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Kremlin
Russia’s fake news sites seek to make false information appear more credible and believable by exploiting public trust in legitimate media, “piggybacking on credibility”.
2d ago
Armed Forces of Ukraine
The Center for Countering Disinformation says widespread pro-Kremlin milblogger reports of a Ukrainian “invasion” of Belgorod were intended to portray Ukrainian escalation ahead of “the call.”
Mar. 18
Russia
The Pravda network, a Moscow-based operation to spread Russian narratives globally, is said to be distorting the output of chatbots by flooding large language models with pro-Kremlin falsehoods.
Mar. 10
Ukraine
Is Russia walking into a nightmare? Ryan McBeth breaks down Ukraine’s battlefields, the peace talks, the looming insurgency that could haunt Moscow and how the war could shake up the US arms industry
Mar. 7
Zelensky
Some optimists think Trump’s litany of insults against Zelensky is intended to shock Europe into action, but more likely his attitude has resulted from being stuck in Russia’s propaganda bubble.
Feb. 26
Russia
The Kremlin has ordered Russian propagandists to declare its supposed “victory” by Feb. 24, 2025, based on false narratives about the “West’s betrayal” and a “US-Russia deal.”
Feb. 21
Putin
As Vladimir Putin’s control weakens, paranoia is spreading through his regime in Russia and across the Kremlin’s arenas of influence – making the fight for truth increasingly urgent.
Feb. 16
Trump
The billionaire doubled down on his avowed intention to close down USAID – what he called the “viper’s nest of radical-left Marxists” – by sharing the now-discredited allegations.
Feb. 8
Trump
Insider.ru has reported on an upsurge in pro-Kremlin disinformation activity since the newly installed US administration announced its global freeze on aid programs, specifically those in Ukraine.
Feb. 5
Putin
The WSJ “exclusive” report that President Trump was preparing to halt funding for research into virulent viruses saw pro-Russian disinformation channels switching to top gear.
Jan. 25
F-16
Following a Saturday report by TASS that a Danish F-16 trainer was killed in a missile attack on Kryvyi Rih, the defense minister categorized it as yet another example of Kremlin-linked disinformation
Jan. 20
Russia
Photos circulating online of a broadcast warning Ukrainians against Russia’s imminent “Oreshnik” missile launch were likely fabricated – not even a Russian hack, as some claimed.
Dec. 31, 2024
Germany
Following charges that Moscow interfered in recent elections in Moldova, Georgia and Romania, authorities in Berlin fear that the February 23 vote will also be a ripe target for pro-Russian propaganda
Dec. 17, 2024
Trump
In an era of global connectivity, the ability to almost instantly spread disinformation threatens the basic fundamental truths on which civilized society is based.
Dec. 14, 2024
Denmark
In their new book, Vatnik Soup: The Ultimate Guide to Russian Disinformation Pekka Kallioniemi and Morten Hammeken offer suggestions on how it can be defeated.
Dec. 3, 2024
War in Ukraine
Yevgeniy Golovchenko, an expert on Russian political communication, talked to EUvsDisinfo about Russian cartoons and how glorifying Russia’s war is one element in a comprehensive propaganda effort.
Nov. 8, 2024
The Center for Countering Disinformation says widespread pro-Kremlin milblogger reports of a Ukrainian “invasion” of Belgorod were intended to portray Ukrainian escalation ahead of “the call.”
Mar. 18