A Kremlin outlet RT is trusted outside Russia – say two other Kremlin outlets. All three have the same editor-in-chief. Like the devil reads the Bible “Danish scholars conclude that RT has ‘exceptional influence’ in social media.” This was the title of published by the Russian state-controlled news agency RIA Novosti. A similar story was run by, also in Russian.
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The sensational headline about the “exceptional influence” looks like a pat on RT’s back; however, it’s a piece wishful thinking. Read also: What researchers at the University of Copenhagen had in fact detected was that RT is popular among a very special and narrow group of social media users, namely people who are likely share disinformation. The EU’s East StratCom Task Force was set up by EU High Representative Federica Mogherini in 2015, in response to a request from all 28 EU Heads of Government to “address Russia’s ongoing disinformation campaigns”. It is a team of eleven communications and Russian language experts, who also seek to improve communication on EU policies towards the Eastern Neighbourhood and to strengthen media plurality in the region, especially in the Russian language.
The Task Force’s flagship products are its weekly of pro-Kremlin disinformation stories and its social media accounts.