April 02, 2019
5 Common Pro-Kremlin Disinformation Narratives
Here is an overview of the five most common narratives that consistently appear in Russian and pro-Kremlin disinformation outlets.
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May 10, 2017
Alternative EU
A union that is both expansionist, interventionist and aggressive; as well as weak, collapsing and doomed to fail. Such is the image of the European Union in the world of pro-Kremlin media, as described in a recent study by the Wilfried Martens Centre. The author, Kristina Potapova,…
April 01, 2021
The Perpetual 1 April of the Kremlin Disinfo
In the Pro-Kremlin disinformation universe, every day is April Fools’ Day. But the 1st of April is also a global exercise in source criticism: readers all over the world ask: “Can this really be true?”
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.
January 07, 2021
2021 – A Happy New Year and Some Sad Old Tropes
The New Year is as a time for hope and a chance for a new beginning. The pro-Kremlin disinformation outlets prefer to stick with the sad, old tropes, regurgitating the same lies as always.
July 01, 2022
Disinformation Fuelling Food Insecurity
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is destabilising global food markets, while Russian disinformation is exacerbating tensions in a bid to deflect blame and undermine global support for Ukraine.
February 28, 2020
Sanctions on the Spotlight: Disinformation Targets Latvia
Disinformation framing Latvia as Russophobic is part of a long-term campaign, this time resurfacing due to implementation of US sanctions.
July 20, 2020
Storytelling the Disinformation. Part 1.
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. Part 1: The Premise.
December 16, 2020
Make Authoritarianism Cool Again
"The Kremlin does not grasp the concept of coolness." An American contributor to a pro-Kremlin outlet laments Russia's decision makers' lack of understanding of how to make Russia "popular".
September 27, 2022
Back to the USSR? Russian TV on referendums and mobilisation
The same manipulation like during the illegal annexation of Crimea in early 2014: "the masses going to the elections”. The war makes the state media sound like the USSR with focus on "patriotic citizens wanting to be mobilised" and "the success at the front". An eerie silence about protests, demonstrations and Russians departing the country. As always, the West is portrayed as equal to Nazism.