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How easy it is to manipulate us. Analyzing comments to humorous TikTok deepfakes

So far, only fraudsters, propagandists, and comedians have benefited the most from the technology of deepfakes. And while the first two categories seem to be clear, the latter reminds us once again that even a low-quality, obviously fake diplomat still finds those who take it seriously. This means that fraudsters and propagandists are doing quite well.We have downloaded more than 10 thousand comments to four popular TikTok videos on a channel that makes primitive comic videos about politicians "on the front lines" using the technology of deepfakes. All this is to try to understand what share of commenters took these videos at face value. And the results are not very encouraging.Читати українською
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Alright, the air raid alert is on, here we are. Time to hop out

The MiG took off, the bus pulled to a stop, and the driver switched off the engine. The people in the cabin were quiet, hoping the driver would ignore it and it would come through. But the driver came out of his cab and said in irritation, “Alright, looks like the air raid alert is on, here we are. Time to hop out.” Kyiv remains one of only three Ukrainian regional centers where public transport stops during air raids. No such ban exists even in Kharkiv, Odesa, Dnipro, and Zaporizhzhia, where shelling occurs more frequently than in the capital.Читати українськоюText by Valeriia Pavlenko. Data Analysis by Vlad Herasymenko. Design by Nadia Kelm.
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Missile propaganda: Ukrainian successes silenced, Russian strikes praised. Russian Media Monitoring Report, August 26-September 1, 2024

In recent weeks, Russian media have been actively covering the shelling of Ukrainian territory while avoiding detailed discussions of Ukraine's aerial counterstrikes on Russian soil. This approach aims to shape a specific information agenda within Russia.Propaganda has taken on new emphases: abandoning humanity when covering attacks on Ukraine, harsher rhetoric, and a focus on revenge.Читати українськоюRead about this and more in the latest edition of our monitoring of Russian state media and manipulative websites that deliberately spread Russian disinformation.
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"The wounded were thrown into an old ZIL". Reconstruction of the events after the rocket attack in Poltava

"The wounded were thrown into an old ZIL". Reconstruction of the events after the rocket attack in Poltava
On September 3, Russians launched a double missile attack on a military educational institution in Poltava. A day later, the number of dead and wounded continued to grow (as of the evening of September 4, 53 dead, 298 wounded).Читати українськоюRescuers from different regions of the country are still searching for people under the rubble. Relatives are coming to the city to find out at least something about their loved ones who were at the site of the attack. Doctors are fighting for the lives of twenty people in intensive care units.Ihor Shafarchuk, a volunteer who was one of the first to arrive at the scene, rescuing people and organizing the triage of the wounded, told what happened in the first minutes after the explosions. A military expert explained whether it was possible to prevent the strike or shoot down the ballistics.
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TikTok says it counteracts disinformation but limits the ability to research and detect It

At the end of July, the TikTok Creative Center website (an analytical dashboard with the latest trends on the platform) showed the most popular hashtags in Ukraine and the number of views each has received. These statistics revealed that the network of artificial Russian bots had amassed 10 million views in just one week, indicating significant success. However, six months later, the view statistics vanished from the platform without a trace, suspiciously coinciding with the moment TikTok became aware of our investigation We know for sure that government agencies used the social network to block the bot farm after our article was published.Читати українською
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Colonization: How Russia encourages its citizens to settle down on the occupied territories

After the occupation, a real stream of various "liberators" came to the Russian-occupied territories. The distribution of money for participating in the war against Ukraine allowed residents of subsidized regions to escape desolated dying Russian monotowns to some warmer and more vivid places, even despite the war.Читати українською

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