Populist politicians provoke vitriol against Ukrainian refugees
Disinformation intended to discredit and undermine support for Ukrainian refugees became more prevalent in mid-2022 as local far-right...
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Contrived risk of military escalation pushed by pro-Putin propagandists
The possibility of the war expanding beyond Ukraine’s borders has received modest attention from Kremlin propagandists. This type of...
Rabbit Holes and Echo Chambers: Experimenting with YouTube
Between Summer 2021 and Fall 2022, Debunk.org’s researchers conducted a series of experiments on disinformation and popular social media....
Almost a fifth of pro-Kremlin disinformation targets economic sanctions
Pro-Russian disinformation aimed at undermining support for sanctions mainly consists of claims that they are ineffective, misguided,...
How Kremlin propagandists have used Soviet monument demolitions to spin claims of 'Russophobia'
The condition of Russian speakers or minorities abroad has been a marginal topic outside of the Russian-language disinformation outlets...
Over 1330 Facebook groups and pages spreading disinformation identified in the Balkan region
Groups and pages on social media have been continuously spreading and amplifying misleading content on four different topics – Russia,...
Calls for Unconditional Peace in Ukraine: Should We Trust Them?
Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, propositions and demands for peace have become an integral part of daily...
Over a third of Kremlin war propaganda has centred on battlefield developments
Events on the Russia-Ukraine front line accounted for 36% of all war-related disinformation. A significant portion of the narratives...
Pro-Kremlin disinformation targeting Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
In Lithuania and the Russian-language segment of Baltic media, anti-sanctions messaging has been particularly strong due to the...
Pro-Kremlin propagandists increase nuclear weapons rhetoric
No single narrative dominated the disinformation landscape in the Baltics this week, with propagandists largely pursuing existing themes....
Pro-Kremlin disinformation focuses on Russia-Ukraine battlefield developments
Kremlin propagandists mainly pursued existing narratives regarding events on the Russia-Ukraine front line, ranging from claims that Ukraine
Pro-Kremlin actors attempt to justify Russia's missile bombardment of populated areas
The October 10th missile attacks across Ukraine were a key feature of disinformation in Latvia and Lithuania, with attempts to justify...