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January 16, 2022

Navalny’s first year in prison - Updated

A year ago, on 17 January 2021, Alexei Navalny was arrested upon returning to Russia. He had recovered from a poison attack on his life only to go straight to prison. Why? How? For what? The case frames modern-day Russia. We analyse the smear and disinformation campaign. Update: on 25 January Navalny and several advisors were listed as extremists / terrorists.

News and Analysis

September 04, 2020

“The German Statement Follows Goebbel’s Laws on Propaganda” The Kremlin, the Navalny Case and the Art of Denial

The German experts’ conclusion places the Russian authorities in an entirely new position, with its first reaction - deny everything.

News and Analysis

February 26, 2019

Figure of the Week: 104

Hackers linked to Russian military intelligence have conducted cyberattacks against several European NGOs, targeting 104 employee accounts.

News and Analysis

November 06, 2019

Why Facebook is more revealing on nudity than on Russian disinformation

Researchers, election observers, and governments alike all struggle to measure the scope and impact of Russian disinformation campaigns.

News and Analysis

November 30, 2018

How do we defend ourselves against the disinformation virus? Final episode of the New York Times series

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 the KGB to “slowly and methodically destroy its enemies from the…

News and Analysis

April 12, 2017

Why is the banning of an online meme so important?

In his highly valuable “Handbook of Russian Information Warfare”, Keir Giles describes five categories of objectives of information warfare. They are listed in order of their ambition, as follows: – strategic victory, where the information effects alone can in some cases replace armed intervention altogether and achieve…

News and Analysis

March 04, 2022

The Kremlin’s weapons of deception: 7 things you need to know about RT and Sputnik

The European Union has adopted sanctions against RT and Sputnik. These are seven things you need to know about the Kremlin's weapons of deception.

News and Analysis

September 20, 2022

KEY NARRATIVES IN PRO-KREMLIN DISINFORMATION: “NAZIS”

“Nazi” is both a label and a narrative, and unlike any other, it summarizes the mythology that sustains the Kremlin’s regime in a single word.

News and Analysis

March 18, 2022

Eight Years On, War in Ukraine Brings Back Painful Memories of Crimea’s Invasion

Eight years ago on 18 March, Russia illegally annexed Crimea from Ukraine. The scars of the annexation are still raw in Ukraine, and for many Ukrainians, the Russian leadership’s ruthless war against their country brings back painful memories of the 2014 takeover of Crimea.

Disinformation Review

May 07, 2020

Coronavirus declining, Ukraine on the rise

Despite the WWII anniversary approaching, there have been relatively few disinformation cases this week touching on history.