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The Irony of the Kremlin’s Sudden Concern for Media Freedom in Serbia
The current narrative, which is being propagated by Russian-influence channels, aims to portray Serbia as a nation in which media pluralism is being systematically suppressed, particularly through the expansion of state-linked companies like Telekom Srbija. While some of the underlying concerns are legitimate and Serbia does genuinely have media problems…
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Vrbětice: How the GRU Blew Up a Czech Arms Depot and Then Called the Evidence a Fake
A seven-year-old sabotage operation, once filed away as an industrial accident, forced the largest wave of diplomatic expulsions in Czech history — and showcased Moscow’s standard response to being caught: deny, expel, deflect.
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How Russian-Linked Accounts and State Media Flooded the 2016 Brexit Referendum
Twitter’s own disclosures identified thousands of Internet Research Agency accounts pushing Brexit content, while RT and Sputnik out-reached the official Leave campaigns on social media.
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How Russian State TV Turned a Murdered Ex-Spy Into “Proof” of a Western Conspiracy
After polonium killed Alexander Litvinenko in a London hospital, Kremlin-controlled broadcasters spent over a decade accusing his own allies of the murder — a denial template later reused for the Skripal poisoning.
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How Russia Turned Real Ukrainian Health Labs Into a Global Bioweapons Conspiracy Theory
A claim invented by Russia’s Defense Ministry reached the UN Security Council within days and was still being recycled by Russian state media years later.
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An influencer, a PR specialist and a bishop: Who are the latest EU-sanctioned disinformation actors?
The Council of the European Union added a further 10 individuals and one entity to its sanctions list on 15 June, accusing them of conducting hybrid manipulation and foreign interference activities on behalf of Russia.
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Kremlin bots respond with disinfo after former U.S. national intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard publishes report on “biolabs” in Ukraine
The fakes also shift blame onto the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Another video claims that organizations and media outlets funded by the agency took part in a campaign against U.S. intelligence and Gabbard personally after they supposedly exposed the “truth” about the laboratories. The outlets and journalists that…
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How a Turkish propagandist is fueling a Russian disinformation campaign to influence Armenia’s elections
Turkish journalist known for spreading pro-Kremlin narratives, is behind 40% of the false claims used in a vast Russian influence operation aimed at discrediting pro-Western Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.
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Ballots, Bribes, and Balkan Boot Camps: Russia’s Multi-Front Campaign to Derail Moldova’s EU Referendum
Russia spent an estimated 200 million euros — combining a $39 million vote-buying network, paramilitary training camps in Bosnia and Serbia, and AI-driven disinformation — in a failed bid to stop Moldova from choosing Europe in October 2024.
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Storm-1516: How a GRU-Funded American Fugitive Built Russia’s Most Dangerous AI Disinformation Network
Operated by a former Florida deputy sheriff now living in Moscow, Storm-1516 deployed AI-generated deepfakes and 171 fake news sites to target Western elections — racking up 67 million views and reaching a sitting U.S. Vice President.
