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News and Analysis

March 27, 2024

The Kremlin’s call for peace is still masking a bloody empire

We examine the major disinfo narratives claiming that Russia wants peace. In fact, war has become an almost desired state of affairs for Putin.

Disinformation Review

March 21, 2024

Putin’s re-election and the messages it brings

The re-election of Putin is largely the result of the Kremlin’s scaremongering tactics, control of information spaces, and elimination of real alternatives in Russia.

Disinformation Review

March 14, 2024

Force feeding fears and summoning bogeymen

Pro-Kremlin outlets continue to force-feed Russian audiences with illusionary fears, conjuring up non-existent enemies. All this to drum up war hysteria and invoke primal reactions, to be harnessed in service of the Kremlin’s agenda later on.

Disinformation Review

February 29, 2024

Years of war

War has become an essential, almost sought-after state of affairs in Russia. We look at some recent developments in society.

Disinformation Review

December 14, 2023

The Next in Line

The Kremlin liar-in-chief announces his regime will continue and his stooges find US biolabs wherever they look.

News and Analysis

February 19, 2024

Hate speech and calls for genocide in Putin’s Russia

Hate speech and de-humanisation against Ukraine have become the norm in pro-Kremlin lingo. Open calls for genocide blend in, setting the scene for war crimes. Most Russians accept the policy.

Disinformation Review

February 15, 2024

The Kremlin’s global spinnings

More reports are shining light on the Kremlin global disinformation ecosystem, which does not shy away from putting human lives in danger for petty power plays.

News and Analysis

July 05, 2017

The ABC of Russia’s foreign news for holiday-makers

It’s nearly summer holiday time, and the news cycle is slowing down. But when Russians turn on their TVs at their summer houses, Ukraine and Syria still receive the lion’s share of news time. This Sunday (2 July), the flagship news programme of state channel Rossiya-1, Vesti Nedeli, was largely…

Disinformation Review

February 09, 2023

History upside down

The Kremlin disinformation machine goes back in time and turns history upside down. Outlets accuse the Western Allies of supporting Nazis in World War II and laud Russia for its false heritage of Soviet anti-colonialism.

News and Analysis

July 16, 2017

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.