Propaganda

Millions of people stuck at home will turn to social media, where disinformation is rife. Radical Islamists and far-right groups are exploiting widespread confusion and fear to spread hate.

Beijing is using a social media platform it blocks to spread misinformation on the virus.

Beijing is using the pandemic to drive wedges between members of the European Union, and to advance its propaganda war against the United States.

Beijing’s propaganda blitz seeks to obscure the origins of the coronavirus.

Beijing isn’t interested in a tit-for-tat media feud with the United States—it’s going for escalation dominance.

The regime’s ideological army is spinning conspiracy theories even as it helps spread the virus among Iran’s long-suffering people.

Russia has started using the West’s own reporting against it. Here’s how to respond.

Without regulations that push search engines and social media companies to prioritize reliable and truthful sources of information, propaganda and censored content will dominate digital platforms.

Mandatory military training for students is becoming even more fiercely ideological.

Boris Johnson’s Brexit guru sees a quick departure from the EU as the best way to neutralize Britain’s far-right.

Putin’s propaganda portrayed Ukraine as a fascist state filled with anti-Semites. Despite Ukrainians’ election of a Jewish president, the image has stuck.

Propaganda is getting an upgrade with technological tricks.

The trade war is showing how deep Beijing’s global influence runs.

Why China isn’t turning nationalism up to 11—yet.

The Kremlin doesn’t even need fake news to push its agenda on Turkish social media. Because domestic disinformation is rampant, Moscow has managed to infect both sides of the debate.

The country doesn’t need an openly pro-Russian political party. Its own government’s attempts to rewrite Polish history play directly into Vladimir Putin’s hands.

The Kremlin is going after Russian rappers, but the government can't control a culture it doesn't understand.

At the heart of Beijing's global influence plans is a clear Leninist vision.

The revamp comes as officials debate how to counter Russian and Chinese influence campaigns.

The far-right Brazilian leader isn’t just another conservative populist. His propaganda campaign has taken a page straight from the Nazi playbook.