Interfax Ukraine: Interfax-Ukraine to host press conference ‘Russia disinformation in 2026: new topics and tools’. “On Wednesday, May 27, at 11.00, the press center of the Interfax-Ukraine news agency will host a press conference entitled ‘Russia disinformation in 2026: new topics and tools.’… The event will take place at 8/5a Reitarska Street and will be streamed on the Interfax-Ukraine […]

Modern Ghana: The Gambia, ECOWAS launch West Africa’s first strategic centre to combat misinformation, disinformation. “The Government of The Gambia, in collaboration with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, has launched the National Misinformation and Disinformation Response Centre, the first of its kind in West Africa.”

Defense One: Orbán’s loss won’t stop Russian influence campaigns, but it shows they’re beatable. “The electoral defeat of Hungary’s Viktor Orbán dealt a blow to Russia’s foreign-influence operations—and illustrated how the Kremlin’s approach is changing. In the victory of the opposition-party candidate, other Western nations can draw lessons for confronting Russia’s continuing efforts.”

UA Little Rock: UA Little Rock Professor Receives $5 Million to Counter AI-Amplified Information Warfare . “Dr. Nitin Agarwal, Maulden-Entergy Chair and Donaghey Distinguished Professor of Information Science at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, has received a $5 million award to research and develop strategies to evaluate and defend against coordinated cognitive threats. A coordinated […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/12/04/ua-little-rock-ua-little-rock-professor-receives-5-million-to-counter-ai-amplified-information-warfare/

Science: Vaccine experts band together to counter U.S. government misinformation. “Vaccine scientists and medical leaders announced today they are launching an unprecedented initiative to react to vaccine misinformation and scientifically unfounded vaccine decisions by the U.S. government. The nascent Vaccine Integrity Project (VIP) is being spearheaded by the Center for Infectious Disease […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/04/science-vaccine-experts-band-together-to-counter-u-s-government-misinformation/

Poynter: Investigating disinformation narratives webinar announced by IFCN. “The International Fact-Checking Network at the Poynter Institute, a global leader in journalistic excellence, is pleased to announce a free webinar April 23 on understanding and reporting on disinformation narratives. Taught by IFCN signatories Maldita, this 90-minute webinar will instruct participants in practical […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/07/poynter-investigating-disinformation-narratives-webinar-announced-by-ifcn/