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October 17, 2019

Ukraine Is Attacked Again. And Again. Repetitive Kremlin Disinformation. Again

Disinformation is the "art" of lying. Lying should be done in a convincing and appealing way, and the disinformation outlets are using well-worn, well-known tropes, narratives. New forms, new outlets. But same old lies.

Figure of the Week

May 30, 2019

Figure of the Week: 500

Over 500 Facebook pages and accounts spreading disinformation or using disinformation tactics were reported by Avaaz in the last three months.

News and Analysis

January 23, 2018

Figure of the Week: 8180

A Russian television report used fake figures to inflate Moscow's role as a regional importer and claim that the EU is snubbing Moldovan exports.

News and Analysis

April 12, 2022

The Bucha massacre: How to deflect attention in Poland

The Kremlin is seeking to dismiss the tragic Bucha massacre. The situation offers yet another illustration of the Kremlin playbook in such crises: using bots, launch spam attacks or ignite historic controversies, this time tailor-made to Poland.

News and Analysis

July 15, 2016

How to cook up a fake news story?

East Stratcom has developed an animation video that shows three widely used disinformation tactics by pro-Kremlin media. Watch it here.

Top Story

February 17, 2020

Disinformation sharpened tensions between Serbia and Montenegro

The divisive situation caused by the opposing positions of the Government of Montenegro and the Serbian Orthodox Church on the newly adopted Law on Freedom of religion of Montenegro has been used by disinformation outlets in the region, resembling the practice already detected in Ukraine, Armenia and Georgia.

News and Analysis

May 03, 2023

A lesson from Russia’s information manipulation textbook: setting the scene for a large-scale missile attack

Russia uses information manipulation as an integral part of its war machine. Russia’s attack on the Bryansk region in March 2023 provides a good case study for exposing how the Kremlin marries information manipulation with kinetic tactics to achieve maximum impact.

News and Analysis

May 31, 2018

Retracing the steps of a disinformation campaign

By carefully tracking back the movement of the BUK missile that was used to shoot down flight MH17, the international investigation could finally show that it was a Russian BUK. This week, we retrace the tracks of the disinformation circulating concerning the downing of flight MH17.

News and Analysis

April 12, 2018

How to Make 500 Victims of a Suspected Chemical Attack Disappear?

Immediately after the reports of a suspected chemical attack in Syrian Douma appeared, Russia reignited its disinformation campaign on the use of chemical weapons in Syria.

News and Analysis

August 21, 2020

Protests through the eyes of Belarusian censorship

Narratives used by Belarusian media claim that President Alyaksandr Lukashenka is the guarantor of economic stability and order while the opposition and the West will bring only chaos.