Ukrainska Pravda: Ukraine says Russia is preparing new disinformation campaign to destabilise country. “Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service says it has obtained a number of Russian documents indicating that preparations are underway to destabilise the situation in Ukraine and undermine international support for the country.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/22/ukrainska-pravda-ukraine-says-russia-is-preparing-new-disinformation-campaign-to-destabilise-country/

KQED: Iran Is Winning The Slopaganda War. “AI-generated LEGO videos have become a tool of war. Since the U.S.-Israel war with Iran began in late February, increasingly elaborate videos featuring LEGO figures and catchy rap lyrics have been flooding our feeds. They’re shareable, surprisingly high quality and they’re deeply critical of the U.S. and Trump. They’re also propaganda. Welcome to […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/21/kqed-iran-is-winning-the-slopaganda-war/

Amnesty International: Indonesia: Military silences dissent with disinformation campaigns branding activists and journalists ‘foreign agents’. “Coordinated disinformation campaigns portraying government critics as ‘foreign agents’ are silencing dissent and fueling intimidation and violence under Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, Amnesty International said in a new report published today.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/19/indonesia-military-silences-dissent-with-disinformation-campaigns-branding-activists-and-journalists-foreign-agents-amnesty-international/

Mother Jones: Antisemitic Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories Are Spreading—and the Platforms Are Hands Off. “A popular social media conspiracy theory about a recent cluster of hantavirus cases claims that the word ‘hanta’ means ‘scam,’ ‘fraud,’ or ‘nonsense’ in ‘Hebrew slang.’ That’s more or less where the theory ends and dark suggestion takes over.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/17/mother-jones-antisemitic-hantavirus-conspiracy-theories-are-spreading-and-the-platforms-are-hands-off/

Kyiv Post: Russia Reheats Old Propaganda Talking Points in New Wave of Anti-Ukraine Messaging. “Russia has intensified anti-Ukraine propaganda with Putin equating Ukraine to Nazi Germany, blaming NATO, and showcasing nuclear missiles. The campaign includes Christian persecution claims, propaganda leaflets, and a Tucker Carlson interview attacking Zelensky personally. When Ukrainian drones set a […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/15/kyiv-post-russia-reheats-old-propaganda-talking-points-in-new-wave-of-anti-ukraine-messaging/

United 24 Media: Russia Boosts Foreign Propaganda Budget by 54% to Record $1.85 Billion. “Russia allocated a record $1.85 billion for foreign propaganda operations in its 2026 federal budget, a 54% increase from the previous year, according to Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service in a response to Liga.net on May 9.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/14/united-24-media-russia-boosts-foreign-propaganda-budget-by-54-to-record-1-85-billion/

The Guardian: Revealed: Russia’s top secret spy school teaching hacking and election meddling. “The existence of this path, from one of Russia’s most prestigious institutions directly into its military intelligence apparatus, is revealed for the first time in more than 2,000 internal documents from Bauman, obtained by a consortium of journalists from six outlets: the Guardian, Der Spiegel, […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/07/revealed-russias-top-secret-spy-school-teaching-hacking-and-election-meddling-the-guardian/

Pan African Visions: South Sudan Warns Against Disinformation Over Viral Bol Mel Document. “South Sudan’s justice authorities have dismissed a document circulating on social media that purports to be a leaked investigation implicating former Vice President Benjamin Bol Mel, calling it a fabrication and warning that it is part of a broader wave of disinformation targeting senior officials.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/04/pan-african-visions-south-sudan-warns-against-disinformation-over-viral-bol-mel-document/

OCCRP: How Russia Recruits Teenagers in Occupied Ukraine for a Pro-Moscow Propaganda Machine. “Trips to Russia, master classes from Kremlin-aligned media figures, and lessons in Soviet military glory. Through its ‘Young Correspondents’ program, Russia is training teenagers in occupied Ukraine to promote the invasion and wage information war on Moscow’s behalf.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/02/occrp-how-russia-recruits-teenagers-in-occupied-ukraine-for-a-pro-moscow-propaganda-machine/