1. Moscow’s Disinformation Offensive During COVID-19: The Case of Lithuania
- Author:
- Richard Weitz and Aurimas Lukas Pieciukaitis
- Publication Date:
- 10-2020
- Content Type:
- Policy Brief
- Institution:
- Hudson Institute
- Abstract:
- Russian media outlets have waged a comprehensive disinformation campaign throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Both the US State Department’s Global Engagement Center (GEC) and the EU External Action Service (EEAS) have identified numerous stories in Kremlinlinked accounts that have sought to discredit the policies and performance of Western democracies, while conversely painting Russian actions in a most positive light. According to the GEC, throughout the pandemic, “the full Russian ecosystem of official state media, proxy news sites, and social media personas have been pushing multiple disinformation narratives.”
- Topic:
- Health Care Policy, Media, Repression, Coronavirus, COVID-19, and Disinformation
- Political Geography:
- Russia, Central Asia, and Lithuania