Author(s): Mihaela TEODOR, Bogdan TEODOR
Publication name: Romanian Intelligence Studies Review
Publisher name: Mihai Viteazul National Intelligence Academy
Publication type: Journal article
Publication date: December 31, 2021
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Issue/ Volume: 26/2021
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Abstract:
The European Union’s concern about the use of propaganda, disinformation and
fake history increased in the last period and the European Institutions has sought new
strategies to counter these phenomena, including by fact-checking and fact promoting.
Thus, the European approach suggests that fact-checking, debunking and
deconstructing disinformation and fake history should constitute the core of countering
all information influence activities. The simple premise of this “facts first approach” is
that disinformation should be countered by ensuring that citizens have access to facts. In
this paper, by using the special website of EU East Task Force, EU vs. Disinfo, we aim to
build the map of the disinformation cases about WWII and Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact
that circulated on the Russian or pro-Russian media between 2019 and 2021, and were
deconstructed by the EU vs. Disinfo fact-checkers. By doing that we want to straight the
role of euvsdisinfo.eu website in the fight against disinformation and fake history, and
the importance of the European facts first approach.
Keywords: Russian historical revisionism, fact-checking, fake history, EU vs.
Disinfo, facts first approach
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