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June 03, 2022

Reality Built on Lies: 100 Days of Russia’s War of Aggression in Ukraine

For the past 100 days, the Kremlin continuously used disinformation to move the goalposts and warp the reality, in an attempt to redefine "objectives" and "success" for Russia's unjustifiable war of aggression against Ukraine.

Disinformation Review

May 12, 2022

Victory Day for Recycling Propaganda

Putin's lacklustre 9 May speech recycles well-known Kremlin's disinformation tropes and links war in Ukraine to fighting the Nazis in WW2

News and Analysis

May 06, 2022

Russia’s so-called “fifth column” faces murder, intimidation and draconian laws

Like most autocratic leaders, Putin needs enemies and victories. In this article, we take a look at some of the “enemies” as the war has escalated in Ukraine.

News and Analysis

April 14, 2022

Trolling for a Victory Steeped in Blood and Hunger

Russia's attempts to distract from war crimes in Bucha, Kramatorsk and elsewhere in Ukraine go hand in hand with a coordinated trolling campaign to fuel the Kremlin's disinformation cycle of death and deceit.

Ukraine

April 07, 2022

Disinformation to Conceal War Crimes: Russia is Lying About Atrocities in Bucha

Russia is using disinformation not only to deflect the blame for atrocities in Bucha, but also to pre-emptively shape narratives for countering and discrediting any evidence or investigation into Russian war crimes in Ukraine.

News and Analysis

April 01, 2022

From dance videos to coordinated lip-syncing in support of war

Social media platforms are widely used to spread disinformation, also during conflicts.

News and Analysis

March 31, 2022

Do Not Resist the Liberation

Russia readjusts the goals of its “special military operation” and frames the war as a “liberation” while the disinformation onslaught against Ukraine continues.

News and Analysis

March 17, 2022

Defectors, Defiance and Disinformation

Several journalists have publicly declared they are not taking part in the Kremlin’s disinformation machine and left their jobs.

News and Analysis

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

December 16, 2021

The Kremlin’s main target of disinformation…

Ukraine is the main target in Kremlin’s disinformation. Since 2014, massive efforts continue to cover up Russia’s occupation of Crimea, military support to separatists in Donbas and defamation of the Kyiv government. Attempts to re-write history and distort uncomfortable facts are directed at Russian or Ukrainian-speaking groups as well as audiences in Europe, in the Arab world and beyond. All tailor-made for impact.