Figures of the week: 3-10
By EU vs Disinfo
It took 3 to 10 days for the Russian Internet Research Agency to increase polarization of the #BlackLivesMatter debate on Twitter,...
Lost in translation
By EU vs Disinfo
Imagine that you are a politician or an expert commentator, and a Russian state-controlled TV channel calls you and asks for...
Chornobyl Fear: StopFake with Marko Suprun (No. 242)
Russia reacts to the HBO television miniseries with a spate of fakes and distortions.
https://youtu.be/qdQE5GKXvsI
European Commission summarises its struggle against disinformation
In June, European Commission with Federica Mogherini, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy presented the report on the...
Evaluation of the EU elections: Many gaps still remain
By Jakub Kalenský, for Disinfo Portal
Just weeks after the European Parliamentary elections, the European Commission (EU) has issued a report on the implementation of...
Fake: Finland Does Not See a Russian Military Threat
The Russian website Voyennoye Obozrenye (Military Review) completely distorted an interview with the new Finnish Defense Minister Antti Kaikkonen, claiming that the minister “does...
Top Russian diplomat falsely claims U.S. actions violated Vienna Convention, calls White House policy...
By Polygraph
Sergey Ryabkov
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister
“Return the diplomatic property, which was seized not only in violation of the Vienna Convention, but in violation of...
Russian media reported ‘rusty’ tanks displayed in Washington, DC on July 4
By Polygraph
NTV
Gazprom-Media TV Channel
“Rusty tanks and the U.S. flag on Mars: how the parade in Washington went.”
Source: NTV, July 5, 2019
False
The four...
Russophobia, dependence, and the Belarusian gay-opposition
By EU vs Disinfo
Last week, the pro-Kremlin media claimed that Russophobia is Lithuania’s main export, but in reality, it’s mineral fuels and machinery. But...
Conspiracies: It is impossible to see ostriches hiding their heads in the sand
By EU vs Disinfo
Imagining a world of shadow governments and puppet-masters is the ultimate power trip. It makes you smarter than everybody else; you...