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November 04, 2020

The Evil Latin Letters

One key element in pro-Kremlin disinformation is to describe Russia as a besieged fortress. The acting head of the Russian republic of Dagestan has launched a campaign against the Latin alphabet - the source of all evil, as he says.

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October 28, 2020

Errare Humanum Est

There is a famous Latin quote: Errare humanum est, perseverare autem diabolicum. To err is human, but to persist in error is diabolical. Russian TV "by mistake" recently demonstrated imagery from a video game as documentary footage from fighting in Nagorno Karabakh. And "mistakes" is a persistent element in pro-Kremlin disinformation.

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October 21, 2020

Repeating a Lie Does Not Make it True

Regurgitation is the editorial policy of pro-Kremlin media. Old claims are re-chewed, spewed up and repeated. The ever-handy idea of "false flag operations" can be used and reused infintely. But repeating lies does not make them true.

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October 14, 2020

“Unfeminine Behaviour on Women’s March”

Belarusian Police spokesperson, Colonel Volha Chamadanava, attacks the women's demonstrations for “unfeminine behaviour” and calls for the "weaker sex" to focus on family.

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September 30, 2020

Filmmaker Falsifies Fake Forgery

"Trust me, I'm a professional!" Oscar-winning filmmaker Nikita Mikhalkov demonstrates how pictures from Belarus are doctored to exaggerate the crowds protesting. But who did the doctoring?

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September 23, 2020

You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet!

Alyaksandr Lukashenka promises more material from the "Mike and Nick Tapes" - "you can't even imagine what we intercepted". Meanwhile, Lukashenka's police continues its violent crack-down on protests in Belarus.

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September 16, 2020

Let’s Laugh at Political Murder!

Pro-Kremlin disinformation outlets attempt to turn the attempted murder of dissident leader Alexei Navalny into a joke. “Hahaganda”- propaganda, disguised as humour, ridicule, is a powerful and efficient instrument for disinformation.

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September 09, 2020

Mike and Nick vs. Die Hard Lukashenka

Belarusian KGB published recently a recording of an intercepted conversation, allegedly between two intelligence officers from Poland and Germany. According to Alyaksandr Lukashenko, the recording proves foreign involvement in both the protests in Belarus and the Navalny case. But few believe the recording is authentic.

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September 07, 2020

Dictatorship in need of rebranding

If no external enemy can be found, balloons will have to do the trick.

News and Analysis

August 12, 2020

Bestiarium Kremlinensis S – Z

Fear is the main element in Russian politics. The EUvsDisinfo has outlined a few of the phobias, plaguing the Kremlin leadership. In a series of articles we will continue to explore the nightmares of the Kremlin State of Fear and present the Kremlin Bestiary.