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Russian Disinformation Campaign on Ukraine “Detached from Reality, and at Times Cartoonishly Unhinged” EU Watchdog Finds

February 24 2022, 8:36 am 8:36 am Published by Editor Comments Off on Russian Disinformation Campaign on Ukraine “Detached from Reality, and at Times Cartoonishly Unhinged” EU Watchdog Finds <p>EUvs­Dis­in­fo, a dis­in­for­ma­tion watch­dog run by the Euro­pean Union’s for­eign ser­vice, has post­ed a com­pelling sum­ma­ry of the cur­rent pro-Krem­lin […]</p>

Local DITIB Head Convicted of Incitement

February 23 2022, 15:53 pm 3:53 pm Published by Editor Comments Off on Local DITIB Head Convicted of Incitement <p>Ger­man media is report­ing that Mustafa Keskin, a local head of the Turk­ish mosque asso­ci­a­tion DITIB, has been indict­ed for […]</p>

Facebook Launches Initiatives to Counter Disinformation in Upcoming French Elections

3:32 pm Published by Editor Comments Off on Facebook Launches Initiatives to Counter Disinformation in Upcoming French Elections <p>Euro­pean media is report­ing that Face­book’s par­ent com­pa­ny Meta announced a series of ini­tia­tives on its plat­forms to fight dis­in­for­ma­tion […]</p>

Intelligence Officials Accuse Popular US Rightwing Financial Website with “Amplifying Kremlin Propaganda”

February 22 2022, 14:39 pm 2:39 pm Published by Editor Comments Off on Intelligence Officials Accuse Popular US Rightwing Financial Website with “Amplifying Kremlin Propaganda” <p>U.S. media is report­ing that U.S. offi­cials have accused a con­ser­v­a­tive finan­cial web­site with “ampli­fy­ing Krem­lin pro­pa­gan­da:” Accord­ing to the […]</p>

Australia Deploys Diplomatic Resources to Fight Chinese Disinformation on AUKUS Submarine Deal

2:08 pm Published by Editor Comments Off on Australia Deploys Diplomatic Resources to Fight Chinese Disinformation on AUKUS Submarine Deal <p>Aus­tralian media report­ed ear­li­er this month that the Aus­tralian gov­ern­ment is deploy­ing spe­cial­ized diplo­mat­ic teams to win inter­na­tion­al sup­port for […]</p>

Ukraine’s Separatists Spread Staged Videos and Recordings Ahead of Feared Russian Invasion

February 21 2022, 15:43 pm 3:43 pm Published by Editor Comments Off on Ukraine’s Separatists Spread Staged Videos and Recordings Ahead of Feared Russian Invasion <p>Inde­pen­dent Russ­ian media is report­ing that amid the feared Russ­ian inva­sion, Ukrain­ian sep­a­ratist forces are spread­ing staged record­ings and videos […]</p>

Countering Foreign Malign Influence in Central Europe and the Western Balkans

1:21 pm Published by Editor Comments Off on Countering Foreign Malign Influence in Central Europe and the Western Balkans <p>Glob­sec, a Slo­vak think tank, has pub­lished a study on the sus­cep­ti­bil­i­ty to malign for­eign influ­ence in eight Cen­tral Euro­pean […]</p>

Belgium Revokes Recognition and Funding for Official Muslim Umbrella Organization Accused of Foreign Influence

1:15 pm Published by Editor Comments Off on Belgium Revokes Recognition and Funding for Official Muslim Umbrella Organization Accused of Foreign Influence <p>Bel­gian media is report­ing that the Bel­gian gov­ern­ment has decid­ed to with­draw recog­ni­tion and fund­ing from the Mus­lim Exec­u­tive, the […]</p>

Report Details Role Of Russian Intelligence, Oligarchs, Kremlin Associates And Anonymous Influencers Within Russian Disinformation Ecosystem

3:55 pm Published by Editor Comments Off on Report Details Role Of Russian Intelligence, Oligarchs, Kremlin Associates And Anonymous Influencers Within Russian Disinformation Ecosystem <p>Miburo, a US-based con­sult­ing com­pa­ny, has pub­lished a detailed overview of the Russ­ian pro­pa­gan­da and dis­in­for­ma­tion ecosystem—media net­works, out­lets, and […]</p>