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Gas wars. Clash between Nord Stream 2, Baltic Pipe and US LNG in pro-Kremlin disinformation
Pro-Kremlin media outlets present Nord Stream 2 projects as a gift for Europe, which will not survive without Russian support. They...


"COVID-19 is a tool for control" and other disinformation narratives escalate distrust in vaccines
Analysis of COVID-19 disinformation throughout the month of June has shown an increasingly present disinformation on social networks,...


Pro-Kremlin media: "Lithuanian president protects the monopoly of Scandinavian capital"
After Belarus has given the green light for starting the industrial operation of the BelNPP in June, the European Union was accused of...


“World saviours”: Russia leads the fight against COVID-19, Belarus provides Sputnik V to neighbors
In addition to the wide-spread network of propaganda channels, high level officials of the Kremlin regime often amplify disinformation...


One plane and a lot of noise. Pro-Kremlin disinformation about forced landing in Minsk
On May 23, the Belarusian authorities forced the landing of a Ryanair passenger plane with a pro-democratic Belarusian opposition...


BelNPP related disinformation asserts a 30% price jump for electricity in the Baltics
Lithuania's strict position towards the Belarusian NPP is systematically presented in the Kremlin-supported media as causing...


'May 9th is celebrated by the victors' and other pillars of pro-Kremlin disinformation
As the commemorations of the Victory Day rolled over Russia, elaborate parades showcasing the military might and accusations of the rise...


Kremlin media claims closed Ignalina NPP to be a bigger ecological threat than the one in Astravets
Among the changes that could be observed in the rhetoric of the pro-Kremlin media, the narrative of withdrawal of the Baltic States from...


Pro-Kremlin media: Lithuania pushes Ukraine into the arms of Russian energy dependence
As several statements by members of international community were issued about the progress made regarding the safety of Belarusian NPP,...


Lithuania manipulates Ukraine: portrayal of the Gitanas Nauseda and Volodymyr Zelensky meeting
The foreign policy of Lithuania towards Ukraine, accusations of ‘Russophobia’ and issues regarding the BelNPP stood out as the most...


Vassals of the West: tensions surrounding Navalny case provoke allegations of foreign interference
February continued the trends set in the beginning of the year, as major disinformation flow triggers included tensions around Alexey...


Baltics and Ukraine targeted for refusing Sputnik V, with social media amplifying false messages
With global COVID-19 vaccination programmes getting into the full swing, information regarding any shortcomings is used to push false and...


Foreign policy of Lithuania in the spotlight of disinformation
Issues related to Lithuanian foreign policy tended to dominate the negative information flow in February 2021, largely resulting from...


‘Non-existent Russian threat’ and suppression of free speech dominate the disinformation landscape
The year of 2021 has started with Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, and Poland increasingly targeted with allegations of human rights...


Kremlin media: Lithuania risks Baltic unity by forbidding allies to import energy from Belarus
After it was confirmed that Lithuania, despite all its efforts, is still forced to buy electricity produced at the Belarusian NPP...


Noticeable growth of disinformation in January as Lithuania is portrayed as politically failed state
January has brought a significant, almost twofold increase of disinformation cases targeting Lithuania. This alarming trend was also...


2020 has ended with allegations of the Baltics meddling in Belarus and suppressing Russian media
In the last quarter of 2020, disinformation dynamics in the Baltic countries, especially in Lithuania, were majorly influenced by the...


Incidents at the BelNPP are being covered up using falsehoods, mockery and made-up facts
Prior the launch of Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant (BelNPP) in Astravets, voices from international community have expressed their...


Baltic countries and Poland face accusations of Russophobia and mishandling COVID-19
The end of 2020 witnessed the reach of disinformation targeting the Baltic countries and Poland growing rapidly. The alarming trend was...


The change of government in Lithuania negatively reflected by disinformation media
International sanctions against Belarus imposed by Lithuania and the rest of the EU have caused an influx of false and misleading content...
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