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September 13 2022, 15:12 pm
Russian Propaganda Site Responds to Ukraine Counteroffensive by Attempting to Divide Europe and the US
Russian propaganda outlets are going into overdrive in response to the recent Ukrainian blitzkrieg counter-offensive. US sanctioned NewsFront published a screed today titled "America is ready to fight Russia to the last European," which provides...
September 13 2022, 14:48 pm
Russian Wikipedia Analog Not Doing Well
The Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRL), a project of the Atlantic Council, is reporting that Russian attempts to launch a Russian analog of Wikipedia are not going well. According to the DFLR report: Runiversalis (руни.рф),...
September 12 2022, 12:26 pm
Google Removes Its Ads on Russian State-Owned Websites
US media is reporting that Google has announced a cut-off of Russian disinformation sites from its vast ad display network. According to a report by CyberScoop: September 1, 2022 Google says it took additional steps...
September 12 2022, 12:22 pm
Russia’s Influence in the Balkans Based on History, Religion, and Culture
Georgetown University’s Berkley Center has recently published a report on Russia’s influence in the Balkans, arguing that Russia uses historical, cultural, and religious links to spread its influence in the region. According to the report:...
September 12 2022, 12:10 pm
Turkish Government Agency Organizes “Diaspora Advocacy Academy” in Washington DC
In late July, a Turkish government agency announced a multi-day lobbying workshop in Washington for young people of Turkish origin living in the US and Canada. According to the Presidency for Turks Abroad and Related...
September 12 2022, 12:03 pm
European Muslim Brotherhood Umbrella Says Denmark’s Proposed Hijab Ban is “Discriminatory and Inciteful”; Government Commission Reverses Recommendations
On 30 August 2022, the Council of European Muslims (CEM) issued a press statement saying a proposed ban on hijabs (Islamic headscarves) in Danish primary schools by a governmental commission on women’s rights was discriminatory...
September 7 2022, 20:55 pm
Cloned Websites of Major German Media Brands Spread Pro-Russian Propaganda
German media is reporting that websites of large German media brands have been recreated “in a deceptively real way”  and that hundreds of fake accounts have shared articles by these fake websites on social media....
September 6 2022, 18:07 pm
Turkish Religious Authority Recalls German Representative
German media is reporting that the supreme Turkish religious authority has withdrawn its highest representative from Germany. According to a report in Die Welt: The Turkish religious authority Diyanet has removed the chairman of the...
September 6 2022, 17:58 pm
Russia Continues to Spread US Bioweapons Conspiracy Theory
US media is reporting that Russia continues to spread the conspiracy theory that the United States secretly manufactured biological weapons in Ukraine. The report says the Kremlin recently commanded the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention...
September 5 2022, 6:43 am
Head of Muslim Brotherhood Scholars Union Steps Down After Remarks on Western Sahara
Moroccan media is reporting that Ahmed Raissouni, the President of the International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS), a body of theologians tied to the Global Muslim Brotherhood, stepped down from his post after a July...