April 07, 2020
Figure of the Week: 8000
The EUvsDisinfo database has now surpassed 8000 disinformation cases, covering over 20 languages and averaging about 60 new cases per week.
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April 09, 2020
Repeating A Lie Does Not Make It True
One of the core elements of disinformation is persistence. Sticking to a few comfortable tropes makes lying easier.
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April 02, 2020
Coronavirus: BBC Challenges Pro-Kremlin Reporting from Italy
Kremlin-controlled media have told about Russian flags replacing EU flags in Italy and the Russian anthem sounding in the streets. A BBC investigation now looks into the facts behind these stories.
April 02, 2020
Throwing Coronavirus Disinfo At The Wall To See What Sticks
The EUvsDisinfo database has been accumulating coronavirus-related disinformation cases for more than two months - it’s time to take a look and see what’s hiding in plain sight.
April 01, 2020
EEAS SPECIAL REPORT UPDATE: Short Assessment of Narratives and Disinformation Around the COVID-19 Pandemic
Note: The objective of this report is to provide a snapshot overview of the current trends and insights into disinformation activities related to COVID-19. It does not provide a comprehensive or complete overview and focusses primarily on the external dimension, in line with the EEAS mandate. The report…
March 31, 2020
Figure of the Week: 203
Facebook and Instagram have removed a total of 203 accounts linked to Russia’s Internet Research Agency that were operating out of Ghana and Nigeria and targeted the United States.
March 30, 2020
Coronavirus in Russia: Independent Journalists Call the Bluff
The message from the Kremlin has been that there is no epidemic in Russia. But journalists challenge the authorities, exposing disinformation.
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.
March 26, 2020
Disinformation Can Kill
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, lives depend on accurate and timely information. In the words of the EU's top diplomat, Josep Borrell, “Disinformation is playing with people’s lives. Disinformation can kill.”
March 25, 2020
Sputnik: Coronavirus Could be Designed to Kill Elderly Italians
In a time that calls for international cooperation to fight a common threat, Kremlin mouthpiece Sputnik chooses to spread disinformation about COVID-19.
