A Montreal-based website run by a retired University of Ottawa professor Michel Chossudovsky became an unlikely source of Russian-aligned disinformation, cbc.ca reported. The platform, Global Research, offers articles that experts […]
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PayPal terminated accounts linked to Russian influence operations
PayPal has terminated accounts linked to Russian influence operation that is said to have paid US and British writers for content aimed at sowing discord in the West. Earlier, Facebook […]
Kremlin using local media outlets to gain acceptance for its illegal behavior
The Kremlin continues to adapt its ways for global media expansion. The distinct campaign, aimed at forming partnerships with local media outlets around the world, was launched around 2015 and […]
Five reasons why Zelensky is failing in Ukraine and one that helped to make it possible
The so-called expert on Ukraine Melinda Haring that didn’t even bother to learn the Ukrainian language [though she claims to know some Russian. It doesn’t help, but good for you] […]
Russian disinformation campaign was running for years
For six years, Russian agents disseminated 2,500 false narratives in seven languages through 300 different platforms. Dubbed “Secondary Infektion”, this huge campaign has been dissected and analyzed in a report recently released by […]
Reuters welcomes Russia, known for its disinformation campaigns, to its digital content marketplace
Reuters announced that TASS, the Russian news agency, has become a partner on its award-winning digital content marketplace, Reuters Connect. Michael Friedenberg, Reuters President, said: “I’m delighted that TASS and […]
Times Higher Education World University Rankings shows Crimea as Russian
Times Higher Education World University Rankings page on Facebook showed Ukrainian Crimea as part of the Russia. “After 6 years of Russian illegal annexation of Crimea, it’s a shame that such a respectful […]
Rewriting history. For Kremlin a lot is at stake
The coronavirus pandemic has affected all strands of human activity, including the trajectory of pro-Kremlin disinformation. Revision of World War II history, which had become a focus of pro-Kremlin disinformation, […]
Russian media offer 200 euros to Italians if they thank Putin on camera
EUR 200 to thank Russia and Putin for humanitarian assistance on camera for “Russian media.” According to La Repubblica, this is the exact amount of money that is being offered […]
Russia seeks to seriously damage the solidarity among EU members during COVID-19 pandemic
As the rest of the world struggles to cope with COVID-19, Russia is churningout propaganda that blames the West for creating the virus, writes Dr. Sergey Sukhankin. In an article […]
Russian disinformation is blurring lines between fact and fiction
Following the illegal occupation of the Crimean Peninsula by Russia and the outbreak of the war in eastern Ukraine, Moscow has shown one more time how widely it neglects international […]
Kremlin “historians”, fighting the war of remembrance
The disinformation campaign against Poland. reported in the Disinformation Review #180, is visible in the transcript of a discussion organized by the journal Russia in Global Affairs on “The memory of the history and its […]
Russia: Twenty Years of Distorting the Media
This week’s disinformation cases reflect a culture of resentment that has become an established trend in the loyal pro-Kremlin media over the last decade, writes euvsdisinfo.eu. The Russian word обида – “obida” […]
Сonspiracy theories are playing an increasingly influential role in politics
In an era dominated by “fake news” and disinformation, conspiracy theories are coming to play an increasingly influential role in modern politics. During the recent impeachment hearings in the US, for example, […]
