Category: Fake news
How a Cyberwar Became a “War Between Poland and Russia”
Not long ago, Poland’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Radosław Sikorski was a prime target of Russian propaganda and disinform [...]
Ukrainian ‘killed three people.’ Thousands believed it.
Nearly 100,000 people watched the video and read the accompanying comment falsely claiming that a Ukrainian man had killed three people in Kraków [...]
Russian Expert: European Integration Is Just Trolling and a Cover-Up
Why does the European Union need Ukraine and Moldova? You might be surprised by the answer — though you could be even more shocked by what our gover [...]
Can a Photo Lie?
It is true that a brawl took place at a hotel in Turkey involving Poles and Russians. However, by adding a manipulated caption to the photograph, Rus [...]
How Russia is Infecting Americans with Disinformation
Disinformation agents working for the Russian government are keen to create false information by impersonating European media outlets. Among other t [...]
Kremlin Propaganda Spreads Across the World
Despite being banned in the European Union, the United Kingdom, and Canada, Russian broadcasters are thriving in other parts of the world. In Africa [...]
They Want Us to Feel Alone and Defenceless
What is the primary goal of Russian propaganda and disinformation in Poland? Above all, it is to undermine public trust in the state and its allies, [...]
Demonising the Enemy in Russian Disinformation
“Dehumanising a person makes it easier to fight them,” explains Professor Marek Melnyk of UWM. “The idea of fighting ‘evil’ motivates soldiers to mak [...]
Language as a Tool of Propaganda Warfare
“In today’s media-saturated world, success on the battlefield is no longer the only factor that matters,” says Professor Marek Sokołowski. [...]
Supposedly, 15,000 Poles were killed in Ukraine. Who is behind this claim?
"Impressive numbers." That's how State Duma deputy Alexander Borodai described the fabricated number of 15,000 Poles supposedly killed by Russian fo [...]