Europe Decoded EU anti-fake news agency starts debunking in Chinese MEPs have meanwhile called for the bloc to adopt specific sanctions for cases of foreign interference and disinformation campaigns. 02/05/2022
United Kingdom Concern for British man reportedly captured by Russia in Mariupol The UK government said it was in contact with Aiden Aslin's family amid hopes of his release. 15/04/2022
The Cube Pro-Kremlin propaganda still rife on TikTok despite ban, new report shows A study has revealed that Russian users were exposed to pro-war propaganda on TikTok, despite a ban on uploading content. 13/04/2022
The Cube Debunking the most viral misinformation about Russia's war in Ukraine Euronews looks at some of the misleading claims that are still being shared online since the start of Russia's invasion. 15/03/2022
Ukraine US accuses Russia of fake plot as pretext for Ukraine invasion Moscow has been accused of creating graphic propaganda videos featuring fake explosions, corpses, and actors. 03/02/2022
United Kingdom European news sites 'targeted by pro-Kremlin propaganda campaigns' The websites have been hit by what researchers call a “major influence operation”, via reader comment sections on news stories. 06/09/2021
Netherlands Dutch court convicts woman for spreading IS propaganda The woman's sentence was double the three years originally demanded by prosecutors, with judges saying the sentence request was “far too low”. 29/06/2021
People Ukraine’s Soviet mosaics are more than just old propaganda Soviet mosaics in Ukraine were neglected after the end of the USSR. Now artists and locals are trying to restore this important piece of Ukraine’s art history. 28/06/2021
Ukraine Ukrainian MP blasts 'hysterical' Facebook over influence network ban Andrii Derkach was one of several Ukrainian politicians promoted by a network of fake Facebook accounts booted off the social media platform last month. 13/05/2021
China Twitter removes Chinese state-backed disinformation network The network included 23,750 accounts which mostly tweeted about Hong Kong pro-democracy protests and the COVID-19 pandemic for the Chinese diaspora, researchers said. 12/06/2020
Europe News EU identifies 'pro-Kremlin sources' as architects of disinformation European Commission Vice-President Vĕra Jourová says the EU 'will never fight with the same weapons.' 09/04/2020
world news Amazon under fire for selling Nazi propaganda books The e-commerce giant Amazon has been called out by several organisations for selling Nazi propaganda including children books by Julius Streicher who was charged and executed during the Nuremberg trials. 21/02/2020
Belgium Islamic State servers targetted in European takedown operation Twitter, Google, Instagram and Telegram were involved in the operation, Europol said. 25/11/2019
world news What clues are in purported Al-Baghdadi video? Experts are scrutinising the purported video message from Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi for clues about his whereabouts and the terror organisation’s next moves. 30/04/2019
View It's not Orwell's Newspeak: Why we must take charge of shaping our language | View We need new ways of resisting the rhetoric of power addicts in the 21st century. 02/08/2018
View Russia’s World Cup victory | View How much can a bunch of guys kicking around a small ball boost a bruised and battered reputation like Russia’s? More than you think. 10/07/2018
View Fake news in Eastern Europe: 4 narratives undermining trust in the EU | View How disinformation in countries like Romania and Moldova benefits Russia at the expense of Europe. 06/07/2018
View Winning hearts and minds in the Western Balkans and EAP Countries There are reasons for optimism in dealing with the Russian information wars in Western Balkans and in the leading countries of the Eastern Partnership. 19/06/2018
Russia Russian TV show accused of Photoshopping a smile on Kim Jong Un It's not the first time that particular show has been accused of using fake images. 05/06/2018
