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Russia builds a “special information operation” around Transnistria

Rhetoric increasingly pushes idea of military conflict in the separatist region of Moldova

10 min readMar 21, 2023

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How the Kremlin misrepresented a video to claim Georgian protesters seek war with Russia

Footage from a protest in Tbilisi was presented with false context to accuse protesters of seeking war in the Russian-occupied Georgian…

4 min readMar 14, 2023

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How the Kremlin misrepresented a video to claim Georgian protesters seek war with Russia

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The Kremlin and Georgian Dream spread similar narratives about protests in Georgia

Narratives attempt to discredit protesters, blame the West for public dissent

5 min readMar 10, 2023

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The Kremlin and Georgian Dream spread similar narratives about protests in Georgia

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Seven steps to spread a conspiracy: How Russia promoted weapons trade allegations

Kremlin sources planted and amplified fake stories about Western weapons destined for Ukraine being sold in Germany

9 min readMar 9, 2023

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Seven steps to spread a conspiracy: How Russia promoted weapons trade allegations

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The DFRLab responds to “Twitter Files” story

On Wednesday, Matt Taibbi released the most recent installment of his “Twitter Files” in which he names the Atlantic Council’s Digital…

3 min readMar 3, 2023

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Networks of pro-Kremlin Telegram channels spread disinformation at a global scale

Three networks comprising fifty-six channels targeted Telegram users in twenty countries and ten languages

12 min readMar 1, 2023

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Networks of pro-Kremlin Telegram channels spread disinformation at a global scale

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Russia takes next step in domestic internet surveillance

Oculus surveillance system goes live as the Kremlin tightens public sector access to Google services

4 min readFeb 17, 2023

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Data leak suggests crackdown on anti-war social media posts by Russia’s telecom regulator

Roskomnadzor reportedly deleted 150,000 anti-war posts and intends to deploy bot farms to censor anti-war content

3 min readFeb 9, 2023

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Data leak suggests crackdown on anti-war social media posts by Russia’s telecom regulator

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How Russian YouTube copycat RUTUBE promotes pro-Kremlin narratives

RUTUBE’s mix of Kremlin narratives and entertainment has seen a surge of referral traffic since Russia’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine

5 min readJan 31, 2023

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How Russian YouTube copycat RUTUBE promotes pro-Kremlin narratives

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Pro-Kremlin Telegram channels try to convince Latvians their government is ‘fascist’

Newly created pro-Kremlin Telegram channels target Russian speakers in Latvia

5 min readJan 20, 2023

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Pro-Kremlin Telegram channels try to convince Latvians their government is ‘fascist’

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