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News and Analysis From <strong class='ep-highlight'>Syria</strong> with love
January 10, 2017

From Syria with love

Using calendars with good-looking girls for political reasons is not new in Russia. Six years ago, President Putin received a calendar as a birthday present, which featured semi-nude female students of journalism from the Moscow State University. The ladies were presented alongside sophisticated quotes such as: “I need…
News and Analysis <strong class='ep-highlight'>Syria</strong> attack: a predictable disinformation strategy
April 20, 2017

Syria attack: a predictable disinformation strategy

First spread contradictions… The chemical weapons attack in Khan Sheikhoun saw pro-Kremlin outlets employ the same disinformation techniques that they have used in past tragedies such as the shooting down of MH17, or after the murder of Boris Nemtsov and the…
News and Analysis The Least Accurate Oracle in the World
April 16, 2021

The Least Accurate Oracle in the World

April 12, the Organisation for Prohibition of Chemical Weapons issued a new report tying Syrian government forces to chemical attacks. The Russian forces in Syria, pro-Kremlin media and Syrian pro-regime media are key purveyors of disinformation on chemical warfare in Syria.
News and Analysis Dependent media - Russia’s military TV Zvezda
July 16, 2017

Dependent media - Russia’s military TV Zvezda

"The chemical attack in Idlib in Syria on 7 April this year was a piece of “fake news” and a staged operation from the side of the rebels, which aimed at discrediting Syria’s government forces". So was the message in a seven minutes long report broadcast last week in Russia by the TV channel and online outlet Zvezda. In order to assess the relevance of Zvezda’s production as a contribution to throwing light on the Idlib attack, it makes sense to ask what kind of outlet Zvezda is and what interest it would have in making this sensational claim.
News and Analysis Fake news, criticism and censorship
July 27, 2017

Fake news, criticism and censorship

Speaking at the third Russia-China media forum in Moscow recently, Sputnik and RT's Editor in Chief proposed that Russian and Chinese media should work togetherto tackle "fake news". She did not go further into detail on how that should be done. But as an example she deployed a reoccurring disinformation theme - that of the White Helmets allegedly manipulating and staging situations in Syria.
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