April 30, 2019
Figure of the week: 400 000
RT’s video about the Mueller report was recommended over 400 000 times on YouTube Washington Post reports.
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March 01, 2018
Ukraine: the perennial disinformation target
In pro-Kremlin disinformation, it is sanctions - and not the illegal action they respond to – that are referred to as undermining global stability. This is confusing cause and effect: a case of the chicken or the egg.
June 14, 2019
How Serbian Sputnik Infiltrated a Disinformation Hub in Bosnia And Herzegovina
Although most of the sources of political disinformation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) are local media, a large disinformation hub is formed by an alarmingly high number of media from neighbouring countries, potentially used by foreign political actors.
July 01, 2016
Brexit: What’s in it for Russia?
EU ending the sanctions regime and loosening its transatlantic ties is some of Moscow's hopes for a post-Brexit scenario.
August 22, 2018
Figure of the Week: 46
As many as 46 percent of Russians "know nothing" about the Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968, according to a new survey.
December 10, 2019
Figure of the Week: 7,000
As the EUvsDisinfo database grows bigger every week, we take a look at the last four years of recording and challenging pro-Kremlin disinformation. Who made it to the Hall of Infamy?
January 16, 2017
A masterclass in disinformation
This last week we have seen a near perfect example of how disinformation can spread. The story about NATO’s reenforcement in Europe has an element of truth mixed up with false information, all to fit into the often repeated pro-Kremlin narrative that NATO is the aggressor encircling Russia. As reported…
April 07, 2020
Figure of the Week: 8000
The EUvsDisinfo database has now surpassed 8000 disinformation cases, covering over 20 languages and averaging about 60 new cases per week.
February 21, 2019
The Leperous Distilment of Disinformation
In Shakespeare's Hamlet, the King of Denmark is killed by his brother through poison, poured into his ear. A striking image of the way disinformation works. Pro-Kremlin media continue to pour the poison of disinformation is into the ears of millions of citizens.
February 21, 2017
Useful experts in Russian media
Russian state-owned media, such as Russia Today (RT), Sputnik and Russian national TV position themselves as reliable alternatives to what they label “main stream media”. The use of international commentators and experts by these Russian media does not necessarily reflect the depths of their expertise, rather whether their positioning is…