Telegram, the free zone for disinformation and conspiracies
The online anonymous instant messaging app Telegram is now the main playing field for extremists, conspiracy theorists and information warfare. German language channels play an important role as an extreme opinion hub influencing the rest of Central and Eastern Europe. These are some of the findings of investigative journalists from 13 European countries mapping how radicalization is growing across Europe.
Secret Kremlin Document: How Russia Plans to Overturn Moldova
Leaked files reveal panic at Russian-led bank in Budapest
“Conspiracy-theory media outlets are like a sect,” says former staff writer
Journalism in Slovakia is under threat – on a daily basis
Coalition and opposition leaders in Slovakia decided that the fifth anniversary of the murder of investigative journalist Ján Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kušnírová was a good occasion to attack journalists. By the end of the week, a journalist from public radio faced threats of torture, rape, and death.
Tomáš Madleňák
Secret Kremlin document: how Russia plans to take over Belarus
We have obtained a document that shows how Russia plans to take control of Belarus. The strategy, written for Vladimir Putin’s administration, envisions the Russian incorporation of Belarus by 2030.
Media silence about Hungarian participation in Ukraine Defense Contact Group meetings
Jan Kuciak’s parents: Janko wanted investigative journalism to be collaborative
Janko did his job honestly and did not knowingly harm anyone, this should be the credo for other journalists as well – say Jan Kuciak’s parents five years after the murder.
Tomáš Madleňák