“Russia’s bunker busters will reach Finns underground” – how to ridicule and threaten at once
When the respected Wall Street Journal publishes an article “Beneath Helsinki, Finns prepare for Russian Threat”, there are several ways media can react. And it is quite telling to observe the difference between mainstream journalists and pro-Kremlin outlets.
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Fake news, criticism and censorship
Speaking at the third Russia-China media forum in Moscow recently, Sputnik and RT’s Editor in Chief proposed that Russian and Chinese media should work togetherto tackle “fake news”. She did not go further into detail on how that should be done. But as an example she deployed a reoccurring disinformation theme – that of the White Helmets allegedly manipulating and staging situations in Syria.
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Denmark to educate soldiers in combatting disinformation
Training in how to combat pro-Kremlin disinformation is a “top priority” for the 200 Danish soldiers who will be deployed to Estonia as a part of NATO’s Enhanced Forward Presence. This was the message from Denmark’s defence minister, Claus Hjorth Frederiksen, in an...
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The Nazi-obsession of pro-Kremlin propagandists
We rarely see such a swift and aggressive reaction to a single video. But the Russian communication outburst to a recent eight-minute movie on YouTube was as immediate as it was foul-mouthed. The trigger was a NATO video about the so-called “Forest Brothers” – irregular units in the three Baltic states who fought against the Soviet occupying forces during and after World War II.
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Children’s toy part of conspiracy against the Kremlin
Have you tried the fidget spinner? The toy that enjoys a wave of global popularity has now also reached Russia – only to be blamed on national TV for being instrumental in a conspiracy to topple the Kremlin leaders.
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Kremlin TV: Singing from the same hymn sheet
The main narratives of Russian propaganda in Moldova, as observed in Russian state TV. The pro-Kremlin disinformation campaign’s main message is that the West is responsible for all evil, whereas Vladimir Putin is the only guarantee of world peace, and propaganda and disinformation denigrating Ukraine.
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Dependent media – Russia’s military TV Zvezda
“The chemical attack in Idlib in Syria on 7 April this year was a piece of “fake news” and a staged operation from the side of the rebels, which aimed at discrediting Syria’s government forces”. So was the message in a seven minutes long report broadcast last week in Russia by the TV channel and online outlet Zvezda. In order to assess the relevance of Zvezda’s production as a contribution to throwing light on the Idlib attack, it makes sense to ask what kind of outlet Zvezda is and what interest it would have in making this sensational claim.
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Too good to be true?
People can become so obsessed with spreading disinformation that they will share faked material that wasn’t even intended to be taken seriously. This is what happened last week to a number of pro-Kremlin propagandists when they became so fascinated with a photo...
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Email Chains and Other Propaganda Tools in Central and Eastern Europe
Analysis of disinformation campaign and Kremlin propaganda in Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Moldova and Ukraine. What are the narratives, what are the channels, what are the main techniques in each of these countries.
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Flight MH17 three years on: getting the truth out of Eastern Ukraine
Where were you on 17 July, 2014? On this day a Malaysian Airlines flight, which had taken off from Amsterdam bound for Kuala Lumpur, was shot down over Eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 passengers and crew, among them 80 children. To many, this tragic event became a...
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