On May 23, a meeting of Andrii Shapovalov, the acting head of the Center for Countering Disinformation, a working body of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, and Stanisław Żaryn, Government Plenipotentiary for the Security of Information Space of the Republic of Poland was held. The main topics of discussion were: russian disinformation…
On May 10-11, at the base of the headquarters of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of NATO in Europe in the city of Mons, Belgium, the Center for Countering Disinformation took part in the ARRCADE TEMPEST 23 fire support and impact exercises of the Joint Rapid Reaction Corps of NATO. This event was aimed at improving the…
From May 1 to 4, the Center for Countering Disinformation, a working body of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, with the support of the Advisory Mission of the European Union in Ukraine, conducted a series of trainings for the representatives of the central executive bodies and law enforcement agencies. During the trainings,…
The enemy is spreading lies, allegedly Ukrainian air defense hit a residential building in the Kyiv region 🔸 Pro-russian TG-channels shift the responsibility for the crime committed against peaceful Ukrainians to the Armed Forces of Ukraine 🔸 According to the propagandists, the missile that hit the residential building caused less damage than expected, so it…
A psychological shock can be caused by news of extraordinary events that cause a vivid and violent reaction in society, destroying all levels of psychological protection. Thus, after the destruction of this protection, propaganda can push necessary narratives and opinions. Example: the tragedy of the Mariupol Drama Theater How the propaganda worked: 1. It promoted…
In general, the essence of the psychological “halo effect” can be expressed in two statements: “next to each other means together” “if a person is effective in one field, he or she will be the same in another” An example of how russian propagandists use the “halo effect”: glorification of the “feat” of one of…
A directed comment is a message in which a person’s thoughts are directed in the desired direction How it works: the message is accompanied by the commentator’s interpretation, which offers the reader several options for explanation. Comments are written on the principle of “two-sided messages” that, at the reader’s choice, contain arguments both “for” and…
“Creating a problem” is a targeted selection of information to increase the importance of some events and decrease it in relation to others. How does it work? Raising the status of the “problem-target”: Media cover a “favorable” event, giving it exceptional importance regardless of its true significance for society. Lowering the status of the “problem-target”:…
On April 14, 2023, the public organization CRDF Global held a seminar on the basics of cyber security for the Center for Countering Disinformation, the working body of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine. The seminar consisted of a theoretical and practical part, which helped to analyze the main threats in cyberspace using…
The reaction to russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 was condemnation by the vast majority of world leaders, with some condemning the russian president personally for authorizing the military action. Some leaders welcomed the invasion, while others saw it as a result of a NATO provocation. The Center for Countering Disinformation at the NSDC of…
Infection or ” herd” mentality is one of the methods of group influence on the psyche. This method of integrating group activities occurs when there is a large crowd of people. One of its features is spontaneity – “everyone ran and I ran”. During psychic contagion, an emotional state is transmitted from one person to…
Distraction is the shifting of attention from one object to another. It is carried out through the dissemination of information that is an external stimulus to a person engaged in an important activity at that moment. Example. An important event in the information space: The North Atlantic Council officially launched the process of Finland and…
