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.
News and analysis
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.
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.
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.
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.
From the Kremlin Without Love
The Pro-Kremlin media shows no love to Europe, or Russians supporting imprisoned Alexei Navalny.
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?
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.
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.
CORONAVIRUS: COVERAGE
National Whataboutism as a State Ideology 
Manufactured Support Part 2: Using Western voices to spread disinformation 
Manufactured Support Part 1: The Kremlin’s Pocket Journos 
Deflection instead of Dialogue 
FAKE IT UNTIL YOU BREAK IT 
“Navalny Cubs and Mommy’s Revolutionaries” 
The Kremlin Snubs Own Mouth Piece 
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