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.
Following the storming of the U.S. Capitol Building by Trump supporters yesterday, social media users loyal to the president have attempted to distance themselves from the widely condemned events by claiming that many of the people who forced...
This is the second instalment in our series No New Lies, where we explore how misinformation, disinformation and conspiracies from history can help us understand the politics of the present. This week, the story of 1948 presidential candidate...
On February 19, a German white supremacist and QAnon fan killed ten people in two shisha bars in the German city of Hanau. Later this year, participants of an anti-lockdown demonstration in Berlin attempted to storm the German Parliament. Some of...
An investigation by Logically has found that the Russian language diaspora in the US has become a target for disinformation ahead of the upcoming Presidential election in November. The goal: push politically and racially biased information to...
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...