Disinformation campaigns in Armenia
As Armenia approaches parliamentary elections, disinformation campaigns targeting the public have intensified. The press secretary of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan regularly issues warnings about new false claims and publishes rebuttals. Most recently, Nazeli Baghdasaryan reported another fake publication. It alleged that the Armenian prime minister and several officials were involved in trafficking and the sale of organs.
Baghdasaryan rejected the claims and said they had no basis in fact. “I consider it necessary to clearly state that this publication is disinformation and should be regarded as another manifestation of hybrid information actions,” she said.
The fact-checking platform of Armenian outlet CivilNet examined the methods used in these disinformation campaigns. Journalists found that false claims capable of influencing voters ahead of the elections first spread on social media. Anonymous users often post them. In other cases, accounts that had remained inactive for long periods begin sharing them again. Russian-language Telegram channels also take part in these campaigns. They circulate fake front pages of well-known French publications.
More details follow on what is happening, the types of disinformation involved, and how it spreads across social media and the media landscape.
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