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Russia-Ukraine War

A guide to resources related to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Deepfake targets Ukraine's first lady Olena Zelenksa with false claim she bought Bugatti
"A new deepfake video that falsely claims the first lady of Ukraine, Olena Zelenska, purchased a $4.8 million Bugatti sports car has racked up millions of views on social media." CBS, July 9, 2024

Disinformation on the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine War: Two sides of the same coin?
Rocio Sanchez Del Vas & Jorge Tunon Navarro. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications volume 11, Article number: 851 (2024) 

Ukraine war: How TikTok fakes pushed Russian lies to millions
"A Russian propaganda campaign involving thousands of fake accounts on TikTok spreading disinformation about the war in Ukraine." - BBC, December 14, 2023

Surging falsehoods seek to dent Western aid to Ukraine
"From fake street art to doctored media reports demonizing President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a torrent of online disinformation seeks to erode Western support that is crucial for Kyiv's war effort against Russia." - The Japan Times, October 28, 2023

Russia’s war with Ukraine has generated its own fog, and mis- and disinformation are everywhere
"Disinformation, misinformation and absent information all cloud civilians’ understanding. Officials from each side denounce devious plots being prepared by the enemy, which never materialize." - Associated Press, August 4, 2023

Top Russian official says Poland wants to seize parts of Ukraine
In an interview with Al Jazeera the Russian Foreign ministry spokesperson touts theory often raised by Moscow without any evidence. July 11, 2023

Ukraine’s IT Army: Digital Resistance to Russian Propaganda
by Anna Romandash, Peace Policy, University of Notre Dame, May 22, 2023

Disinformation and Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine: Threats and governance responses
OECD Policy Responses on the Impacts of the War in Ukraine, November 2022

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. Reuters, 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

Clarity for friends, confusion for foes: Russian vaccine propaganda in Ukraine and Serbia
This paper examines how Russia tailors its vaccine propaganda to hostile and friendly audiences, like Ukraine and Serbia. Misinformation Review, Harvard Kennedy School, April 25, 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

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