China uses its control over news and social media to ally itself with the pro-Palestinian cause, omitting and distorting facts to portray itself as a better proponent of human rights than the US.
With European parliamentary elections set for June, Russia is ramping up its disinformation and propaganda tactics to sway public opinion against Ukraine and in favor of pro-Russian candidates — with France and Germany prime targets.
Russia is shifting its disinformation and propaganda from justifying its February 2022 invasion of Ukraine to making Ukrainian resistance appear unpopular and weak. As part of this, it has been distorting Ukraine's draft policy — a sensitive topic in Ukraine.
The Vatican told Polygraph.info that Pope Francis did not congratulate Putin on his reelection. RIA Novosti later retracted the report.
Russian disinformation campaigns failed to stop Finland’s and Sweden’s accession into NATO but sowed division and highlighted how Russia could potentially undermine the alliance in the future.
The ratification of the Istanbul Convention by all EU members looks bleak. The women's rights effort is under heavy disinformation attacks by far-right politicians, religious zealots and controlled media.
