War in Ukraine: Propaganda and disinformation

This report presents the number, type and format of fake news and other ways of disinformation in
relation to and for the period of Russian invasion on Ukraine. The research was initiated by the fact
checking platform “hibrid.info” and was conducted in cooperation with “Hasan Prishtina”
University/Department of Journalism. The report bases its findings on data acquired from the
database of debunked disinformation and fake news, compiled by fact checkers around the world,
verified members of “International Fact Checking Network” (IFCN). IFCN granted “hibrid.info”
access to its database for the purposes of this report. The idea to establish the database emerged
from the Spanish fact-checking platform “Maldita.es” which later launched its online version titled
“ukrainefacts.org”. The database contains denunciations and debunks of information related to war
in Ukraine, starting from 24 February 2022, when Russia launched its invasion.