Undertones in Russia: War, Propaganda, the West
By Civic Media Observatory, for Global Voices
This story is part of Undertones, Global Voices’ Civic Media Observatory‘s newsletter. Russian researchers reflect on their country’s media...
Putin is preparing for a long war
By Alexander Motyl, for UkraineAlert
Vladimir Putin has just admitted Russia is in serious trouble. A comparison of his recent New Year address with the speech...
Fake: Zelensky Promises to Hand Crimea and Donbas to Russophobic Westerners
President Volodymyr Zelensky never said anything about handing over Ukrainian territories to any country, this is yet another Russian propaganda invention. In reality, the...
Not always visible aggression
By Stanisław Żaryn, for StopFake
Since the very beginning of the Russian invasion against Ukraine, hostile propaganda, disinformation and hybrid actions have been a component...
Fake: Escaping Military Training, Poles Flee to Germany in Panic
A video circulating online purporting to show long lines at the Polish-German border of Poles escaping to Germany was not filmed at the border...
Fake: US Lost 90% of Its Weapons Supplied to Ukraine
This was stated by an ex-employee of the CIA, who worked for the agency until 2015, and at the moment is an avid opponent...
Fake: Ukraine Becoming Experimental Ground For Growing Babies Artificially
Presently, the ectogenesis method, which is proposed to be legalized in Ukraine, is a hypothetical scientific technology. The possibility of using ectogenesis in modern...
Fake: Celebrating Moscow Time New Year’s Eve Punishable Offense in Ukraine
This fake is completely ridiculous. It is not clear how the Ukrainian Security Service will identify people allegedly celebrating New Year’s Eve according to...
Are conspiracy theorists true believers, or are they just acting out fantasies?
By Daniel Munro, for The Conversation
Democrats are killing and eating children. Vaccines contain Satan’s DNA. Canada has a new queen who is really an extraterrestrial with special powers.
It’s difficult for...
Finland And Sweden Keep Marching On
By EU vs Disinfo
Despite the Kremlin continuing its attempts to obstruct Finnish and Swedish NATO accession and intimidate decision makers and citizenry of those...