The presence of Mārtiņš Staķis, the Mayor of Rīga, at the opening of the LGBTQ-friendly club Skapis has alarmed Kremlin propagandists. As on other occasions, they distorted the news and added completely fabricated claims to create more resonance.
Until relatively recently, journalists generally considered the anti-vaccination movement to consist primarily of misguided new mothers. During the Covid-19 pandemic, this view has changed dramatically. Misinformation on vaccines is now being spread on social media by healthy living evangelists and other profiteers, people seeking to grow their political capital, and fans of Kremlin propaganda.
Re:Baltica's fact-checking and social media research lab Re: Check today became Facebook's official fact-checking partner.
The Baltic Center for Investigative Journalism Re:Baltica has launched a fact-checking and social media research lab Re:Check where professional team will verify the truthfulness of claims by significant public figures, deconstruct lies and research communication trends on social networks.