{"id":473,"date":"2020-07-24T20:23:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-24T20:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demsecinstitute.org\/?p=473"},"modified":"2024-03-12T20:24:58","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T20:24:58","slug":"the-kremlins-fake-news-machine-swirl-covid-19-conspiracies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demsecinstitute.org\/?p=473","title":{"rendered":"The Kremlin\u2019s fake news machine swirl COVID-19 conspiracies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/demsecinstitute.org\/?page_id=395\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"395\">Tornike Zurabashvili<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>To quell the impact of pro-Kremlin disinformation campaigns ahead of the milestone October parliamentary elections, the government, Facebook and civil society organisations will need to take more proactive measures.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Georgia has been particularly affected by Russian information operations, especially in light of its troubled political relations with Moscow and the country\u2019s generally unabated pro-western course. Over the last few years, large numbers of Kremlin-funded and domestic news websites and social media pages have carried out a massive information offensive against the country, undermining societal trust towards the West, public institutions and civil society organisations. They have been particularly active in the electoral periods, campaigning extensively against liberal values and liberal-minded politicians. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p> To access this <a href=\"https:\/\/neweasterneurope.eu\/2020\/07\/07\/the-kremlins-fake-news-machine-swirl-covid-19-conspiracies\/\">content<\/a>, you must&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/neweasterneurope.eu\/subscribe\/\">subscribe to NEE<\/a>, or&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.neweasterneurope.eu\/my-account\">log in<\/a>&nbsp;if you are a subscriber. Not a subscriber? Why not try it out. Plans start at just \u20ac5 per month. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tornike Zurabashvili To quell the impact of pro-Kremlin disinformation campaigns ahead of the milestone October parliamentary elections, the government, Facebook and civil society organisations will need to take more proactive measures. 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