Russia uses sports and athletes in propaganda and disinformation efforts
Sports have always played an important role in international politics, but in Russia's case it is one of its key propaganda tools. The Kremlin...
Operation Sluice and the migrant crisis as preparation for full-scale aggression
In 2021, Europe faced a migrant crisis on the Polish-Belarusian border as a result of the deliberate actions of Alyaksandr Lukashenka's regime. The so-called...
1 000 and 4 000 Days of Nuclear Sabre-Rattling
By EUvsDisinfo
Much of the pro-Kremlin information manipulation and disinformation is underpinned by the exploitation of people’s fears and anxieties. There is a topic that...
Spreading conspiracy theories
Conspiracy theories have long been one of the most powerful disinformation tools used to manipulate public opinion and influence public behavior. In recent years,...
Revisiting Russia’s Narratives on Its Syria Intervention
By EUvsDisinfo
As Russia pulls back its forces and equipment from Syria following what was undoubtedly a strategic defeat, let’s revisit Moscow’s narratives on its...
Using migration issues in Russian and Belarusian propaganda
Belarus and Russia are using migration topics to destabilize the political situation in European Union countries and to strengthen their influence in the international...
Disinformation techniques used by Russia on social media
Social media has become a major tool for disinformation activities by Russia, which uses it not only to manipulate public opinion, but also to...
The Polish Orthodox Church and disinformation activities and pro-Russian propaganda
The Polish Orthodox Church has deep historical and organizational ties with the Russian Orthodox Church . Although it received autocephaly from the Constantinopolitan Patriarchate...
Four pillars of defense against deepfakes
In the era of rapid development of artificial intelligence, the threats of deepfakes and disinformation have reached an unprecedented scale. Creating fake digital content...
AI chatbots and disinformation about the war in Ukraine
The development of artificial intelligence, particularly generative models such as chatbots based on large language models (LLMs), has opened up new opportunities for providing...