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Disinformation Review

September 21, 2023

The Kremlin’s disinformation love song to North Korea

Kremlin disinformation pundits balance between praising the relationship with the DPRK and appearing to be too needy of North Korean help, as Kim Jong-Un’s visit provides a welcome distraction from the Ukrainian counteroffensive and economic troubles in Russia.

News and Analysis

September 16, 2023

17th of September in Lukashenko’s Belarus: militarist, USSR-style rhetoric and the demonisation of Poland

The Belarusian people - schoolchildren in particular - are constantly fed pro-USSR narratives and anti-western propaganda, with Poland portrayed as a real demon to bolster the “Day of People’s Unity”

Disinformation Review

September 14, 2023

Having a go at public servants and institutions

There is a new wave of attacks against European officials and institutions. This time, not all of it is coming from Russia, the Belarusian regime is in on it as well.

Top Story

September 12, 2023

Lev Gershenzon: ‘The majority of Russians see the world very different from what it is in reality’

With both Yandex and Google aiding [the Kremlin] in pursuing its hostile information policy, the majority of Russians see the world very different from what it is in reality.

Disinformation Review

September 07, 2023

Substitution

When objective reality refuses to bend to the Kremlin’s will, Kremlin propagandists attempt to substitute it with their illusions and wishes.

News and Analysis

September 06, 2023

The Russian aggression in Ukraine brought changes to Kazakh society

Vyacheslav Abramov, founder and director of the independent media outlet Vlast.kz, talks to EUvsDisinfo about pro-Kremlin disinformation in Kazakhstan.

Disinformation Review

August 31, 2023

The deafening sound of the Kremlin’s silence speaks volumes

The Kremlin disinformation machine tiptoes around sore topics and recycles old conspiracy theories about biolabs and human organ smuggling to distract the world. But the Kremlin’s relative silence about recent events still speaks volumes.

News and Analysis

August 22, 2023

Kremlin narrative U-turn from demonizing Muslims to protectors of Islam

Pro-Kremlin disinformation outlets waste no time to use the burning of the Quran in Sweden and Denmark to sling accusations of religious intolerance. Portraying Russia as the protector of Islam diverges from previous disinformation attempts to vilify Muslims and push the narrative of ‘Islamisation’ of Europe.

News and Analysis

August 21, 2023

“Resistance won’t stop the war, but it can hasten its end”

Since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, women have been at the forefront of Russia’s anti-war movement. Feminist Anti-War Resistance (FAR) has successfully rallied women across the country and declared itself a new political force. EUvsDisinfo spoke to FAR coordinator Liliia Vezhevatova about the role of feminism.

News and Analysis

August 11, 2023

Interview with AI ethicist Dr. Benjamin Lange

AI ethicist Dr. Benjamin Lange talks to EUvsDisinfo about disinformation-related threats that AI poses, but also possible solutions it offers in mitigating those risks.