April 29, 2016
Pro-Kremlin media on the US election campaign
Many Russians are concerned a future President Hillary will further worsen relations.
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June 20, 2019
Renewed Focus on MH17
Pro-Kremlin disinformation seemingly has no limits. In Russia's war on truth, no topic is too taboo, no claim too outrageous. But even so, amid the endless web of lies and misrepresentations, the disinformation campaign surrounding Russia's downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 – a crime that took 298 innocent lives – stands out for its viciousness.
March 04, 2021
Making Mountains Without Molehills
This week gave an opportunity to follow an unfounded claim’s evolution from a coarse forgery in an anonymous letter to a parliamentary demand for a formal investigation.
September 14, 2017
Get ready for pro-Kremlin tinnitus
One of the basic tools of pro-Kremlin disinformation is to fill the information space with constant noise to confuse the audience – or to at least force it to stop paying attention. A recent target of this method has been The European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats (Hybrid CoE).
June 22, 2018
One Image, 4 x Disinformation about Migrants
On May 14, news agency "News Front" published a story including an image of "Kosovan and Albanian migrants storming EU borders" from Serbia. In fact the photo is from February 2016.
December 16, 2016
A threat to democracy
On Sunday, the Head of the Swedish Military Intelligence and Security Service joined the ranks of European security and intelligence services naming Russia as the main source of cyberattacks and influence operations. On Swedish national TV, Gunnar Karlson explained why influence operations (operations focusing on affecting the behaviours…
January 27, 2023
Anti-Semitism and pro-Kremlin disinformation
Anti-Semitic messages have deep roots in pro-Kremlin disinformation and are becoming mainstream following the invasion of Ukraine.
October 21, 2016
"The truth is dissolved": Under cover in RT's newsroom
German journalist Martin Schlak posed as an intern to gain access to the German branch of the TV station RT funded by the Russian authorities.
February 08, 2017
Russian state media shape the way the Russians view the world
Over the last weeks, Russian state-controlled media have been busy telling Russian audiences that improved relations with the West could be coming soon due to signals from President Trump. In fact, during the month of January, US President Trump was mentioned more frequently in Russian media than…
December 18, 2019
2019: The Disinformation Roller Coaster
High hills, steep falls, sharp turns – entering the world of pro-Kremlin disinformation sometimes makes one feel like everything is on its head, definitely not where it's supposed to be. Let's embark on a journey through 2019. Hop on!