Figure of the Week

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Figure of the week: 100,000

Figure of the week: 100,000

Examples of pro-Kremlin disinformation claims in the German language collected in the EUvsDisinfo database have been liked, shared and commented on social media more than 100 000 times
Figure of the Week: 77

Figure of the Week: 77

77 per cent of the Russians fear occasionally or permanently arbitrariness of the authorities. According to a survey by the independent Russian polling institute Levada, the Russians fear the government more than they fear death.
1 871 out of 300

1 871 out of 300

300 people attended the Moscow 31 January protests according to the city authorities. Of those, 1,871 were detained, according to public records from Moscow police authorities.
Figure of the Week: 30,000

Figure of the Week: 30,000

The word "Russophobia" has so far in 2020 appeared over 30,000 times in pro-Kremlin media, monitored by the EUvsDisinfo. The concept implies that any kind of criticism towards Russia is "irrational" and based in a deep inbred hostility to Russia.
Figure of the week: up to 16 times

Figure of the week: up to 16 times

On social media, coronavirus-related content published by RT and Sputnik in French, German and Spanish languages can achieve higher average engagement per article than reputable media outlets, a recent study by the Oxford Internet Institute found.
Figure of the Week: 50

Figure of the Week: 50

The Stanford Internet Observatory analysed RT’s English-language coronavirus-related content and found that US was the subject of approximately 50% of clearly ”negative content“.
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