Category: Disinformation
Liars Want to Verify Those Who Tell the Truth
The International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN), established in 2015 by the American Poynter Institute for Media Studies, is a global initiative dedic [...]
They Were Called “Hitlerites” for Praying
Are there Hitler supporters in Poland? According to one Russian website — yes. Supposedly, they are people who insist that the Soviet Army did not li [...]
Kremlin Gears up for a Perpetual Information War with the West
Russian state propaganda has long promoted the false narrative that the country is under constant attack from the West on multiple fronts. While thi [...]
The Future: Information or Disinformation?
“Does the future belong to information or to disinformation?” asks Professor Melnyk. “We live in a world devoid of fundamental truth. This goes hand [...]
Truth vs. Disinformation: A Battle for Trust in the Modern Age
In a world where trust in facts is becoming a luxury, the role of intellectuals and scientists has never been more important. Are we still able to di [...]
Truth vs. Disinformation: A Battle for Trust in the Modern Age
In a world where trust in facts is becoming a luxury, the role of intellectuals and scientists has never been more important. Are we still able to di [...]
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. [...]
Aleksandr Dugin: The Ideologue Behind Anti-Polish Disinformation
A closer examination of anti-Polish disinformation in Russia reveals that it is created and shaped by more than just propagandist journalists, politic [...]
Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Deputy Prime Minister Radosław Sikorski placed on a Russian blacklist.
The term "Russophobia," as used by Russian politicians, serves as an instrument of disinformation, intended to construct an image of Russia as a per [...]