September 03, 2020
Disinformation Alignment
Belarusian and Russian state-controlled media have been tweaking and polishing their disinformation narratives, to align them to the same tune.
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November 20, 2019
Gazprom’s Double Standards
In Europe, Gazprom wants to be seen as a reliable business partner. But back home in Russia, Gazprom's TV channel NTV systematically attacks European diplomats and Russian civil society activists.
June 27, 2018
The Strategy and Tactics of the Pro-Kremlin Disinformation Campaign
This article seeks to set out a detailed assessment of the nature of the challenge It is based on two and half years of daily observation of various parts of Russia's disinformation and on the recommendations of a wide range of experts in this field.
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.
January 18, 2017
Be afraid!
In the Soviet Union, many citizens, perhaps even a majority, were able to “read between the lines” and take the official political rhetoric, the so-called ofitsioz, with a pinch of salt. The official state propaganda’s success was limited, even if only a minority actively expressed their discontent. A newly published…
April 04, 2022
China’s balancing act on the Ukraine war
Chinese media and officials have made it clear: it is not Russia that is to blame for the military aggression against Ukraine, but the West and NATO’s eastward expansion of the past 20 years, ignoring Russia’s ‘legitimate security concerns’.
January 05, 2023
The crystal ball of wishful thinking
Pro-Kremlin disinformation prophesies glory and triumph for Russia in 2023, but a nagging sense of reality is starting to protrude even into the highest circles of the Kremlin
September 27, 2017
Beware – This Film Was Made by the West to Destabilise Russia!
Most recently, we learned that comedy movies can be a "planned provocation" and part of a western plot to destabilise Russia. Such are the words from the Russian authorities about Armando Iannucci's new film, The Death of Stalin.
April 01, 2019
Evil feminism & six sexes – who wants to be the Kremlin’s fool?
On 1 April, people in many countries play practical jokes and spread hoaxes. But how do you celebrate when your daily job consists in tracing made-up stories and monitoring disinformation narratives?
March 06, 2019
Moscow State University Professor Jokes about Hosting Skripal Conference
There is apparently no limit to how far the propaganda will go in trying to make the Salisbury attack look exactly like that: a joke.