Russia's Propaganda War
Igor Gretskiy, a Research Fellow of the Estonian Foreign Policy Institute at the ICDS, examines key elements of Russia’s propaganda and disinformation that were crucial in the years long preparation of the invasion of Ukraine. International Center for Defense and Security, Estonia. August 2022
Russia as Evil: False Historical Parallels. Some peculiarities of Russian Political Culture
Despite the obvious similarities, there are significant differences between Nazi Germany and Putin’s Russia. StopFake.org. July 19, 2022
NATO Chief says Alliance Preparing for War with Russia for Eight Years
Jens Stoltenberg has never said anything about any eight-year preparation for war with Russia, nor about NATO’s plans to “attack” Russia. StopFake.org. July 11, 2022
Fact Check-Video shows Ukrainian girl injured by bicycle, not Russian missile
Multiple news sites and social media posts shared a heart-tugging video of a young Ukrainian girl singing the Ukrainian national anthem while her left foot was being bandaged in the hospital. Reuter. July 1, 2022
Red Cross Collected Data on Children’s Healthy Organs in Mariupol
Russian media and social media users allege that the Red Cross is involved in children’s organ trafficking. StopFake.org. June 3, 2022
Fifty anti-Ukrainian propaganda books: How Russian publishers stoke hatred against Ukrainians
"Since 2009, Russia has seen an explosion of books in the fantasy genre focused on the topic of a war with Ukraine, as well as purportedly «historical» literature and general nonfiction titles discussing the «collapse of the Ukraine project» and mocking the independence of the «nonexistent» Ukrainian people and the «artificial» nature of the Ukrainian language." Chytomo, April 4, 2022
Russia’s Bucha “Facts” Versus the Evidence
Debunking Russian claims that the photos and video footage from Bucha staged. bellingcat, April 4, 2022
Russian occupiers launch war on Ukrainian history, burning books and destroying archives
Russian “military police” seize and destroy books on Ukrainian history and culture in the occupied territories in attempt to introduce Russian re-educational programs. Euromaidan Press, April 2, 2022
Seven ways to spot fake photographs of the war in Ukraine
The Art Newspaper, March 2, 2022
NewsGuard Report Shows TikTok Users See False Ukraine War Content Minutes After Signing Up
General Manager Matt Skibinski speaks with CNN’s Brian Stelter on Reliable Sources, March 2022
How Social Media is Changing the Battlefield
Many are calling Russia's invasion of Ukraine the TikTok war. CNN, Reliable Sources, February 27, 2022
The real and imagined history of Ukraine
Vladimir Putin says Ukraine isn’t a country. Yale historian Timothy Synder explains why he’s wrong. Vox, February 25, 2022
How to fight pro-Russia disinformation in Ukraine
MIT Management, Sloan School, February 1, 2022
Fact vs. Fiction: Russian Disinformation on Ukraine
U.S. Department of State, January 2022