🧵 2021 was quite a ride on the #disinformation rollercoaster and 2022 is looking to be no steadier. Over the next days, we’ll be bringing you our TOP🔟 stories from last year. Here it goes 👇
🔟 On 17 July 2021, 7 years passed from the downing #MH17, a passenger flight with 298 people on board. Since then, Russian authorities have attempted to hide their evident connections to the crime behind a veil of lies and denial. euvsdisinfo.eu/mh17-seven-yea…
9⃣ In July, we started a 10-part series on philosophy & #disinformation, covering thinkers like Kant, Mill, Arendt, Foucault & Popper, among others. We kicked it off with a story on no others than Plato & Aristotle. euvsdisinfo.eu/wisdom-truth-a…
8⃣ In November, we deconstructed a Belarusian TV report from the Belarusian-Polish border to illustrate how Belarusian state-controlled TV exploits the migration situation at the EU borders. euvsdisinfo.eu/propaganda-101…
7⃣ During the pandemic, pro-Kremlin #disinfo outlets have been mastering the art of almost not lying. Several of them are reporting on nearly every case of recorded side-effects of the Pfizer vaccine, while avoiding any reports on issues with Sputnik V. euvsdisinfo.eu/telling-half-t…
6⃣ In early 2021, Alexei Navalny and the protests against his detention were at the centre of pro-Kremlin #disinformation attempts. A very clear pattern was visible: belittle the protests and defame Navalny. euvsdisinfo.eu/navalny-cubs-a…
5⃣ Last spring, as Russia started massing troops and military equipment along Ukraine’s borders, a build-up of anti-Ukraine #disinformation quickly followed to support the effort on the ground. euvsdisinfo.eu/disinformation…
4⃣ In March, we brought you a short guide to communicating with someone who believes in anti-vaccine conspiracy narratives: stay calm, understand, relate, connect with reliable sources, encourage critical thinking & also know when to stop. euvsdisinfo.eu/my-loved-one-t…
3⃣ Ahead of 30 October, the day of remembrance of victims of political repression in Russia, we talked with Alexandra Polivanova, a member of the board of the NGO @MemorialMoscow that recently became the latest victim of the Kremlin's crackdown. euvsdisinfo.eu/it-is-difficul…
2⃣ Last summer, as the Belarusian regime hardened its crackdown on political opposition, civil society & independent journalists, the rhetoric of regime-controlled media became increasingly radicalised & started bordering hate speech. euvsdisinfo.eu/disinformation…
1⃣ The top spot goes to our story on the Kremlin’s campaign against Germany. While no other EU Member State is attacked more fiercely with #disinfo, at the same time, Germany is described as a country supporting dialogue & cooperation with Russia. euvsdisinfo.eu/villifying-ger…
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