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Lithuanian fight against BelNPP leads to a collapse of energy sector, Kremlin media declares
Actions taken by Lithuania to stop the flow of cheap electricity from the BelNPP in the Baltic region caused an increase of the price of...
By spreading disinformation, Minsk shifts the blame for increased migrant flow towards the West
As Lithuania, Latvia, and Poland grapple with a dramatic influx of illegal migration on the border with Belarus, the latter has started a...
False narratives about the surge of migrants used to portray Lithuania as a failed state
In the beginning of September, hostile media sought to deflect the attention by comparing living conditions of the migrants in Lithuania...
‘Should we let them catch us?’ - Facebook as a communication channel for illegal migrants
Increased flow of illegal migrants on the Lithuanian border with Belarus has brought on multiple challenges – one of them being the...
"This is not the second Chernobyl" and other narratives used to cover up accidents at BelNPP
Many eminent experts agree that the BelNPP was implemented as a Kremlin geopolitical project to profit from electricity exports to...
"COVID-19 is a tool for control" and other disinformation narratives escalate distrust in vaccines
Analysis of COVID-19 disinformation throughout the month of June has shown an increasingly present disinformation on social networks,...
Pro-Kremlin media: "Lithuanian president protects the monopoly of Scandinavian capital"
After Belarus has given the green light for starting the industrial operation of the BelNPP in June, the European Union was accused of...
BelNPP related disinformation asserts a 30% price jump for electricity in the Baltics
Lithuania's strict position towards the Belarusian NPP is systematically presented in the Kremlin-supported media as causing...
'May 9th is celebrated by the victors' and other pillars of pro-Kremlin disinformation
As the commemorations of the Victory Day rolled over Russia, elaborate parades showcasing the military might and accusations of the rise...
Pro-Kremlin media: Lithuania pushes Ukraine into the arms of Russian energy dependence
As several statements by members of international community were issued about the progress made regarding the safety of Belarusian NPP,...
NATO targeted by accusations of spreading new strains of COVID-19 and preparing to attack Russia
As March brought a couple of symbolic dates for NATO members, disinformation flow was tied to events such as the anniversaries of the...
‘The EU is failing the fight with COVID-19’: increased tensions amplify pro-Kremlin coverage
The news on suspending vaccination with the AstraZeneca vaccine and delays in dose supplies caused a spike of false and misleading...
Vassals of the West: tensions surrounding Navalny case provoke allegations of foreign interference
February continued the trends set in the beginning of the year, as major disinformation flow triggers included tensions around Alexey...
180-degree turn: Lithuania accused of lying about the consumption of energy from BelNPP
This analysis was carried out with a contribution from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania In February, the scope of...
‘Remnant of the Cold War’: Kremlin related media undermines the relevance of NATO
In addition to usual messages embedded in false and misleading content about the NATO, February sought a rise of claims questioning the...
Baltics and Ukraine targeted for refusing Sputnik V, with social media amplifying false messages
With global COVID-19 vaccination programmes getting into the full swing, information regarding any shortcomings is used to push false and...
‘Non-existent Russian threat’ and suppression of free speech dominate the disinformation landscape
The year of 2021 has started with Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, and Poland increasingly targeted with allegations of human rights...
Kremlin media: Lithuania risks Baltic unity by forbidding allies to import energy from Belarus
After it was confirmed that Lithuania, despite all its efforts, is still forced to buy electricity produced at the Belarusian NPP...
Waging the ‘vaccine war’: attempts to prove the superiority of Sputnik V by using disinformation
Disinformation landscape in the beginning of 2021 was heavily influenced by the reports on the suspected side effects of the...
2020 has ended with allegations of the Baltics meddling in Belarus and suppressing Russian media
In the last quarter of 2020, disinformation dynamics in the Baltic countries, especially in Lithuania, were majorly influenced by the...
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