March 03, 2021
Kremlin Humour is No Laughing Matter
A TV show was put off air after showing a skit where Kremlin propagandists compete in expressing their love of Russia.
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March 04, 2021
Making Mountains Without Molehills
This week gave an opportunity to follow an unfounded claim’s evolution from a coarse forgery in an anonymous letter to a parliamentary demand for a formal investigation.
- Timeline of crackdown on dissent and freedom of expression in Russia (March 2023 - February 2024)
- Years of Repressions against Journalists and Activists in Russia
- Timeline - 100 Days of War against Ukraine
- Seven things you need to know about RT and Sputnik
- Pro-Kremlin disinfo about bioweapons and biolabs
- When words kill - Hate speech in the Kremlin speak
- Disinformation about Bucha
- Timeline - Pro-Kremlin disinfo examples about Coronavirus
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February 25, 2021
Who Is Afraid Of Russophobia?
Life is tough when the world is pitted against you, or you think it is. This week, the disinformation reflects this mood, radiated by the pro-Kremlin media.
February 24, 2021
Acute Shortage of Real Russian Men
Vladimir Putin is Russia’s manliest man – according to the state institute for public opinion, VTsIOM. In a tight competition, the Russian president beat two actors, one of which is recently deceased.
February 23, 2021
Do the Russians Want War?
Pro-Kremlin media and politicians compete in beating the war-drum, blaming the West for attempts to contain Russia and warning to be ready for an (imminent) war.
February 22, 2021
MORE MICE BELLING THE CAT?
Book review: We are Bellingcat. How a group of volunteers is transforming the interface of the information space and geopolitics.
February 19, 2021
Diplomatic Demagoguery – Fact-Checking Russian Diplomacy
Russia's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sergey Lavrov, gave an interview to the Russian State TV Host Vladimir Solovyov on 12 February 2021. Here is a collection of some of the unfounded and misleading claims that were aired in the interview.
February 18, 2021
From the Kremlin Without Love
The Pro-Kremlin media shows no love to Europe, or Russians supporting imprisoned Alexei Navalny.
February 17, 2021
Disinformation Goes Dada
This week saw the advent of an entirely new level of pro-Kremlin disinformation. Outlets are no longer bound to the traditional true/false paradigm, but have entered the realm of the absurd, the nonsens. How do we debunk Ayou Fyurrer na Huyutoo?
February 11, 2021
Pfizer/BioNTech Vaccine Attacked by Pro-Kremlin Media, Tested by Russian Diplomat
While pro-Kremlin media highlighted adverse outcomes of Western vaccines, they received support from the most improbable of people: a Russian diplomat.
