September 20, 2022
KEY NARRATIVES IN PRO-KREMLIN DISINFORMATION
A defining feature of pro-Kremlin disinformation is its repetitiveness. Pro-Kremlin outlets stick to a set of recurring narratives.
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August 21, 2022
Key Narratives in Pro-Kremlin Disinformation Part 4: ‘The Imminent Collapse’
The ‘imminent collapse’ is a disinformation narrative pro-Kremlin outlets employ to target audiences afraid of political and social change. It works particularly well during periods of real political challenges.
August 18, 2022
Playing with Nuclear Fire
Pro-Kremlin disinformation zealots set their sights on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, using the threat of a nuclear disaster to advance Russia’s political and military goals in Ukraine
August 11, 2022
The Gory Z War against the Godless
When not busy committing atrocities in the areas of Ukraine temporarily under their reign of terror, Russian Z-war combatants seek the ideological blessing of their political masters. Enter 'Gaytan'.
August 06, 2022
Key Narratives in Pro-Kremlin Disinformation Part 2: The ‘Threatened Values’
By employing the ‘Threatened Values’ narrative, Pro-Kremlin commentators ridicule alleged Western ‘moral decay’ or ‘depraved attitudes’.
July 01, 2022
What to expect from Russia on the information war front?
The Kremlin tried to fill the information space with lies and information garbage in the early days of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. And it worked at first. However, Ukrainian governmental and non-governmental centres of communication quickly got their act together on informing the public and resisting Russian…
June 09, 2022
Kremlin Hate Speech Incites War Crimes in Ukraine
The pro-Kremlin disinformation rhetoric stoops to a new low, now bordering on hate speech, calling to eradicate innocent people. Meanwhile, the Kremlin sees no contradiction in blaming the whole world of "Russophobia"
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.
May 24, 2022
Should you trust opinion polls in Russia?
Opinion polls in autocratic societies are always tricky. One of the reasons is that people being interviewed fear that polling is a set-up by security services to test regime loyalty. Being honest can have severe consequences – especially in times of war.
May 19, 2022
NATO salesman of the year is surprised by his own efficiency
As NATO bashing is a long-time favourite of the Kremlin, the news about Finland and Sweden applying for membership did not go unnoticed by the pro-Kremlin disinformation ecosystem.