February 10, 2021
National Whataboutism as a State Ideology
Whataboutism, a rhetorical device to deflect attention to an unpleasant issue, has evolved into an obsession, an art, an ideology, with the Kremlin.
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February 11, 2021
FLOODING THE MIND WITH HYPERBOLES
This week’s disinformation covers Navalny and relations between the West and Russia In most cases, a bombastic twist of the truth is never far away.
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- Disinformation about Bucha
- Timeline - Pro-Kremlin disinfo examples about Coronavirus
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February 09, 2021
Manufactured Support Part 2: Using Western voices to spread disinformation
Previously, EUvsDisinfo described how pro-Kremlin disinformation outlets present sympathetic Western bloggers as mainstream journalists. In this post, we look at one such person who serves as a conduit for disinformation and conspiracy theories.
February 08, 2021
Manufactured Support Part 1: The Kremlin’s Pocket Journos
Pro-Kremlin media outlets recycle the conspiratorial musings of sympathetic Western bloggers, falsely implying they are journalists who represent the mainstream views of the West.
February 05, 2021
Deflection instead of Dialogue
The Kremlin has answered the European Union’s invitation to dialogue with a shameless attempt to deflect attention from its violations of Russia’s international obligations and own laws.
February 05, 2021
FAKE IT UNTIL YOU BREAK IT
Our database shows deception, just as in nature and warfare, is an important tool to simulate and snuff out democracy with disinformation.
February 04, 2021
“Navalny Cubs and Mommy’s Revolutionaries”
Alexei Navalny and the protests against his detention are at the centre of this week’s pro-Kremlin disinformation attempts. A very clear pattern is visible: belittle the protests and defame Navalny.
February 03, 2021
The Kremlin Snubs Own Mouth Piece
“Bring Donbas home to Mother Russia” – The Kremlin is scrambling to distance itself from the RT editor-in-chief, calling for a Russian annexation of the occupied territories in Eastern Ukraine.
February 02, 2021
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.
February 01, 2021
The Battle For Shoulders - Which Vaccine Should Be Injected?
Seen from Kremlin the Covid-19 vaccine Sputnik V has developed into an ideological offensive with a ferocity a bit like a 'Cold War' on words.
