Information & Disinformation

Purpose

To make and maintain the two known lists of infomration: trusted and untrusted. There is a lot of grey area in the middle that is not going to be covered by these source lists.

✅ Trusted Sources ✅

The following are trusted sources of information. They are categorized by their primary method of delivery as some have more than one.

Traditional News Sources

Twitter and Other Social Media

People

  • Olga Lautman
    Independent researcher and Senior Fellow for the Center for European Policy Analysis.
  • Phil Stewart
    Military and Intelligence correspondent with Reuters.
  • Illia Ponomarenko
    Defense Reporter with the Kyiv Independent.
  • Samuel Ramani
    Dphil/PhD in International Relations at Oxford, specializing in post-1991 Russian foreign policy. Associate Fellow at Royal United Services Institute for Defense and Security Studies.
  • Olga Rudenko
    Chief editor of Kyiv Independent.
  • Olga Tokariuk
    Independent journalist and Fellow for the Center for European Policy Analysis.
  • Xena
    International Master degree in political science.

Agencies

Maps & Situational Awareness

Cyber Security Information

☑️ “Grey Zone” ☑️

These are notable sites that have been known to post a mix of correct and incorrect information, but they are not propoganda. Note that there are a lot of sites that probably fall in this category so we will not be tracking them all, only the few we see appearing most often.

  • NEXTA
    Belarusian Telegram channel and Twitter account.

⛔️ Distrusted Sources ⛔️

The following are distrusted sources of information, including sources of direct propogata and intentional misinformation. To avoid click-throughs, these links are displayed in plain-text so you can recognize them.

Common Sources of Misinformation / Propoganda

  • TASS - sites from tass.com
  • Ria - sites from ria.ru
  • Russia Today - sites from rt.com
    Note: A common abbreviation is “RT”, not to be confused with “retweet” depending on context / platform.

⚠️ Caution ⚠️

The following websites are not necessarily confirmed sources of information or disinformation, but are providing services that should be regarded with caution.

  • Several news sources have reported on the site built by two Harvard University students to match Ukranian refugees with housing. As of 22 Mar 2022 the site does not validate who is posting these entries and there have been uncomfirmed reports of misuse and reported as a risk of trafficking as a result.

Fact-checking & Verifying

Identifying Mis & Dis Information

Avoiding Scams

  • How Crypto Scammers are targeting Ukrainian Donation Campaigns

    ■ “How to avoid such scams:

    • Don’t trust random social media accounts and random websites.
    • Always use the official donation address listed on official Ukrainian government websites or legitimate charity websites.
    • Don’t trust screenshots and QR codes screenshots. They could be easily forged or altered.
    • Always verify that the social media account asking for a donation is the legitimate account for the said organization.” Source

  • Bolster Labs | CheckPhish: “Free scanner to detect phishing & fraudulent sites in real-time.”

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