Geopolitics & Energy Security

Fri, Apr 25, 2025

Narrative and provocation: What Telegram had to say about the February attack on Chornobyl nuclear plant

Russian media and Telegram channels shifted blame onto Ukraine for the recent attack on the Chornobyl nuclear power plant and amplified narratives of potential nuclear escalation.

by Iryna Adam, Samuel Rothbardt

Disinformation Geopolitics & Energy Security
Satellite imagery showing the Mariupol Dramteatr before and after the March 2022 attack. More than 600 people sheltering in the theatre died when Russia bombed the building. (Source: Google Earth)

Fri, Apr 28, 2023

Russian War Report: Updated Google Earth imagery details destruction in Mariupol

New satellite imagery reveals the extent of the Russian bombing of Mariupol that occurred in late March 2022.

by Digital Forensic Research Lab

Conflict Geolocation
Original photo of the Polish PM, which was digitally altered and amplified on Telegram. (Source: @PremierRP/archive)

Fri, Dec 2, 2022

Russian War Report: Russian Telegram channel spreads digitally modified photo of Poland’s prime minister

Russian Telegram channels disseminated a manipulated photo showing Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki at a monument during his visit to Ukraine.

by Digital Forensic Research Lab

Baltics Bulgaria
Ceremony to declare Russia's annexation of four Ukrainian territories held in Moscow

Fri, Sep 30, 2022

Russian War Report: Putin illegally annexes Ukrainian territory

On September 30, Russian President Putin officially annexed four Ukrainian oblasts, incorporating them into Russia. The announcement was met with swift global condemnation.

by Digital Forensic Research Lab

Conflict Disinformation