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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...

Expulsion of Russian diplomat and Estonian intelligence report fuelled disinformation in February
Throughout the month of February pro-Kremlin media focused on two disinformation narratives against Estonia: that the country is actively...


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...


February 2021 presents a 98% disinformation increase and asserts that Latvia violates human rights
Kremlin related media continues to distort Latvia's image in February 2021 with increased magnitude and reach. Previously dominant...


Blame shifting game. Navalny case used by pro-Kremlin media to undermine Polish foreign policy
In February, one major topic flogged media outlets analysed by Debunk EU – the Navalny case. Poland was presented as a Russophobic and...


Foreign policy of Lithuania in the spotlight of disinformation
Issues related to Lithuanian foreign policy tended to dominate the negative information flow in February 2021, largely resulting from...


NATO targeted with false narratives about ‘offensive’ exercises and stirring protests in Russia
Recent analysis has shown that hostile media sources have switched their focus from the military agenda of NATO to the political one,...


‘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...


Alleged territorial claims and anti-Russian policies fuelled disinformation in Estonia
Throughout the month of January pro-Kremlin media focused on two disinformation narratives against Estonia: that it is making claims to...


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...


Incidents at the BelNPP are being covered up using falsehoods, mockery and made-up facts
Prior the launch of Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant (BelNPP) in Astravets, voices from international community have expressed their...


Russian media: Belarusian opposition is anti-Russian and is selling itself to the West
After Alexander Lukashenka has secretly inaugurated himself for one more term in September, the protests in Belarus have erupted with a...


"Irrelevant and insignificant": depiction of the Baltics in pro-Kremlin media
With the focus slowly moving away from the political upheaval in Belarus, the ever-present narrative of Russophobia is regaining its...


Negative communication creates an impression of no real political choice in Lithuanian elections
While a notorious contest for voter ‘s attention was raging in the public space, there were repeated attempts in digital media to...


Political unrest in Belarus keeps fuelling disinformation against Baltic states
As the protests in Belarus continue for the third month, political turmoil in the country still influences coverage about neighbouring...


Softening criticism towards Lukashenko in pro-Kremlin media - fading power of the Belarusian regime
The results of Belarusian presidential election have brought protests to an anticipated scale. The fight for the democratic future began...


Election fraud in Belarus brought a surge of pro-Kremlin propaganda
The events in Belarus, where people are protesting after the implicit falsification of the results of presidential election, were topical...
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