(Mis)Translating Deceit (AHRC-funded project)
3-year AHRC-funded project ‘(Mis)Translating Deceit: Disinformation as a Translingual, Discursive Dynamic’. PI: Stephen Hutchings / Lead Co-I: Vera Tolz
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- Vera Tolz will be delivering a seminar at @weareceu.bsky.social on Thursday 29 January on health-related disinformation from the 1980s to the present. It is a hybrid event, and you can register to watch the presentation via the link - events.ceu.edu/2026-01-29/e...
- 🚨New blog post! Our project consultant, @nicolashenin.net has written a fantastic piece on the impact of the "zero-click internet" on the informational ecosystem. You can read the blog post via our website - www.mis-translating-deceit.com/project-blog...
- Congratulations to Vitaly on the publication of two fantastic articles on sportswashing! The article published in the International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics applies a disinformation lifecycle model developed by Vitaly, Vera Tolz, @stevhutch.bsky.social , and Sofia Tipaldou
- Congratulations to @preciouschatd.bsky.social and @maudinet.bsky.social on their fantastic blog on RT India being published on @uk.theconversation.com last week!
- Short blog from me and @maudinet.bsky.social about last week’s launch of the new RT India channel and what to expect from it, written for @uk.theconversation.com @oupolitics.bsky.social @ou-gcsj.bsky.social theconversation.com/rt-india-how...
- 🚨New blog post! Glosia Koroluk writes about the Polish media coverage of the 2025 Moldovan elections. You can read it on our website here - www.mis-translating-deceit.com/project-blog...
- Stephen Hutchings, Vera Tolz, and Alexandr Voronovici have had their written evidence on disinformation diplomacy published by the Foreign Affairs Committee as part of their disinfomration inquiry. Read the full submission here: committees.parliament.uk/writtenevide...
- Congratulations to Maxim Alyukov and Alexandr Voronovici for the publication of their research note in Harvard Kennedy School's Misinformation Review! You can read the full article here - misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/llms...
- Stephen Hutchings has been quoted in the following articles for various international news outlets: - Belsat: belsat.eu/89015792/ras... - SVT: www.svt.se/kultur/ryska.... - Lupa: lupa.uol.com.br/jornalismo/2... AND lupa.uol.com.br/jornalismo/2...
- Our latest newsletter has just been published on our website! You can read it here - www.mis-translating-deceit.com/newsletter/n...
- 🚨New blog post! @nicolashenin.net Nicolas Henin provides a vulnerability study on Mauritania's information ecosystem, and provides solutions on how it can strengthen these vulnerabilities. You can read it on our website here - www.mis-translating-deceit.com/project-blog...
- Reposted by (Mis)Translating Deceit (AHRC-funded project)The BBC has done a deep dive into current activities of Russia’s RT network, extensively citing research from me, @rhyscrilley.bsky.social @m-deceit.bsky.social et al in our new (free-to-download!) book. @oupolitics.bsky.social www.bbc.com/news/article...
- 🚨New blog alert! Olga Vlasova, Visiting Researcher at King's College London, examines Russian propaganda, through the lens of emotional governance. You can read Olga's blog here - www.mis-translating-deceit.com/project-blog...
- Congratulations to one of our co-investigators @neilsadler.bsky.social on the publication of his new article in Communication Theory, "Suspicious stories: taking narrative seriously in disinformation research". You can read it via Open Access here - academic.oup.com/ct/advance-a...
- Maxim Alyukov and Alexandr Voronovici contributed to an Al-Jazeera English Opinion piece on Russia's influence of Western AI. aje.io/lv4v9l
- Maksim Markelov has provided comments on Russia's Global Fact-Checking Network for the RMIT Information Integrity Hub's newsletter, The Repost. You can read and subscribe to it here - mailchi.mp/rmit.edu.au/...
- 🚨New blog post! Emma Connolly (Research Fellow at UCL's Digital Speech Lab) explores why tracking mis and disnformation is challenging as it moves across platforms, and why it is vital its circulation is mitigated. You can read her blog on our website - www.mis-translating-deceit.com/project-blog...
- Congratulations to @sabinamihelj.bsky.social and @vstetka.bsky.social for winning this prestigious award!
- 🚨New article written by Vera Tolz, @stevhutch.bsky.social, @vitalykaz.bsky.social, and Sofia Tipaldou, published in @icahdq.bsky.social - "Disinformation as Process: Modelling the Lifecycle of Disinformation". @uomsalc.bsky.social @sabinamihelj.bsky.social @neilsadler.bsky.social
- A fantastic article from one of our project members! Congratulations, Maksim.
- On Friday, March 7th @stevhutch.bsky.social will be in Vienna speaking at @weareceu.bsky.social. Titled Climate Disinformation: European and Global Perspectives, and ran by OHPA it will be a hybrid session. You can reigster here - events.ceu.edu/2025-03-07/o...
- 🚨 New blog post! Check out Alex Chumakov's blog that explores how divisions shape the wider Russian opposition by examining the narratives of those who remain in the country and those in exile.
- 🚨 New blog post! Check out Daria Khlevniuk, GN, and Boris Noordenbos' blog on the temporalities of propaganda in the Russian war on Ukraine.
- Co-Investigative Lead Vera Tolz-Zilitinkevic will be introducing Professor Cristian Vaccari at this fantastic seminar on Sunday, March 6th. If you are in Manchester, do come along to what looks like fascinating seminar. You can book your tickets here -
- Our analytical report on the impact of online Russia-sponsored news proxies on the EU2024 elections now has a DOI with @ssrn.bsky.social ! Use the link below to read and share with interested networks.
- 🚨PhD Opportunity! See Sabina's thread for more details on this fantastic research opportunity.
- 🚨New blog post! Check out Maria Zhukova's blog, titled "Visual Disinformation and HIV-AIDS in the 1980s: The Cases of the Soviet Union and the Two Germanies" www.mis-translating-deceit.com/project-blog...
- We're now on LinkedIn as well! Connect with us to receive project updates from the team. www.linkedin.com/in/mis-trans...
