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News and Analysis

January 27, 2020

Kremlin Historians, fighting the War on Remembrance

Kremlin historians discuss how to wage the War on Remembrance, identifying enemies and allies. A Russian journal publishes a discussion where Poland is singled out as a scapegoat.

News and Analysis

January 24, 2022

Disinformation About the Current Russia-Ukraine Conflict – Seven Myths Debunked

From illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014 and ongoing military aggression against Ukraine, the Kremlin has waged a sustained disinformation campaign targeting the Russian population, Russia’s neighbour countries, the EU and beyond. We debunked 7 of the most prevalent and dangerous myths -- and often outright lies -- related to Ukraine.

News and Analysis

January 25, 2018

Years of European horror

Disinformation video about Europe legalising incest has spread on social media for years. But if effectively debunked, attempts to use social media to disinform the public can have a much shorter life cycle.

News and Analysis

May 09, 2019

The Half-Truth, a Little of the Truth and a Lot of Stuff Besides the Truth

Half lies, facts, taken out of content, can be as deceiving as a full lie. Pro-Kremlin disinformation outlets have mastered the art of almost not lying.

News and Analysis

April 02, 2019

5 Common Pro-Kremlin Disinformation Narratives

Here is an overview of the five most common narratives that consistently appear in Russian and pro-Kremlin disinformation outlets.

Disinformation Review

July 04, 2019

Russophobia, Dependence, and the Belarusian Gay-Opposition

Last week, the pro-Kremlin media claimed that Russophobia is Lithuania's main export. In reality, it's mineral fuels and machinery. But this case offers a great opportunity to ask, what's the main "export" of the pro-Kremlin media?

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.

News and Analysis

October 16, 2017

The Disinformation Awards

TV programmes known for spreading disinformation are awarded prizes in Russia.

News and Analysis

May 13, 2021

Land of Confusion

This week’s disinformation: how Russia is using disinformation to keep Ukraine as its membrane.

Disinformation Review

October 24, 2019

Disinformation Review: The World through the Eyes of the Kremlin

This week, the pro-Kremlin media focused primarily on attacking NATO, the West and Ukraine. As usual, Russia was portrayed as entirely innocent. To make sense of the 60 cases of disinformation we gathered this week, we divided the most common and recurring narratives into broader categories. The overarching thrust of…