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The Infodemic
Years active: 2020-present
Disinformation, fake news and propaganda are emerging as among the most powerful threats of the modern age. Facilitated by new forms of media and spread by governments and non-state actors alike, these potent tools have far-reaching consequences for human rights and media freedoms around the world.
IWPR’s global networks of reporters, activists and rights defenders are working to document, expose and build resilience to this growing danger.
2021: The New Global Concern
Latest on the infodemic
Ukraine Watches in Fear as Russian Mobilisation Continues
Moscow’s threat of invasion may aim to win concessions, but the momentum for violence continues to build.
Misogyny Plagues Moldova’s Politics
International organisations have urged Chisinau to act against discriminatory discourse.
Covering Coronavirus in Cuba
Regime mismanagement and fake news continues to fuel the crisis.
2021: The New Global Concern
As 2020 draws to a close, at IWPR we are grappling with a global challenge that in its way is even more grave than coronavirus.
Miloš’ Warning
US politicians should take heed: fracturing a society is far easier than healing it.
Disinformation Muddles Transnistrian Conflict Resolution
Systematic disinformation accuses Chisinau of imposing an economic and humanitarian blockade.
Fake News Runs Rampant in Moldova
Poor media literacy allows pro-Kremlin narratives and political distortions to flourish
Internet Censorship Looms in Kyrgyzstan
Draft law would allow authorities to block websites deemed to contain inaccurate information, with no need for a court ruling.