April 23, 2020
Pro-Kremlin Classic and RT Arabic Featuring Bill Gates
From playing the good old “no evidence“ card to spreading as many as 117 different Arabic language websites.
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January 02, 2021
STORYTELLING THE DISINFORMATION
In this series of articles we explore the world of Kremlin Storytelling. An approach to disinformation that allows the disinformation operative to create an attractive story with a hero, a villain and a victim.
July 05, 2021
Storytelling and Disinformation - An EUvsDisinfo Classic
In this article from the summer of 2020, we explored the world of Kremlin Storytelling. An approach to disinformation that allows the disinformation operative to create an attractive story with a hero, a villain and a victim.
May 28, 2020
Back to Basics: Ukraine, Revisionism, and Russophobia
As the world cautiously begins to adjust to the new realities of post-quarantine life, the pro-Kremlin media is adjusting as well – and returning to familiar territory.
December 29, 2020
Figures of the year: from 16 to 117 million
From inauthentic coordinated behaviour and major corporations supporting disinformation, to people believing Covid-19 is man-made - 2020 had it all.
June 01, 2020
The Malthusian Straw Men
"Bill Gates Wants to Depopulate the Planet" - this claim is an example of a "Straw Man". A straw man is a rhetorical trick, used in polemical debate. You attack your opponent, refuting arguments, views or ideas never expressed by the opponent. This means of argumentation is frequently at play by pro-Kremlin disinformation outlets.
March 27, 2020
The Community of Collapse
While European institutions, EU member states, and international organisations attempt to protect the public from the COVID-19 outbreak, pro-Kremlin disinformation outlets and related conspiracy sites are engaging in a blame game.
May 04, 2020
COVID-19: Pro-Kremlin Media Defend Beijing
Kremlin-controlled media have defended Chinese authorities against criticism, combining disinformation with pro-Beijing reporting.
May 11, 2021
Headlyin’ and Deceptive Fiction
Clickbait, deliberate fabrication, exaggerations and spurious headlines are used systematically in the pro-Kremlin disinformation ecosystem to entice and manipulate readers.
March 21, 2020
“The Information Boomerang Returns”
How have the Kremlin-controlled media handled the corona crisis so far? And what should we expect to see in terms of disinformation? Six independent Russian journalists and political analysts give their assessment.