Struggle against fake information about events in Ukraine
Updated: 15 hours 20 min ago
Thu, 04/03/2025 - 21:14
By EUvsDisinfo Russia’s disinformation campaigns are not a loose collection of random lies; they are the product of a carefully engineered system. This system is best visualised as an iceberg: a structure where the loudest pro-Kremlin voices are merely the visible tip, supported by a vast and often hidden system below. For every government official […]
Thu, 04/03/2025 - 21:05
The country’s extreme right is prospering ahead of re-run presidential elections despite extensive evidence of continuing Russian subversion. By Alison Mutler, for CEPA Calin Georgescu wasn’t a household name when he unexpectedly won the first round of Romania’s presidential elections in November. But at the peak of his campaign, he was massively famous on social media, and trending […]
Thu, 04/03/2025 - 20:55
By EUvsDisinfo The 3rd EEAS report provides unique insights into how modern manipulation works. We are launching a series of articles to enhance our collective awareness and understanding. On 19 March, HRVP Kaja Kallas presented the 3rd EEAS Report on Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) Threats. This latest report focuses on how to expose FIMI operations, building upon the 1st report (how to […]
Thu, 04/03/2025 - 18:12
The claim that BBC News labelled a photo of Ukraine’s Ambassador to the UK, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, as the “next president of Ukraine” is unfounded and constitutes disinformation. The screenshot, purportedly taken from a BBC News broadcast, has been faked. Social media users have circulated posts claiming that BBC News ran Zaluzhnyi’s photo with the caption […]
Thu, 04/03/2025 - 14:45
The claim circulating on Russian platforms that a Ukrainian soldier allegedly confessed to killing a child near Sudzha is either fake or at least unverified. The message was posted on a Facebook account that, according to available data, previously belonged to Ukrainian soldier Artur Yakovitskyi. His family has reported him missing – according to open […]
Sat, 03/29/2025 - 15:15
The propagandists fabricated a screenshot of a Ukrainian news article with a quote purporting to be from Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to the head of the Ukrainian presidential administration, saying that EU countries ‘owe’ Ukraine for security. In reality, Podolyak said that each country independently determines the amount of military assistance Ukraine can expect. Social […]