The Double White Lines of Russian Journalism
If Russian media outlets cross the Kremlin’s lines, they put themselves in danger and may be punished.
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Seven Commandments of Fake News – New York Times exposes Kremlin’s methods
A three-series multimedia project by the New York Times reveals how current Kremlin disinformation campaigns stem from a long tradition of weaponizing information. EU vs Disinfo takes a closer look at each of the episodes and encourages you to watch them yourselves.
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Waiting For the Deep Fakes
The St. Petersburg troll factory’s media outlet presented an audio recording of what it claimed was the voice of an American military officer.
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New York Times sheds light on decades-old tradition of Kremlin disinformation campaign
A three-series multimedia project by the New York Times reveals how current Kremlin disinformation campaigns stem from a long tradition of weaponizing information. Titled "Operation Infektion", the series tells the story of a "political virus", invented decades ago by...
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Alaska Purchase: Kremlin’s Trolls Suggest A Refund
Kremlin-linked publicist Nikolai Starikov suggested that Russia might withdraw from the 1867 treaty with the US on transferring the ownership of Alaska.
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Figure of the Week: 6 million
Since its illegal annexation in 2014, Russian authorities have tried hard to restore Crimea’s image as a holiday hotspot — including by faking tourism statistics.
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Disinformation and the Dirty Work
What is worse? To spread lies or to prevent others from telling the truth? An organisation controlled by a Kremlin-linked businessman appears to do both.
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RIA, Writing and Geography
Russian state propaganda media would benefit from updating their skills in political geography.
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Figure of the Week: 9
Although Russian internet trolls actively seek to manipulate audiences at home, a new study shows that their influence campaigns are much more effective in the United States than in Russia.
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Figure of the Week: 3
Britain has charged two Russian military intelligence officers with poisoning former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter, but only a fraction of Russians pin the blame on their country’s secret services.
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