Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks on March 21, 2023, in Moscow, Russia. (Photo by Contributor/Getty Images)Putin’s war crimes are the continuation of a sinister tradition that dates back to the czars.Continue reading The Villainy Is the Point »
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The Dispatch→ Putin’s Descent Into Stalinism
Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a speech on April 6, 2023, in Moscow, Russia. (Photo by Contributor/Getty Images)The Russian regime is detaining children who express opposition to his invasion of Ukraine.Continue reading Putin’s Descent Into
Logically→ This image does not show a recent Russian attack on a NATO base; it was taken in Syria in 2021
The Dispatch→ Grasping at Nuclear Straws
Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow on March 25, 2023. (Photo by Gavriil Grigorov/ Sputnik/AFP/Getty Images)Vladimir Putin is trying to manipulate the West by deploying weapons to Belarus.Continue reading Grasping at Nuclear Straw
Logically→ A photo from the ‘Russia-Africa in a Multipolar World’ conference shows Putin with government representatives from 40 African countries.
The Dispatch→ Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping Stake Out a New World Order
Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a solemn welcome ceremony for Chinese President Xi Jinping at the St. George's Hall at the Kremlin in Moscow. (Photo by Xie Huanchi/Xinhua via Getty Images)Russia and China’s leaders claim to reject a ‘Co
The Dispatch→ Vladimir Putin’s Meddling in the Balkans
People hold banners reading "Glory to Heroes" as they march during a protest against peace plan with Kosovo in Belgrade , Serbia, on March 17. (Photo by ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP via Getty Images)Russia’s ‘hybrid occupation’ of Serbia threate
The Dispatch→ Whipping Boy
The two men during happier times, 2020. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)Is Ron DeSantis suffering for Donald Trump’s foreign policy sins? Continue reading Whipping Boy »
The Dispatch→ Exotic Fish and Russian Missiles
(The remains of a bombed apartment in Kramatorsk, March 14. Credit: Bennett Murray.)A small aquarium brings a bit of normalcy to those living near the frontlines. Continue reading Exotic Fish and Russian Missiles »
Logically→ A doctor was attacked in Spain for asking a Muslim woman patient to remove her hijab.
Logically→ President Vladimir Putin has ordered the destruction of all COVID-19 vaccines in Russia.
The Dispatch→ After the Battle for Bakhmut
(Residents of Chasiv Yar. Credit: Mykola Pastukh.)On the ground as Russian forces close in on a nearby town—and some weary locals refuse to leave. Continue reading After the Battle for Bakhmut »
Logically→ A video shows a helicopter provided by NATO being shot down in Ukraine.
The Dispatch→ Moldova in the Middle
People take part in a protest against the Moldovan government in Chisinau on February 19. (Photo by ELENA COVALENCO/AFP via Getty Images)Russia brings war to Moldova’s border, agitators to its capital, and disinformation to its cyberspace. The post M
The Dispatch→ How Corporate Greed Helped Save Europe
A construction site for the Bulgaria-Serbia gas pipeline, near Kostinbrod, on February 1, 2023. Bulgaria launched construction of a long-delayed gas pipeline link to neighboring Serbia in a bid to boost security of gas deliveries in the eastern Balkans
Poynter→ The war in Ukraine isn’t ‘fake,’ and these photos don’t prove that it is
At least 8,000 civilians have been killed since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, according to the United Nations, and thousands more have been injured. Millions have been displaced. But […] The post The war in Ukraine isn’t ‘fake,’
The Dispatch→ War Fever
An apartment in Irpin destroyed by a Russian bombardment in the area. Evidence of the destruction wrought by the war is still very visible in the town of Irpin, close to Kyiv. (Photo by Dominika Zarzycka/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images)On the rise
The Dispatch→ Cocaine Bear
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu. (Photo by KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images)Russia’s war, one year later.The post Cocaine Bear appeared first on The Dispatch.
Truth or Fiction?→ Ukraine Marks One-Year Anniversary of Russia’s Invasion
Weaponized disinformation campaigns and more conventional attacks on February 24 2023 marked the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine; amid retrospectives and updates, a popular Imgur post featured a video and commentary attribute
Logically→ Video shows drone strike by Ukraine army on Russian soldiers.
The video is not from the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and has been available on the internet since 2020.
Poynter→ Tweets distort Biden’s comments on tanks, Ukraine and World War III
President Joe Biden announced Jan. 25 that the U.S. will send 31 M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine to help it defend against Russia. A day later, a meme account on Twitter highlighted […] The post Tweets distort Biden’s comments on tanks, Ukraine an
Logically→ Photo shows a Ukrainian tattoo salon offering swastika tattoo removal at half the price.
The tattoo salon in the viral claim is located in Russia, not Ukraine. Its image has been digitally altered to make false claims about tattoo removal.
The Dispatch→ The Coming Fight Over Fighter Jets
An F-16 takes part in a NATO air exercise in Poland in October 2022. (Photo by Omar Marques/Getty Images)After finally reaching a deal on tanks, NATO now begins a debate on whether to send F-16s to Ukraine.The post The Coming Fight Over Fighter Jets ap
The Dispatch→ Warnings That We Shouldn’t ‘Provoke’ Putin Miss the Point
Soldiers of the Ukrainian 55th artillery brigade operate a U.S. made Howitzer M777 cannon amid artillery fights on December 29, 2022 in Bakhmut, Ukraine. (Photo by Pierre Crom/Getty Images.)It’s in our national interest to give Ukraine what it needs
Logically→ Footage shows an American Abrams tank failing to climb a snowy hill in Ukraine.
Abrams tanks are not yet present in Ukraine, and this footage predates the Russian invasion in 2022.
Logically→ Russian President Vladimir Putin destroyed an adrenochrome lab in Ukraine.
Putin or Russian forces did not destroy a Ukrainian adrenochrome lab. The claim originated from a story published by the parody website Real Raw News.
The Dispatch→ The National Security Implications of Charles McGonigal’s Arrest
Charles McGonigal, the former head of counterintelligence for the FBI’s New York office, stands silently as his attorney Seth Ducharme gives a statement to the media after leaving Manhattan Federal Court on January 23, 2023 in New York City. (Photo b
Logically→ Statsminister Ulf Kristersson tillåter utplacering av kärnvapen i Sverige under fredstid, i samband med NATO:s anbud.
Påståendet är baserat på en felöversättning. Ulf Kristersson sa motsatsen: Det finns inte några skäl till att placera kärnvapen i Sverige under fredst
The Dispatch→ Does Putin Have a ‘Shadow Army’?
Yevgeny Prigozhin in Saint Petersburg, Russia, 2016. (Photo by Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images)Wagner Group mercenaries have suffered setbacks in Ukraine but still maintain a global footprint: A Dispatch Explainer. The post Does Putin Have a ‘Shadow Arm
Logically→ Graffiti in London depicts Zelenskyy as a pile of excrement.
This photograph was not taken in London and may have been digitally altered.
Logically→ Video shows helicopter crash outside Kyiv that killed Ukraine’s interior ministry leadership.
A video of a helicopter that crashed during an airshow in Russia in 2014 has been falsely shared as footage of the recent crash in Ukraine.
The Dispatch→ Breaking the Deadlock in Ukraine
Ukrainian soldiers analyze the frontlines in Bakhmut, Ukraine, in late December 2022. (Photo by Pierre Crom/Getty Images)As Moscow and Kyiv consider large-scale offensives, the West weighs sending new types of weaponry. The post Breaking the Deadlock
Logically→ Swedish PM Ulf Kristersson to allow the deployment nuclear weapons Swedish during peacetime
No, in his speech, Ulf Kristersson meant the opposite and see no reason for having nuclear weapons in Sweden in peacetime.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 80,000 Ukrainian Troops Have NOT Imposed A ‘Total Blockade’ On Russian Forces In The Donetsk Region
Have 80,000 Ukrainian troops totally blockaded Russian invasion forces fighting in Ukraine's semi-occupied eastern Donetsk region? No, that's not true: The post making the claim in its caption does not mention a blockade in an accompanyin
The Dispatch→ The Price of Putin’s War
Vladimir Putin. (Photo by Contributor/Getty Images.)From activism to retrenchment in the Middle East.The post The Price of Putin’s War appeared first on The Dispatch.
Logically→ Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Russia is ready to provide Poland with the best air defense systems against Ukraine.
There is no evidence of Medvedev stating Russia's support of Poland against Ukraine. The viral screenshot of the tweet has been digitally manipulated.
Logically→ A video proves that Ukraine is faking footage of Russian atrocities.
This video has been taken out of context; it shows the production of the upcoming film Region of Heroes.
The Dispatch→ Stalin’s Georgia Comeback
The dictator’s image is improving thanks to Russian propaganda efforts and a lackluster Western response.The post Stalin’s Georgia Comeback appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ Calling Putin’s Black Sea Bluff
Why did Russia’s president back down on his threat to resume blockading Ukrainian grain exports? A Dispatch ExplainerThe post Calling Putin’s Black Sea Bluff appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ Putin’s Dangerous Blend of Propaganda and Hypocrisy
If democracy is a corrupt ‘Western’ concept, why pretend what you’re doing is democratic?The post Putin’s Dangerous Blend of Propaganda and Hypocrisy appeared first on The Dispatch.