With growing efforts to curb climate change and the introduction of new environmental requirements for agriculture, misinformation about these issues is also on the rise. Both social media disinformers and populist politicians are exploiting the topic, mainly by spreading fear that farmers will be unable to meet these requirements, supposedly leading to food shortages. Why are such messages becoming increasingly widespread?
“Let’s hit Rzeszów just like Israel hits Doha!” wrote Kotsnews (@sashakots) Telegram channel owner, Komsomolskaya Pravda military correspondent Alexander Kots, on September 10. At least five other Russian military bloggers — the so-called “Z” channels — reshared it.
For the Belarusian regime, the “Zapad‑2025” exercises required a triple balancing act — to demonstrate loyalty to Moscow, to avoid frightening Belarusians with the specter of war, and to prevent escalation with neighboring NATO states Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland.
Several anonymous social media profiles are spreading a video claiming that the drones that entered Poland in September were in fact launched by Ukraine, not Russia. Allegedly, this was part of a larger plan to divide Ukraine. There is no basis for such claims. The drones that entered Poland were Russian.
Re:Baltica uncovers the path of the sabotage packages masterminded by Russian special services through Latvian capital Riga and their coordinator with at least two forged passports. The Latvian non-citizen, who was arrested for delivering the packages to Vilnius, could face a life sentence.
Elon Musk's Grok uses Kremlin propaganda sources most frequently in its responses. The most neutral so far is Google's chatbot Gemini.
A selection of information manipulation and reputation attack techniques compiled by researchers at RSU*, supplemented with examples found in social media discussions.
Two weeks ago, Riga elected a new city council. While populist and pro-Russian parties did not win a majority and no foreign interference was detected, the results still raise concern. A notable share of seats went to parties that thrive on disinformation, conspiracy narratives, and anti-establishment messaging — often amplified through TikTok. What were their key messages and tactics?
Several thousand people have shared a fabricated video in which the well-known doctor Ludmila Vīksna allegedly makes alarming claims about Covid vaccines. The video was created using artificial intelligence to attract buyers for an unregistered dietary supplement or miracle cure.