and Analysis

December 17, 2021

Disinformation divides Armenia

Disinformation narratives about Covid-19, the European Union, and the West in general, as well as those targeting values, social and cultural issues, are disseminated to increase distrust between citizens, Armenian authorities, and its international partners.