Natalia was able to fact check a story about a ten-year-old girl who died in shelling. She found no evidence of her, but managed to get russian TV reporters on camera and prove that the whole story is made up. The sudden appearance of these fake stories may sound familiar, because it was happening around the world too. In 20 16, a conspiracy spread in the us that hilary clinton was abusing children in satanic teal. A Russian speaking girl was allegedly raped by refugees in germany,. The murder of british m p joe cox was rumored to be an inside job done to sway opinion on the breget vote. All of
This weekend, we discuss the power of disinformation, and how Russia has been using it in Ukraine. We are joined by Natalia Antelava, who has reported in Ukraine and Eastern Europe for years. Natalia is editor-in-chief of the popular news website called Coda Story, which focuses on global digital crises, and has been closely covering Putin’s disinformation machine in Ukraine and beyond. We step back and examine the narratives Russia has used since 2014 to confuse, distort, and spread lies.
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Links and mentions from the episode:
–Key coverage of the war in Ukraine is free to read: https://www.ft.com/content/77ab8dcf-cb02-4e57-aff0-85c8a84f5a1f
–Coda Story, Natalia’s news website: https://www.codastory.com/
-Coda’s Disinformation Matters newsletter: https://www.codastory.com/newsletters/disinfo-matters-newsletters/
– Natalia is on Twitter @antelava. You can also keep up with FT coverage by following @financialtimes on Instagram and Twitter.
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