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Lithuania Monthly: Kremlin Disinformation Aims to Undermine Energy Independence
Lithuania’s disconnection from the BRELL electricity network became a focal point of Kremlin-aligned disinformation, with media narratives predicting power outages, rising electricity prices, and government failure. Fearmongering posts and viral videos sought to erode public trust and frame energy independence as reckless and harmful. However, while these narratives gained traction among certain audiences, pushback from social media users highlighted growing resistance to disinformation. This case demonstrates how misleading claims and economic fears are weaponized to destabilize public confidence and challenge Lithuania’s strategic decisions.
Monthly Reports
Lithuania Monthly: Financial Misconduct Allegations Shake Lithuanian Crowdfunding Platform
Lithuanian crowdfunding platform Contribee faced allegations of financial misconduct after reports revealed that shareholder Gediminas Ratkevičius misappropriated over 130K euros from the Blue/Yellow NGO, which supports Ukraine.
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Latvia Monthly: Opposition Party Links Falling Birth Rate to War Media Coverage
Latvia’s opposition party LPV claimed that constant media coverage of the war in Ukraine was causing fears that contributed to Latvia’s declining birth rate. The party suggested that the focus on the war should be reduced, downplaying security threats and shifting attention from Russia and Ukraine.
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Estonia Monthly: Russian Embassy Accuses Estonia of Censorship Following Journalist’s Arrest
The story of the month involved the Russian Embassy’s claims about the arrest of journalist S. Burtseva, accusing Estonia of censorship and propagating anti-Russian sentiments.
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Lithuania Monthly: Presidential Inauguration
In June, Lithuanians took to social media to discuss a range of trending topics, as revealed by social media monitoring platform Awario.
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Latvia Monthly: Europe has been overtaken by pride supporters and climate fanatics
During the reporting month, the content primarily examined topics such as the incompetence of the Latvian government and the European Union and its negative impact on the Latvian economy.
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Estonia Monthly: Debates over new taxes
In the month of July, Estonian social media and web-based media actors generally focused on U.S domestic politics, the presidential race, and candidates Donald Trump and Joe Biden. Discussion surrounding the pitfalls of NATO
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Lithuania Monthly: European Parliament Elections
In June, Lithuanians took to social media to discuss a range of trending topics, as revealed by social media monitoring platform Awario.
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Latvia Monthly: Nature of War and Military Service
During the reporting month, the content primarily examined topics such as the Russian language policies and corruption within the Latvian government and the European Union.
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Estonia Monthly: Mistrust in NATO’s Article 5
In June, social media and other web-based media actors primarily focused on spreading disinformation narratives about the Estonian government (and its leaders), NATO, the U.S., and the European Union.
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