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France suspects Russia could be behind campaign to tar Pfizer vaccines

Fazze asked the bloggers to advance false claims that the death rate among people receiving the Pfizer vaccine is three times higher than those receiving the AstraZeneca PLC vaccine.

18:00, 26.05.2021

SBU exposes bot farm working toward public destabilization in Ukraine

Online agitators would spread disinformation about the events in the occupied areas of Donbas, as well as pro-Russian propaganda aimed at artificially destabilizing the situation in the country.

23:15, 24.05.2021

Zelensky approves regulation on Center for Countering Disinformation

The maximum number of employees of the Center is 52 people.

17:40, 08.05.2021

Russia launches disinfo campaign over Vrbětice blasts even before official report – Czech intel

Czech special services had no other theories behind the explosion but the Russian GRU's involvement.

12:00, 06.05.2021

Russia blames Ukraine for dubious terror plot – disinfo watchdog

The twist: the suspects are Russian nationals, not Ukrainians.

10:15, 05.05.2021

G7 to consider proposal for rapid response mechanism to counter Russian disinformation

London will host a G7 foreign ministers' meeting, the first such in-person meeting for two years.

14:55, 02.05.2021

Pro-Kremlin media reinvigorate disinformation amid military build-up along Ukraine's borders – experts

This week the pro-Kremlin media again falsely accused Kyiv of violating the Minsk Agreements.

16:55, 08.04.2021

Zelensky appoints chief of Disinformation Countering Center

The newly-established center will be presented to foreign diplomats, as well as experts and media figures on April 6.

18:00, 02.04.2021

Ukraine intel dismisses as fake reports on recent deployment of 100 Russian tanks in Donbas

At the same time, Russia is indeed building up its combat potential in the temporarily occupied territories and near Ukraine borders to maintain tension in the region.

16:05, 23.03.2021

Ukraine about to launch Center for Countering Disinformation – Zelensky

Zelensky says Ukraine is at the forefront of the fight against propaganda.

13:10, 09.03.2021

Exposed: Fake news sites run by Russian intelligence spread misinformation about COVID vaccines

Russian state media also has worked to boost the image of its Sputnik V jab.

10:30, 08.03.2021

"Pushing back:" Council of EU decides on three-pronged approach to Russia

Russia looks uninterested in cooperation with the EU.

22:59, 22.02.2021

EU concerned about Russian disinformation on vaccination in Ukraine

The EU is exploring options to help Ukraine receive early access to vaccines, the EC vice-president says.

09:00, 10.02.2021

"Elves" fighting pro-Kremlin trolls now in Ukraine – media

The first elves appeared in Lithuania in 2014, when local activists decided to unite to give an organized rebuff to Russian information attacks against Lithuania, Ukraine, and other democracies.

09:00, 24.12.2020

Russia "biggest threat" to U.S. security – Biden

The presidential candidate also says America's biggest competitor is China.

12:45, 26.10.2020

Zelensky on meeting with MI6 chief: Disinformation, fake news discussed

Ukraine has a major issue with the media being financed not only by Ukrainians, Zelensky says.

17:30, 14.10.2020

UK's senior general: Russia seeking destabilization through COVID-19 disinformation

22:50, 01.10.2020

Zelensky on alleged disruption of intel operation: "Nonsense"

The story about the "Ukrainian plot to lure and detain Wagner PMC troops" is a Russian hoax aimed at compromising Ukraine.

09:00, 21.08.2020

New intel chief notes greater influence of hybrid warfare, global disinformation on Ukraine

Budanov plans to increase the role of intelligence in international relations.

15:40, 10.08.2020

Ukraine's MFA urges int'l community not to turn a blind eye to Russia's censorship of history

Russia has been taking steps to implement its aggressive plans to restore the Russian Empire, the ministry stresses.

13:10, 05.08.2020

Ukraine's top intelligence official talks Russian threats in media domain

The main element of destabilizing the Ukrainian society from within is "manipulation of protest sentiments, built including on patriotism.

20:20, 02.08.2020

Ex-KGB spy tells of disinformation tactics – media

The internet hasn't just made it easier for Russia to create forgeries, it's also helped in their ability to distribute documents, forged or stolen.

20:20, 31.07.2020

NYT: Democrats warn of possible foreign disinformation plot targeting Congress

The letter from the Democrats asked for the FBI to share what it knows with all lawmakers.

13:40, 21.07.2020

Facebook removes accounts involved in coordinated inauthentic behavior in Ukraine

According to estimates, about US$1.93 million was spent for ads on Facebook and Instagram.

11:55, 09.07.2020

Experts expose Russian disinfo campaign that operated for six years

One thing stands out about the Secondary Infektion campaign though: It almost never worked.

19:15, 19.06.2020

Russia pursues with compromising MH17 probe through its agents of influence – media

The Kremlin employs its "puppets, toward whitewashing Russia in the MH17 case", the report reads.

11:40, 26.05.2020

Russia's "fake cures" putting EU lives at risk – EUObserver

Russian state media claimed that baking soda, lemon, vitamin C, and zinc killed coronavirus, but that washing hands was ineffective.

18:00, 22.04.2020

Russia exploiting coronavirus situation to further own interests – NATO

The Alliance sees a continued pace of Russian military activity, says Stoltenberg.

09:00, 16.04.2020

COVID-19: Fears about plausibility of Russian stats

Low coronavirus stats sow doubts amid spike of pneumonia cases.

11:00, 31.03.2020

Ukraine struggles to debunk fake virus news – media

Disinformation usually begins with a post on Facebook which is then shared over Telegram or Viber, two online messengers popular in Ukraine.

10:40, 30.03.2020

Russia attacking EU in media space amid coronavirus spread (Video)

The Kremlin exploits the issue of Covid-19 to push the narrative that Europe is "falling apart".

18:00, 24.03.2020

Canada braces for disinformation assault on COVID-19

"Russia lies on an industrial scale," says Ukrainian ambassador.

10:00, 19.03.2020

Russia deploying coronavirus disinformation to sow panic in West, EU document says

A specialist EU database has recorded almost 80 cases of disinformation about coronavirus since January 22.

16:40, 18.03.2020

U.S. raising alarm over Russian disinformation on coronavirus

The report says thousands of Russian-linked social media accounts pushed and amplified unfounded conspiracy theories .

09:50, 16.03.2020

NYT: Senate panel delays subpoena vote over concerns about Ukraine witness

The Homeland Security Committee, which is looking into Hunter Biden and Ukraine's role in the 2016 election, was told a former Ukrainian official could be spreading Russian disinformation.

15:42, 12.03.2020

Russia "hired network of Britons" for intelligence operations – media

Russia deploys such assets to attack Putin critics, "enhance Russian propaganda and disinformation" and to "facilitate and conceal massive money-laundering operations", he said.

14:50, 10.03.2020

G7 Ambassadors meet with Ukrainian experts to discuss local bill on disinformation

Possible approaches to combating the serious problem of disinformation were discussed.

23:27, 28.02.2020

Facebook removes Russian accounts over Ukraine interference

The individuals behind the accounts posed as locals as part of what appears to be a military intelligence operation.

22:30, 12.02.2020

Bill on media yet to be finalized, Parliament Speaker assures

The bill is intended to regulate relations related to information dissemination in mass media, and defines the legal framework for media operations in Ukraine, as well as regulation and supervision in this domain.

10:20, 05.02.2020

Ukrainian minister explains criminal liability mechanism for disinformation

Borodyanskiy says criminal liability comes if there are three such cases within a year.

11:39, 24.01.2020

OSCE concerned over Ukraine's new draft law on disinformation

The public has one month to discuss the bill before it is sent to the government and the parliament.

23:55, 23.01.2020

WP: Russian disinformation network said to have helped spread smear of U.S. ambassador to Ukraine

The web analysis firm Graphika has linked posts to a "known Russian operation".

09:00, 18.12.2019

Elite Russian spy unit used French Alps region as logistical base – media

The unit is believed to be responsible for the attempt on Sergei Skripal's life.

15:36, 05.12.2019

Zelensky tasks government with developing news standards in fight against fake reports

Zelensky set December 31, 2019, as the deadline for submitting the bill to the parliament.

23:59, 10.11.2019

Russian propaganda set to launch another smear campaign targeting Ukraine Army – OSINT group

The story will reportedly feature a Russian national who "suffered" at the hands of Ukrainian troops.

19:10, 04.11.2019

Czech PM Babiš explains photo with pro-Russian activist, while President Zeman "did not recognize" Crimea part of Russia

This was Russia's typical disinformation campaign, experts explain.

11:55, 01.11.2019

RFE/RL: Facebook removes over 160 Ukrainian accounts for 'inauthentic behavior'

Facebook also said that 4.2 million accounts joined at least one of the 79 Ukrainian groups that were deleted.

11:05, 18.09.2019

Ukrainian "footprint" in Libyan civil war Russian disinformation – media

Undoubtedly, Moscow is determined to vilify Ukraine's image in the eyes of the international community, the report stresses.

12:20, 11.09.2019

Russia Trojan horse in Council of Europe – media

Giving Russia back the voting rights "gives them the free hand to be hegemonic."

19:20, 08.07.2019

Russians spread fake plot to assassinate Boris Johnson on social media

The operation was a classic influence campaign, known as "active measures", designed to provoke tension in the west, says a new study.

14:00, 24.06.2019