Kremlin Doppelgänger Tactics and the Exploitation of the Charlie Kirk Murder — Canadian Digital Media Research Network With high confidence, it appears that though the Kremlin has exploited Kirk’s death as part of its information warfare strategy, employing tactics outlined in the FBI’s Doppelgänger affidavit.

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DisinfoDigest: Decoding Putin's Valdai Speech - DisinfoWatch On October 2, Vladimir Putin delivered a keynote speech at the annual Valdai Club conference in Sochi, using the platform to advance a series of false and inflammatory claims aimed...

We decode Putin’s Valdai Club speech, spotlighting tactical narratives, the strategic framing behind each line and how Putin's words are weaponized to divide Western nations and NATO allies. disinfowatch.org/disinfodiges...

Russian embassy and TASS claim Canada is Covering up non-existent "Kiev nuclear crime” - DisinfoWatch The Russian embassy in Ottawa and TASS have published and amplified disinformation that falsely places responsibility for the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) power-loss/shelling on Ukraine and...

🚨 The Russian Embassy in Ottawa & TASS falsely accuse Canada of “covering up” a non-existent Kyiv "nuclear crime" as part of Russian information warfare to discredit Canada + Ukraine. disinfowatch.org/disinfo/russian-embassy-and-tass-claim-canada-is-covering-up-non-existent-kiev-nuclear-crime/

RT Falsely claims “Canada keeps bankrolling Ukraine’s war crimes” - DisinfoWatch RT—formally identified by the Government of Canada as a Russian state disinformation asset—frames Canadian aid as funding “atrocities,” “neo-Nazi brigades,” and civilian attacks. The RT article offers...

Canada backs Ukraine’s defense, not “war crimes.” RT’s claim is a deliberate distortion meant to chip away at allied resolve. Here's how the message was manufactured: disinfowatch.org/disinfo/rt-f...

Weaponizing Tragedy: Russian State Media’s Exploitation of Charlie Kirk’s Murder - DisinfoWatch In a recent article, RT has rejected  “U.S. media claims” that Russia capitalized on Charlie Kirk’s murder, characterizing such reporting as “anti-Russian hysteria”; Russia’s U.S. embassy likewise den...

⚠️ Weaponizing Tragedy: Russian State Media’s Exploitation of Charlie Kirk’s Murder exposes how Kremlin propaganda outlets twist tragedy for political gain — a consistent tactic in Russia’s information warfare toolbox. disinfowatch.org/weaponizing-...

Denial as Doctrine: Russian MFA Repeats ‘No Invasion’ Script For NATO/EU - DisinfoWatch In a Tweet posted by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sergei Lavrov stated on September 19, 2025 that Russia that the Kremlin “has repeatedly stated...

Russia’s MFA says it has “no plans” to attack NATO/EU. We’ve heard this script before ... 2014 and Jan 2022, right before invading Ukraine. Denial is part of the Kremlin's cognitive warfare doctrine. Read our analysis: disinfowatch.org/disinfo/deni...

"The US is interfering with public debate in Greenland. Canada could be next." @marcuskolga.bsky.social (founder of CDMRN partner @disinfowatch.bsky.social) reports for @theglobeandmail.com 🧵

#cdnpoli #uspoli #Greenland

This notification is issued by the Canadian Digital Media Research Network (CDMRN), with contributions from: @disinfowatch.bsky.social,
@dfrlab.bsky.social & the Media Ecosystem Observatory.

The U.S. is interfering with public debate in Greenland. Canada could be next The same toolkit of provocation, disinformation and grievance amplification could be deployed here just as easily

Greenland & Denmark were allegedly targeted by a covert US administration influence operation to incite conflict between them. Canadians should not assume we’re safe from similar efforts aimed at fracturing our own cohesion. www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/a2e82d8...

Kremlin Spokeswoman Zakharova Takes Aim At Canada - DisinfoWatch On August 4, 2025, Russia’s state news agency RIA Novosti amplified a Telegram post by Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova claiming Canada has entered a “deep crisis of values” and...

New from DisinfoWatch: Kremlin MFA spokeswoman Maria Zakharova takes aim at Canadians, pushing division and separatism bait. A possible sign of a new phase in Russian info warfare targeting Canadians. Read the breakdown: disinfowatch.org/kremlin-spok...

Kolga Comments About US Influence Operations Targeting Greenland - DisinfoWatch DisinfoWatch founder Marcus Kolga appeared on Global News on August 29, 2025 to talk about an alleged US Administration Kremlin-style influence operation targeting Greenland and Denmark, warning that ...

DisinfoWatch founder Marcus @kolga comments on the alleged US influence operations targeting Greenland and how Canada could also become a target. @globalnews.ca disinfowatch.org/kolga-warns-...

RT published a staged video of a Russian-captured US APC flying both US & Russian flags, falsely implying US-Russia unity against Ukraine.
The aim: mock Washington & erode support for Kyiv. disinfowatch.org/disinfo/rt-v...

Kremlin Propagandists Promoting anti-Indian Hate in Canada - DisinfoWatch A recent post on the Kremlin-aligned Tsargrad.TV Telegram channel — a Russian Orthodox neo-fascist outlet — spread a racist falsehood claiming that “Hindus now rule all three major parties in...

Kremlin aligned propagandists are falsely claiming “Hindus now rule all three major parties” in Canada, using Sikh images to inflame divisions. Another example of Moscow seeking to manufacture conflict. disinfowatch.org/disinfo/krem...

Russian State Media RIA Novosti Actively Inciting Genocide - DisinfoWatch On July 30, 2025 Russia state media outlet RIA Novosti, published an opinion piece published by a radical Russian nationalist Kirill Strelnikov, titled “There is no other option: no one...

Russia’s state-run RIA Novosti has called for the extermination of all Ukrainians: “no one should be left alive in Ukraine.”
This is a direct incitement to genocide and a crime under international law. disinfowatch.org/disinfo/russ...

Kremlin Invents Drug Smuggling Allegations Against Zelenskyy’s Inner Circle - DisinfoWatch A Kremlin-backed disinformation campaign, led by RIA Novosti and Sputnik News, alleges that Denys Yermak—the brother of the head of Ukraine’s Presidential Administration—is involved in smuggling narco...

🚨The Kremlin is pushing a fabricated story accusing the brother of Zelenskyy’s top aide of running an international drug ring for Ukraine's Presidential Administration - without any evidence. disinfowatch.org/disinfo/krem...

U.S. Republican Lawmaker Echoes False Russian Claim About Orthodox Church Ban in Ukraine - DisinfoWatch The Claim An X/Twitter post by US Rep Anna Paulina Luna falsely claims that the Ukrainian government under Zelensky has banned The Orthodox Church in Ukraine altogether and has used...

🚨 A U.S. Republican lawmaker is amplifying Kremlin disinformation by falsely claiming that Ukraine "banned the Orthodox Church." Read more here:
🧵 disinfowatch.org/disinfo/u-s-...

Rob Breakenridge Show Episode 6: Ukraine's big counterpunch, Fixing Canadian Healthcare, Ending Supply Management Conservations with DisinfoWatch.org's Marcus Kolga, Dr. Brian Day on his new book "My Fight for Canadian Healthcare," and how & why to end supply management

Our latest podcast, featuring interviews with Marcus Kolga (@disinfowatch.bsky.social), Dr. Brian Day, and Prof. Stuart Smyth (Macdonald-Laurier Institute)
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DisinfoWatch at the 2025 NATO Stratcom Dialogue in Riga Latvia - DisinfoWatch DisinfoWatch founder and director Marcus Kolga was invited to participate in a high-level panel on foreign interference in Canada’s 2025 federal election at the NATO StratCom Dialogue, held in Riga...

DisinfoWatch at the 2025 NATO Stratcom Dialogue where we focused on Russian and PRC information operations targeting Canada's 2025 federal election. disinfowatch.org/disinfowatch...

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones falsely claims U2 front man Bono embezzled 99% of African aid funds.
✅ Fact: No evidence supports this. Bono's organizations, like ONE and (RED), are globally recognized for transparency and impact. disinfowatch.org/disinfo/disg...

🚨 KREMLIN DISINFORMATION ALERT:
Russian MFA Spokesperson Maria Zakharova + an army of Kremlin influencers falsely claim Macron, Starmer & Merz consumed illicit drugs during a Ukraine peace meeting.
Alex Jones amplified the lie to 11+ million viewers. disinfowatch.org/disinfo/west...

False Claims of Misconduct In Canadian Election - DisinfoWatch A radical far-right British influencer and self-described “truth warrior” has posted a misleading video on Twitter/X alleging electoral misconduct in Canada’s 2025 federal election. The video falsely ...

🚨 Foreign conspiracy theorists/extremist influencers are pushing false claims of election misconduct. Don’t fall for it!
If you have concerns, check with Canada’s Elections Commissioner. disinfowatch.org/disinfo/fals...

Canadian 2025 Election Update - DisinfoWatch RT Recycles Far-Right Canadian Election Videos and Targets Mark Carney Since Mark Carney’s election as leader of the Liberal Party, Russian state media, particularly RT, has devoted disproportionately high attention...

🗳️ 🇨🇦 Election Disinformation Update: Kremlin-controlled RT targeting Canada's election and Mark Carney, while US far-right influencers attempt to manipulate voters by labelling Pierre Poilievre a "fraud."

Get the latest here: disinfowatch.org/canadian-ele... #cdnpoli #DisinfoWatch

Russian Neo-Fascist Alexander Dugin Merges Anti-LGBTQ Hate with Attacks on Ukrainian National Identity - DisinfoWatch Alexander Dugin is a Russian far-right political philosopher and strategist known for his ultra-nationalist and neo-fascist ideologies who has “repeatedly praised representatives of German Nazism and ...

Vladimir Putin's neo-fascist guru, Alexander Dugin merges anti-LGBTQ hate with attacks on Ukrainian national identity, accusing Ukrainians of being sub-human dogs. disinfowatch.org/disinfo/russ...

Handbook For Detecting and Preventing Foreign Interference in Canada's Election - DisinfoWatch DisinfoWatch has partnered with Canada’s Digital Public Square to produce a new guide designed to help Canadians protect themselves—and our democracy—from foreign interference during elections and in ...

Useful handbook on for detecting and preventing foreign interference in Canada’s election from our colleagues at @disinfowatch.bsky.social disinfowatch.org/handbook-for...

Handbook For Detecting and Preventing Foreign Interference in Canada's Election - DisinfoWatch DisinfoWatch has partnered with Canada’s Digital Public Square to produce a new guide designed to help Canadians protect themselves—and our democracy—from foreign interference during elections and in ...

DisinfoWatch has partnered with @digitalpublicsquare.org to publish this guide to help Canadians detect and protect themselves against foreign information and influence operations during the federal election and beyond: disinfowatch.org/handbook-for...

RT Denies Bucha Massacre With Recycled Conspiracies - DisinfoWatch An RT article titled “What really happened in Bucha? The questions Western media won’t ask” presents multiple claims that align with known Russian disinformation narratives and conspiracy theories reg...

The Kremlin and RT push recycled conspiracy theories denying the brutal Bucha Massacre—an atrocity committed by Russian forces in Ukraine. On this solemn anniversary, don’t be misled by Kremlin disinformation and propaganda! disinfowatch.org/disinfo/rt-d...

For Russia, “disinformation is a weapon—and among non-military weapons, it’s probably the most lethal,” warns Sec Gen of @communityofdem.bsky.social Mantas Adomenas in our latest Active Measures podcast episode.

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Canadian 2025 Election Report #1 - DisinfoWatch As Canadians prepare to head to the polls, awareness of disinformation threats to our democracy remains crucial in maintaining the integrity of our elections and building societal resilience against t...

🚨Canadian Election Report #1: From China's false denials of interference & accusations against The Conservative Party - to U.S. conspiracy theorists and Russian state media targeting Mark Carney - Canada's election is being targeted with foreign interference. disinfowatch.org/canadian-202...

DisinfoWatch’s Marcus Kolga joined CBC Metro Morning this week to speak with host David Common about foreign threats to Canada’s elections and democratic institutions. 📻 🎤https://disinfowatch.org/disinfowatch-on-cbc-metro-morning/

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