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Lithuania Weekly: “Day of Shame” Protest Exploited to Push Conspiracies About Elite Control
Over the past week, Kremlin-aligned media in Lithuania amplified the “Day of Shame” protest in Vilnius, portraying it as evidence of national unrest and societal collapse. Both the organisers and participants were targeted: accused of inciting chaos, mocked as “dim-witted” or “unemployed,” and discredited as representatives of genuine civic discontent. Central to these narratives was the revival of conspiracy theories about Lithuania being secretly controlled by the so-called “Landsbergiai clan,” a trope used to delegitimise public activism and suggest citizens are manipulated by hidden elites.
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Lithuania Weekly: Anti-Government Sentiments Targeting Conservatives
During this reporting week, Lithuanian crowdfunder “Contribee” came under fire: media reported that the Lithuanian prosecutors had opened a pre-trial investigation into the Lithuanian crowdfunding platform Contribee, as it has now emerged that one of its shareholders took a large sum of money from an NGO account on Contribee for his personal use.
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Latvia Weekly: Rye Bread Campaign Under Scrutiny
The disinformation narratives were primarily focused on domestic issues related to corruption and the perceived incompetence of the current government.
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Estonia Weekly: Continued Anti-Governmental Sentiments
During the week, anti-governmental sentiments continued to be expressed across social media accounts. Many posts targeted the Reform Party, which holds the most seats in the Estonian parliament.
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Lithuania Weekly: Controversy Over Landsbergis Villa Purchase
Discussions peaked over the villa in Greece that the family of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gabrielius Landsbergis, bought. The main criticism went out after the date of buying the villa was found out.
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Latvia Weekly: Alleged Governmental Corruption
During the examined week the narratives were similar to prior weeks focusing on issues relating to the Green Deal and the European Parliament, incompetence of the current government and lgbtq and gender issues.
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Estonia Weekly: Rising Government Criticism
A significant number of posts expressing anti-governmental sentiments, particularly regarding the economy, were reported during the week.
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Lithuania Weekly: Crowdfunder under fire
During this reporting week, Lithuanian crowdfunder “Contribee” came under fire: media reported that the Lithuanian prosecutors had opened a pre-trial investigation into the Lithuanian crowdfunding platform Contribee, as it has now emerged that one of its shareholders took a large sum of money from an NGO account on Contribee for his personal use.
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Latvia Weekly: European Green Deal and LGBTQ+ issues
During the examined week, the narratives were similar to prior weeks, focusing on issues relating to the Green Deal and the European Parliament, the incompetence of the current government and lgbtq and gender issues.
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Estonia Weekly: Helping the Economy and anti-LGBT sentiments
In the reporting week, the narratives follow the targeting of the economy, taxes, and government attempts to help the economy.
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