You are reading the second issue of the Disinformation Monitor. It is published on a monthly basis and provides an overview of developments on the disinformation scenes on NATO’s eastern frontier.
Hungarian elections had continued to dominate the disinformation landscape on the eastern flank of the European Union ahead of the 12 vote. However, while central Europe is still dealing with the fallout from revelations of cooperation between Hungary and Russia, the Baltic states are facing more pressing issues-drone incidents and the reporting on them distorted by Russian propaganda.
Russian interference came to the centre of Hungarian public discourse in mid-March after VSquare and the Financial Times, citing anonymous sources, reported on the details of a Russian disinformation campaign aimed at keeping Viktor Orbán in power.
Sergei Kiriyenko, Putin’s deputy chief of staff, also linked to Russian attempts to interfere in the Moldovan elections, may be responsible for the operation according to VSquare.
The campaign could be carried out by a Russian communications firm close to the Kremlin and Kiriyenko, the Social Design Agency, which has already been responsible for disinformation campaigns, such as Doppelganger, the Financial Times reported.
An operation similar to Doppelganger, known as "Matryoshka", has already taken place in Moldova: videos containing false claims were created to influence voters, and these were then...
You are reading the second issue of the Disinformation Monitor. It is published on a monthly basis and provides an overview of developments on the disinformation scenes on NATO’s eastern frontier....