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Modus Trollerandi Part 1: The Straw Man

In a series of articles, we will demonstrate a few of the cheap tricks of the Rhetoric of Disinformation. Part 1: The Straw Man.

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Masha and the Bear’s Service

Masha and the Bear’s Service

Maria Zakharova, Spokesperson of Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is attacking those who accuse Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov of spreading false statements claiming that Western students are taught that Jesus was bisexual. But Zakharova’s defence merely draws attention to the fact that her boss’ statement was false.
Kremlin Not Getting the Joke

Kremlin Not Getting the Joke

The pro-Kremlin disinformation outlets occasionally use video games as “photographic evidence” and satire as “facts”. Russian state media and Russian officials have frequently taken a website, intended for satire, at face value.
Pouring Derision upon Eurovision

Pouring Derision upon Eurovision

Nationalist Russian website Tsargrad goes full Don Quixote on the Eurovision Song Contests. The contest is, according to the outlet, an instrument for LGBT propaganda, feminism and tolerance - some of the worst things the Tsargrad can imagine.
The Terrible Russophobia

The Terrible Russophobia

One of Russia’s most influential politicians, Nikolay Patrushev, head of the powerful Security Council, suggests that Western Powers have attempted to discredit Russia for hundreds of years, even targeting Tsar Ivan the Moderately Terrible.
A Battle of Beer

A Battle of Beer

A Russian politician suggests to punish the Czech Republic with a ban on import of Czech beer. Forcing the Czechs to drink their own yellow fizzy stuff would make them sober up.
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