Kristina is a researcher and writer based in Berlin. She has a Master’s degree in history, and has worked as a journalist with a focus on European politics, and as a Media Monitor with the U.S. Embassy in Riga, Latvia. Kristina’s main focus is the research of disinformation trends and techniques, particularly in Russia and the Balkan states. She is interested in politics, history, new media and political communication.
Popular conspiracy theories of today, such as the ones associated with the pro-Trump group QAnon, often rally behind a similar common enemy: a “deep state” cabal of Satan-worshiping child traffickers and pedophiles, all supposedly part of a...
Sputnik is aiming to discredit both the Black Lives Matter movement and sow discord between different elements of the Democratic Party and their support.
With the US presidential elections looming, the United States still has not found a way to reckon with ‘Russian trolls’ who have been influencing the US politics and domestic situation since the cataclysm of the 2016 election.
The real life risks posed by false information spread online are growing, according to Cindy Otis, a former CIA agent and independent disinformation expert.
One month ago, Russia criminalized the dissemination of fake news about coronavirus. However, in many cases, the new law is aimed at those who disseminate information objectionable to the authorities. Social media users as well as independent and...
In March, the Russian website Panorama published an article claiming that Joseph Stalin had made a 1947 prediction about ways the United States would fight geopolitical rivals in the future. This prediction, which Panorama says can be found in...
The Russian health system is suffering severe strain as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic with problems ranging from chronically inaccurate death toll reporting, non-payment of medical workers and poor supply and quality of personal protective...
The Russian Orthodox Church is facing a mass outbreak of coronavirus after several parishes have refused to introduce quarantine and lockdown measures. Church leaders advised believers to pray at home and avoid mass gatherings in churches....
COVID-19 wasn’t made in a lab, but it couldn’t have been better designed as a subject of misinformation and conspiracy theories. The internet offers hundreds of theories about coronavirus: from it being a hoax covering for the supposed harm...