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War in Ukraine
The words of Russia’s own propagandists need to be taken as statements of intent rather than rhetorical hyperbole. They also show how they need the West’s ambivalence to win.
Jun. 12
War in Ukraine
Ukraine, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and Slovenia are among the participating countries. NATO will also join the initiative.
Jun. 11
Propaganda
Four human rights organizations have called for six of the main purveyors of Russian hate speech against Ukraine to be made to answer for their crimes.
Jun. 7
France
Russia is using an AI-generated Tom Cruise to front a fake documentary that reports Olympics corruption and threats of terror attacks in Paris this summer.
Jun. 4
Europe
Investigations identified multiple senior members among Pravfond legal organization’s management are ex-Russian intelligence officers, with the group’s finances linked to propaganda efforts abroad.
Jun. 3
Iran
A popular Russian TV anchor said the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi could be a “political murder,” citing a “report” that his helicopter was piloted by a Mossad agent.
May. 22
Russia
While EU envoys did not yet specify the measures that will apply to the outlets, Russian media sanctioned over propaganda, such as Sputnik and RT, in previous rounds lost broadcasting rights.
May. 17
Belarus
An exiled former Ukrainian politician has accused Kyiv’s special services, not for the first time, of preparing “dirty bombs” using material recovered from radioactive waste storage sites.
May. 16
Propaganda
Analysis of a White House press conference reveals a blatant manipulation of video and sound to turn an exchange about Gaza into a Russian propaganda message.
May. 10
Propaganda
Kremlin propagandists spread information last week that Ukraine’s Intelligence Chief Kyrylo Budanov was allegedly killed in a Russian missile strike and later claimed he was in captivity.
Apr. 22
War in Ukraine
Russia is scaling up campaign activities in its regions to stop the decline in the number of people willing to enlist in the military by painting trains with militaristic prints.
Apr. 18
Canada
Russian state TV channel “Pervyi” aired a story that claimed Russian troops had recovered insignia belonging to Canadian mercenaries from Ukrainian military positions in occupied Donetsk.
Apr. 18
Propaganda
The Estonian General Staff noted that Russian forces in Ukraine are employing “amoeba tactics,” deploying smaller forces across various fronts.
Apr. 15
Propaganda
A Russian state-owned news agency reported on Tuesday that Ukrainian forces had been shelling areas in the Kherson region settled by ethnic Bulgarians with ammunition donated by Bulgaria.
Apr. 11
Russia
Russians have long taken pride in their ability to undermine enemies with propaganda. Today their propagandists are trying to weaponize the West’s faith in the virtue of free speech.
Mar. 29
Ukraine
Among the problems are no clear leadership among the Polish farmers and the Russian influence at the grassroots level.
Mar. 28
For instance, the Russian Z-Telegram channel “Romanov Light” reported that the plant was not damaged at all after the Russian missile strike.
Nov. 25