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February 24, 2020

“Nothing Beats the Good Old Inside Source”

Exclusive interview with Russian journalist Denis Korotkov who has followed the trail of “Putin’s chef", Yevgeny Prigozhin, in Russia, Syria and Africa.

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

December 12, 2017

The West Is to Blame for Putin as President!

In the world of pro-Kremlin disinformation, the alleged “Russophobia” in the West is to blame for almost everything that goes wrong, whether it’s in Syria, the UK, the EU, Ukraine, or basically any place in the world.

News and Analysis

July 27, 2017

Fake news, criticism and censorship

Speaking at the third Russia-China media forum in Moscow recently, Sputnik and RT's Editor in Chief proposed that Russian and Chinese media should work togetherto tackle "fake news". She did not go further into detail on how that should be done. But as an example she deployed a reoccurring disinformation theme - that of the White Helmets allegedly manipulating and staging situations in Syria.

News and Analysis

March 07, 2019

Conspiracy Mania Marks One-Year Anniversary of the Skripal Poisoning

This week in pro-Kremlin media: stolen Syrian gold, Italians as EU's poorest citizens, humanitarian aid that’s a front for weapon transporting and the good old Skripal case.

News and Analysis

December 21, 2021

Disinformation & elections in Moldova

Moldova’s new government, oriented towards reforms and collaboration with the EU, is the target of different kinds of disinformation and manipulation. Accusations include that President Sandu is eroding family values, that she is importing large groups of Syrian refugees, and that she is incapable of managing the country with a government that does not accept following Moscow. Just add a gas crisis and it’s a classic tactic from the Kremlin playbook.

Fun

August 21, 2019

When You Can't Trust a Liar is Lying – Who Can You Trust?

Crimea-based pro-Kremlin disinformation outlet News Front publishes an article describing the atrocities performed by Syrian Dictator Bashar al-Assad and how "Putin's Cyber Warriors obfuscate and confuse evidence for war crimes". How come a "reliable" source of disinformation can suddenly be changing its policies?

Ukraine

February 21, 2024

Thirteen myths about Russia’s war against Ukraine exposed

The Kremlin constantly spreads lies and disinformation to justify and sustain Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine. Don't be deceived when you encounter any of these pro-Kremlin myths seeking to dismiss, distract dismay and distort the truth.

News and Analysis

April 19, 2018

When nothing is true and everything is possible

Lately we have seen that two campaigns, targeting separated events, started to merge into one another within the pro-Kremlin disinformation space. For an untrained eye, that might seem surprising. But when nothing is true, everything is possible.

News and Analysis

October 21, 2020

Repeating a Lie Does Not Make it True

Regurgitation is the editorial policy of pro-Kremlin media. Old claims are re-chewed, spewed up and repeated. The ever-handy idea of "false flag operations" can be used and reused infintely. But repeating lies does not make them true.