What's the Impact of Disinformation on Ukrane?

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Disinformation is being used to build morale and garner support. It's a very effective way of dissipating political support for certain standpoint, i e sanctions against russians. The ghost of kive is a very rousing story, but e seems to be a myth. Tit just spreads chaos. And if you make it difficult for a certain standpoint to hold a back ucrane then it has done its work.

Since Vladimir Putin’s bizarre televised address announcing a ‘military operation’, the Russia-Ukraine war has been rife with disinformation and propaganda. Last week, Facebook and Instagram blocked access to the Russian state media outlets RT and Sputnik across the European Union. In retaliation, Russia completely blocked access to Facebook and restricted access to Twitter. At the same time, misattributed videos purportedly showing nuclear weapons and Ukrainian fighter jets have been going viral. Ian Sample speaks to the Guardian’s global technology editor, Dan Milmo, about the ‘war myths’ propagated online, how the information war is being fought, and whose propaganda is having the biggest impact. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod