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News and Analysis

February 19, 2024

Hate speech and calls for genocide in Putin’s Russia

Hate speech and de-humanisation against Ukraine have become the norm in pro-Kremlin lingo. Open calls for genocide blend in, setting the scene for war crimes. Most Russians accept the policy.

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.

Disinformation Review

May 02, 2019

EU Elections Update: The Long Game

With the European parliamentary elections approaching in less than a month's time, we devote this week's Disinfo Review to a brief summary of the ongoing disinformation trends surrounding the elections.

European elections

April 02, 2019

Information Manipulation in Elections and Referenda: Pro-Kremlin Disinformation in Figures

Plant disinformation and amplify it – pro-Kremlin social media exploitation in figures.

News and Analysis

December 04, 2020

Pro-Kremlin media as a marketing tool: promoting Sputnik V vaccine in Latin America

Promoting Sputnik V vaccine to Latin American audiences pro-Kremlin media follow a disciplined approach: heavy coverage of the growing global COVID-19 infection rates is followed with constant messaging about the successes of the Sputnik V vaccine and failures of other vaccine producers.

News and Analysis

August 31, 2020

C’mon, Let’s Ignore!

The English-language segment of pro-Kremlin disinformation outlets is surprisingly indifferent towards the ongoing events in Belarus.

News and Analysis

June 04, 2018

World Cup Awareness: Five Things Worth Knowing About Propaganda in Russia

Russian authorities are likely to use the FIFA World Cup as an opportunity to target journalists with disinformation.

News and Analysis

December 17, 2021

Disinformation and information manipulation in Azerbaijan

Media freedom and independent journalism are vital for healthy democracies. The attacks on independent media, and restrictions on media freedom in Azerbaijan, create an environment for disinformation to flourish, and for falsehoods and manipulation of the information space to remain unchallenged.

News and Analysis

August 03, 2018

Disinformation Analysis on the Western Balkans: Lack of Sources Indicates Potential Disinformation

One key feature of disinforming news stories is that they are most often published without quoting any sources, alongside having a biased or subjective tone.

News and Analysis

August 13, 2019

Journalistic Protests Against Disinformation

Russian independent journalists show how traditional journalistic virtues can challenge a state-sponsored disinformation campaign – even on that state’s home ground.