Disinformation - Coda Story https://www.codastory.com/series/disinformation/ stay on the story Thu, 13 Mar 2025 11:14:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 https://www.codastory.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/cropped-LogoWeb2021Transparent-1-32x32.png Disinformation - Coda Story https://www.codastory.com/series/disinformation/ 32 32 239620515 The anti-World Health Organization myth that won’t disappear https://www.codastory.com/episodes/world-health-organization-disinformation/ Wed, 07 Oct 2020 19:46:43 +0000 https://www.codastory.com/?post_type=episodes&p=18289 Politicians from Brazil to Russia have told the same story about sex education curriculums in places like the European Union teaching kids to masturbate. Here’s why this disinformation campaign has stuck around.

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]]> 18289 Reproductive rights in the age of Covid-19 https://www.codastory.com/episodes/how-coronavirus-enabled-a-clampdown-on-abortion/ Mon, 10 Aug 2020 12:37:13 +0000 https://www.codastory.com/?post_type=episodes&p=17071 All over the world, the Covid-19 pandemic has been used as a cover to deny women’s reproductive rights. We take a look at how coronavirus restrictions have been used as justification to limit access to abortion.

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]]> 17071 Pro-Kremlin media stirs up homophobia to keep Putin in power https://www.codastory.com/episodes/russia-homophobia-putin-power/ Wed, 03 Jun 2020 20:37:58 +0000 https://www.codastory.com/?post_type=episodes&p=14733 An ad published by pro-Kremlin media is stirring up homophobia in an effort to pass constitutional reforms that would keep Putin in power. The video is going viral in Russia, and it’s being used to drive conservative voters to the polls to vote on constitutional referendums, including one that defines marriage as a union between

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]]> 14733 Renewal and nostalgia tango at the EU-Russia border https://www.codastory.com/episodes/narva-identity/ Thu, 28 May 2020 21:40:30 +0000 https://www.codastory.com/?post_type=episodes&p=14553 A decommissioned Soviet factory in the Estonian border town of Narva is the center of a struggle for a community’s sense of identity between the older generations nostalgic for life in the town during Soviet Union and younger generations seeking a more modernized future.

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]]> 14553 Meet the celebrities pushing 5G coronavirus conspiracies to millions of fans https://www.codastory.com/episodes/celebrities-5g-coronavirus/ Sat, 09 May 2020 00:22:11 +0000 https://www.codastory.com/?post_type=episodes&p=13953 Influential celebrities like Wiz Khalifa, M.I.A. and John Cusack are responsible for spreading coronavirus conspiracy theories far and wide.

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]]> 13953 Facebook responds to pressure to combat Covid-19 disinfo by removing News Front accounts https://www.codastory.com/episodes/facebook-news-front-coronavirus/ Wed, 06 May 2020 19:45:07 +0000 https://www.codastory.com/?post_type=episodes&p=13891 Facebook is responding to pressure to combat Covid-19 disinfo and removing dozens of accounts. Among them are accounts belonging to News Front, a pro-Kremlin site operating out of Russian-occupied Crimea and a major force behind disinfo in Europe. We take a look at News Front and it’s founder Konstantin Knryik.

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]]> 13891 Creeping Borders https://www.codastory.com/episodes/creeping-borders/ Thu, 08 Aug 2019 09:18:46 +0000 https://www.codastory.com/?post_type=episodes&p=8191 August marks eleven years since the brief five-day war in 2008 between Russia and Georgia, when Russian forces took over two breakaway states: Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Photographer Tako Robakidze has been documenting the lives of the people who live along the border, and in her short film, ‘Creeping Borders’, she examines the fear, threat

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]]> 8191 Syria Propaganda Train https://www.codastory.com/episodes/syria-propaganda-train/ Wed, 08 May 2019 15:05:45 +0000 https://www.codastory.com/?post_type=episodes&p=7570 The Russian military has sent a train full of war trophies across Russia to salute what it claims is the end of the terrorism in Syria.

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]]> 7570 Ukraine’s War of Words and Viral Videos https://www.codastory.com/episodes/ukraines-war-of-words-and-viral-videos/ Wed, 01 May 2019 19:09:31 +0000 https://www.codastory.com/?post_type=episodes&p=7483 Television and social media have become potent weapons on both sides of the conflict in eastern Ukraine.

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]]> 7483 Where Putin Wants You To Pray In Paris https://www.codastory.com/episodes/where-putin-wants-you-to-pray-in-paris/ Wed, 01 May 2019 19:09:01 +0000 https://www.codastory.com/?post_type=episodes&p=7482 French security objected to the construction of a Russian Orthodox cathedral in central Paris because of the potential for espionage. However, Russia pursued its construction through diplomacy and lobbying at the highest levels.

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]]> 7482 In Putin’s Russia, Ivan the Terrible Becomes Ivan the Terrific https://www.codastory.com/episodes/in-putins-russia-ivan-the-terrible-becomes-ivan-the-terrific/ Wed, 01 May 2019 19:08:31 +0000 https://www.codastory.com/?post_type=episodes&p=7481 For centuries Russian schoolchildren have learned how terrible Ivan the Terrible was, but now, the narrative is changing.

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]]> 7481 Weaponizing History: World War II Memorial Attackers Aim To Divide Poland and Ukraine https://www.codastory.com/episodes/weaponizing-history-world-war-ii-memorial-attackers-aim-to-divide-poland-and-ukraine/ Wed, 01 May 2019 19:08:03 +0000 https://www.codastory.com/?post_type=episodes&p=7480 Weaponizing history: Poland and Ukraine claim that Moscow is using their fraught wartime history to stir up suspicions between the two allies.

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]]> 7480 The Czech Republic’s Phantom Muslim Menace https://www.codastory.com/episodes/the-czech-republics-phantom-muslim-menace/ Wed, 01 May 2019 19:07:23 +0000 https://www.codastory.com/?post_type=episodes&p=7479 How can Islamophobia be mainstream in the Czech Republic when most of its citizens have never even met a Muslim?

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]]> 7479 Confessions of a (Former) State TV Reporter https://www.codastory.com/episodes/confessions-of-a-former-state-tv-reporter/ Wed, 01 May 2019 19:06:52 +0000 https://www.codastory.com/?post_type=episodes&p=7478 Have you ever wondered why Russian journalists go along with the Kremlin’s disinformation campaigns? A former RIA Novosti reporter explains why Russian journalists opt for compromise over objectivity.

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]]> 7478 Look who’s helping Russia push its narrative about the war in Syria https://www.codastory.com/episodes/look-whos-helping-russia-push-its-narrative-about-the-war-in-syria/ Wed, 01 May 2019 19:05:11 +0000 https://www.codastory.com/?post_type=episodes&p=7477 Who are the Swedish doctors that Russian media is using to drum up support for war in Syria?

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]]> 7477 Censorship in Belarus https://www.codastory.com/episodes/censorship-in-belarus/ Wed, 01 May 2019 19:04:33 +0000 https://www.codastory.com/?post_type=episodes&p=7476 Belarus may lose its only TV channel that dares to criticize its dictator. And that could be bad news for Lukashenko himself.

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]]> 7476 Brothers in Arms https://www.codastory.com/episodes/brothers-in-arms/ Wed, 01 May 2019 19:04:01 +0000 https://www.codastory.com/?post_type=episodes&p=7475 Meet the Russian ultranationalists confronting heir own government on the battlefields of Ukraine.

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]]> 7475 Meet the Russian neo-Nazis fighting for Ukraine https://www.codastory.com/episodes/meet-the-russian-neo-nazis-fighting-for-ukraine/ Wed, 01 May 2019 19:03:28 +0000 https://www.codastory.com/?post_type=episodes&p=7474 A Russian neo-Nazi is fighting for Ukraine against other Russian neo-Nazis supporting pro-Russian rebels. Why? The answer has a lot to do with the contested meaning of Russian nationalism.

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]]> 7474 How Russia Weaponized Primetime https://www.codastory.com/episodes/how-russia-weaponized-primetime/ Wed, 01 May 2019 19:02:50 +0000 https://www.codastory.com/?post_type=episodes&p=7473 The Kremlin has found the perfect vehicle to spread its message: drama and comedy hits on its own TV channels.

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]]> 7473 Putin Pop https://www.codastory.com/episodes/putin-pop/ Wed, 01 May 2019 19:02:13 +0000 https://www.codastory.com/?post_type=episodes&p=7472 True or false? Vladimir Putin-inspired songs are the worst thing Russia’s president has done to Russia.

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]]> 7472 North Korea? Think ‘fashion boom’ – not nuclear bombs. https://www.codastory.com/episodes/north-korea-think-fashion-boom-not-nuclear-bombs/ Wed, 01 May 2019 19:01:41 +0000 https://www.codastory.com/?post_type=episodes&p=7471 North Korea is the new Fashion hotspot, says Russian TV.

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]]> 7471 1917: If the Russian Revolution had failed, what would your country be like today? https://www.codastory.com/episodes/1917-if-the-russian-revolution-had-failed-what-would-your-country-be-like-today/ Wed, 01 May 2019 19:00:54 +0000 https://www.codastory.com/?post_type=episodes&p=7470 Coda Network asked people in the streets of 5 former-Soviet capitals: If the Russian Revolution had failed, what would your country be like today? In collaboration with — “Українська правда”, Kloop, Hetq, Спектр – журналистика без границ и цензуры

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]]> 7470 Was the revolution ultimately good or bad for your country? https://www.codastory.com/episodes/was-the-revolution-ultimately-good-or-bad-for-your-country/ Wed, 01 May 2019 19:00:14 +0000 https://www.codastory.com/?post_type=episodes&p=7469 Coda Network asked people in the streets of 5 former-Soviet capitals: Was the revolution ultimately good or bad for your country? In collaboration with — “Українська правда”, Kloop, Hetq, Спектр – журналистика без границ и цензуры.

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]]> 7469 1917: Who benefited from the Revolution and who lost out? https://www.codastory.com/episodes/1917-who-benefited-from-the-revolution-and-who-lost-out/ Wed, 01 May 2019 18:59:32 +0000 https://www.codastory.com/?post_type=episodes&p=7468 Coda Network asks people in the streets of 5 former-Soviet capitals: Who benefited from the Revolution and who lost out? In collaboration with — “Українська правда”, Kloop, Hetq, Спектр – журналистика без границ и цензуры

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]]> 7468 What is the Eurasian Union? https://www.codastory.com/episodes/what-is-the-eurasian-union/ Wed, 01 May 2019 18:57:57 +0000 https://www.codastory.com/?post_type=episodes&p=7467 It’s the world’s largest trading union by area, but economically the Russian-led Eurasian Economic Union is still a minnow. Still, the Kremlin hasn’t give up hope that its new bloc will one day rival the European Union and the wider West.

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]]> 7467 How Two Russian Grandmothers Became An Internet Sensation https://www.codastory.com/episodes/how-two-russian-grandmothers-became-an-internet-sensation/ Wed, 01 May 2019 18:57:24 +0000 https://www.codastory.com/?post_type=episodes&p=7466 When cadets at an aviation academy recorded themselves dancing to Italian DJ Benny Benassi’s pop sensation “Satisfaction,” the authorities accused them of immorality and threatened them with expulsion. But it only provoked the kind of viral protest the government hates: dozens of Russians, among them Natalia and Ksenia, recorded their own videos in support. And

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]]> 7466 Soviet Monuments in Poland https://www.codastory.com/episodes/soviet-monuments-in-poland/ Wed, 01 May 2019 18:56:54 +0000 https://www.codastory.com/?post_type=episodes&p=7465 Why is Russia accusing Poland of monumental ingratitude over its attitude towards the Soviet Red Army?

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]]> 7465 Could The Kremlin Get An Award For Election Meddling? https://www.codastory.com/episodes/could-the-kremlin-get-an-award-for-election-meddling/ Wed, 01 May 2019 18:56:17 +0000 https://www.codastory.com/?post_type=episodes&p=7464 There’s a surprise entrant among the thousands competing for America’s premier Internet awards this year: Russia and the campaign it denies being involved in to interfere in the 2016 U.S. elections.

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]]> 7464 One Man’s Struggle For Russia’s Soviet Memory https://www.codastory.com/episodes/one-mans-struggle-for-russias-soviet-memory/ Wed, 01 May 2019 18:55:32 +0000 https://www.codastory.com/?post_type=episodes&p=7463 The Kremlin refuses to remember Soviet POWs. A Russian architect refused to forget.

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]]> 7463 Meet the Kremlin’s Keyboard Warrior in Crimea https://www.codastory.com/episodes/meet-the-kremlins-keyboard-warrior-in-crimea/ Wed, 01 May 2019 18:52:37 +0000 https://www.codastory.com/?post_type=episodes&p=7462 He helped Russia annex his native Crimea, now Konstantin Knyrik has become a general in the Kremlin’s propaganda war.

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