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By EUvsDisinfo The Kremlin has long injected propaganda into the Russian educational system in order to boost the ‘patriotism’ of Russian youth. Putin’s future ‘child soldiers’ not only take part in regular flag raisings, anthem singings, and meetings with ‘heroes’ of the ‘special military operation’ (‘SVO’) in Ukraine. They also participate in drone assembly and other types […]

By EUvsDisinfo ‘We didn’t kidnap anyone’, Russia’s then-ambassador to the US, Anatoly Antonov, insisted in 2023. ‘We saved these children’. The ambassador was not simply denying the systematic deportation and forcible transfer of Ukrainian children by Russian occupation forces in Ukraine, a crime for which there is a growing body of evidence from international organisations, […]

The Russian Ministry of Defense did not spare central Kyiv out of humanitarian concern. From the opening days of the full-scale invasion, Russian forces have carried out systematic missile and drone strikes against residential areas, hospitals, and civilian infrastructure across Kyiv, including its central districts. The ministry’s own statement undercuts its humanitarian framing further: it […]

A study by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology found that a majority of Ukrainians are firmly opposed to withdrawing Ukrainian troops from Donetsk Oblast or ceding the region to Russia in exchange for security guarantees. Russian propaganda outlets circulated claims that Ukrainians had entered a “stage of accepting the realities of the special military […]

The documents allegedly confirming the purchase are a low-quality forgery. The story, which spread online in several languages simultaneously, bears all the hallmarks of a targeted disinformation campaign. A story is circulating online claiming that Anastasiia Fedorova, the wife of Defense Minister and former Digital Transformation Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, has allegedly become the owner of […]

The story rests on a forged screenshot attributed to the British tabloid The Mirror and is not corroborated by any credible source. CNN has issued no statement on the matter. The identity of the woman shown in the video has not been established, and nothing links her to Ukraine. Posts circulating across social media and […]

By Digital Forensic Research Lab A China-linked Spamouflage network is targeting Tibetans with growing sophistication but limited reach. A Chinese influence operation consisting of ninety Facebook profiles and thirteen Instagram profiles is targeting the April 26 elections for the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile. The operation is connected to a larger network that posts narratives about the Philippines, the […]

Джерело: Центр досліджень «Детектора медіа» Державні комунікації та розʼяснення потреби мобілізації в Україні становлять лише 8% серед пропонованих платформою як типових зразків відео за хештегом «мобілізація». Тікток є другим за популярністю соціальним медіа в Україні, за даними Uuamaster digital agency. На 1 січня 2026 року він має 21,5 мільйона користувачів. При цьому 12,6 мільйона — чоловіки, що […]

By EUvsDisinfo Russia continues its attempts to disrupt and interfere with democracies in its neighbourhood. Learning from its failure in its attempt in the latest parliamentary elections in Moldova, Russia shifted its focus to the upcoming parliamentary elections in Armenia – and this time with a head start, nearly a year before elections are set […]

By EUvsDisinfo KEY EVENTS LAST WEEK IN REVIEW In response to persistent FIMI operations, the EU has repeatedly imposed sanctions against organisations and individuals that push disinformation about Russia’s illegal war against Ukraine. In the most recent step, on 21 April 2026, the EU added Euromore and the Foundation for the Support and Protection of the Rights […]

By Valentin Châtelet, for DFRLAb The channel amassed over 10.5 million views while platforming EU-sanctioned figures A Morocco-based YouTube channel is platforming sanctioned Russian ideologues and pro-Kremlin propagandists to French-speaking audiences. Despite hosting sanctioned content, the channel remains available throughout the European Union (EU). Since 2022, the channel Ondes de Chocs TV (“Shock Waves TV” in […]

This claim comes from an AI-generated content farm video whose narrative is highly exaggerated and false. The viral video alleges that China sold supersonic anti-ship cruise missiles to Iran and that a U.S. aircraft carrier was completely neutralized as a result. Fact-checking shows that the video is AI-generated content-farm material. China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs […]

Over the past few months, the Taiwan FactCheck Center has debunked multiple AI-fabricated videos, including claims that Taiwan won the championship in the “Social Trust and Safety Olympic Competition,” that “a Danish prince and a Spanish princess suffering from rare diseases came to Taiwan and were miraculously cured,” and, more recently, after Taiwan’s Hanguang Exercise […]

Tseng Hui-wen, Chen Wei-ting Have you noticed that when searching for health information on video platforms, you often find attention-grabbing, sensational videos that overturn conventional wisdom? When you click on them, they usually quote what appears to be a senior doctor, then cite several cases and “authoritative” medical studies, leaving viewers alarmed. But if you […]

The BBC News report is fake, and the footage from Volodymyr Zelensky’s video address in which the stolen painting is allegedly visible, has been edited. In reality, a painting by a contemporary Ukrainian artist hangs in the president’s office. A news segment bearing the BBC News logo is circulating online, claiming that just one month […]

On the contrary, Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf visited Lviv this week in what the Swedish Royal House called a demonstration of “broad and unwavering support” for Ukraine — the first such royal visit since Russia launched its full-scale invasion. Sweden is among Ukraine’s largest donors, and the trip was intended to underscore that commitment. […]

By EUvsDisinfo One of the features that makes propaganda effective is that it reshapes how people understand the world around them, turning war into ‘peace’ and lies into ‘truth’. Propaganda, disinformation, and information manipulation more generally do not work like an order from a commander which makes a person take up arms; its influence is […]

By Kateryna Aksyonova, for Detector Media The Kremlin does not simply spread disinformation — it tailors it to different audiences. The “Pravda” network (also known as Portal Kombat) is an ecosystem of clone websites and Telegram channels designed to promote propaganda to Western audiences. A Finnish software company, Check First, together with the Digital Forensic Research […]

By Paul Niland, for UkraineAlert As Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine approached the four-year mark in early 2026, the international media widely reported that the war had now lasted longer than the Soviet fight against Nazi Germany during World War II. This historical comparison made for attention-grabbing headlines, but it was not entirely accurate. In fact, the Russia-Ukraine […]

By EUvsDisinfo KEY EVENTS • Messaging portrayed Ukraine as a threat to the security of the Baltic States • FIMI outlets targeted upcoming parliamentary elections in EU member states • Pro-Kremlin narratives advocated for lifting EU sanctions on Russian energy LAST WEEK IN REVIEW Pro-Kremlin disinformation campaigns continued to distort Ukraine’s military actions, electoral processes, […]