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Figure of the Week Figure of the Week: 138
March 05, 2019

Figure of the Week: 138

Following the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal in the UK, pro-Kremlin media went into overdrive and churned out an impressive amount of disinformation.
News and Analysis President Trump's first days in the Russian media
February 03, 2017

President Trump's first days in the Russian media

“Trump is Russia’s man!” This claim has become common enough in both Russian and international media for President Putin’s spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, to comment on it when he appeared on a Saturday night talk show on the state TV channel Rossiya-1. Mr. Peskov seemed to enjoy discussing…
News and Analysis A fake fake news checker
January 25, 2017

A fake fake news checker

A case of double bluff – this was the conclusion Swedish internet users reached after a Swedish website presenting itself as the next in a series of websites devoted to checking facts and challenging disinformation turned out to be doing the contrary of what it claimed – not checking but…
News and Analysis Do it again
March 06, 2017

Do it again

As we reported recently, Russia has militarised its information operations with a special unit working with “cyber warfare and ‘counterpropaganda’” – Russian top officials are clear that they see information and media as weapons. This week, The Moscow Times revealed some excerpts from an unauthorized…
News and Analysis The Evil West
February 24, 2017

The Evil West

This week, we saw plenty of depictions of ‘the evil West’ in the pro-Kremlin media. In our recent commentary, we mentioned that one of the common techniques of the disinformation campaign is to use outright falsifications. And many examples of the technique presented themselves this week. So we…
Belarus Laughs and tragedy: Absurd repression in Belarus
December 27, 2021

Laughs and tragedy: Absurd repression in Belarus

Despite a proclaimed victory over a “Western-instigated colour revolution”, Lukashenka’s Belarus regime continues large-scale repressions. The regime fears the popular voice and the prison sentence of 18-years recently handed to opposition leader Siarhei Tsikhanouski illustrate this. In other cases it borders tragicomedy or paranoia.
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