The focus of misinformation debates shifts South
By Peter Cunliffe-Jones, for NiemanLab
“In complex tinderbox societies, the potential for mis- and disinformation to sow not just social discord but real violence is...
Checking facts and fighting back: Why journalists should defend their profession
By Raymond J. Pingree, Brian Watson, Mingxiao Sui, Kathleen Searles, Nathan P. Kalmoe, Joshua P. Darr, Martina Santia, Kirill Bryanov
Published: December 10, 2018
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0208600
Abstract
Bias accusations...
Year in review: 1001 messages of pro-Kremlin disinformation
By EU vs Disinfo
“Lies and blatant fabrications” – this was how the British government described Russia’s clumsy attempt to conceal its hand in the nerve agent attack...
Putin’s ‘language of truth’ constantly fails fact-checking
By Polygraph
Franz Klintsevich
Ranking member of the Russian Federation Council’s Defense Committee
“The Russian president always speaks with the people solely in the language of truth,...
Fake: Ukraine to Punish Speakers who Refuse to Use Ukrainian
Legislation on the use of the Ukrainian language and resolutions or programs aimed at strengthening the use of Ukrainian are fertile fodder for the...
2018 in Figures
By EU vs Disinfo
2018 has been a busy year for the pro-Kremlin disinformation campaign, with Russian trolls and media working hard to spread falsehoods...
What did not happen in 2018?
By EU vs Disinfo
What a year it’s been!
2018 will go down as the year NASA successfully landed a probe on Mars, Norway won a...
StopFake #216 with Marko Suprun
Fake: Ukraine refuses Christmas truce and prisoner exchange in Donbas. Ukraine does not have enough gas for the winter. Distortion: OSCE Secretary General...
Putinism is 21st century fascism with nuclear weapons, Yakovenko says
By Paul Goble, Window on Eurasia
Putin’s Russia manifests in one way or another all of the 14 signs of “eternal fascism” Umberto Eco has...
Holiday reading list: From ‘Macron leaks’ and IRA to WeChat and Russian interference
By EU vs Disinfo
As disinformation never sleeps – and there might be some free time during the holiday season – EUvsDisinfo shares the creme...