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Lithuania Weekly: Government Distrust, Ethnic Divisions, and Freedom of Speech Concerns
Main keywords: Ukraine, benefit, education, incompetence Main disinformation narratives: Overview:During the reporting week, Lithuanian media was dominated by various topics, giving a clear and convenient basis for anti-government narratives to spread. Teachers’ protest taking place, was picturing Lithuania as a failed state by harshly criticising its education system; recently proposed comprehensive reform plan for the country’s Public Security…
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Latvia Weekly: Historical Narratives, Migration Concerns, and Economic Alliances
New observations this week: 7 Main channel: Twitter Main keywords: Fascism, government, migrants, eastern border, Belarus, China, EU, Istanbul convention, foreigners Main narratives: Overview: This week continued to explore previously addressed topics such as the Istanbul Convention, corruption, and illegal migration on Latvia’s eastern border, but without the predominance of COVID-19 content seen in previous…
Read moreLatvia Weekly: Contentious Health Education, Istanbul Convention Debates
New observations this week: 4 Main channel: Telegram Main keywords: Gender, same-sex marriage, World War III, Nuclear attacks, Istanbul convention, Russia’s influence Main narratives: Overview: For this week, the discourse has shifted predominantly to the topic of reproductive health education in schools, sparked by the publication of a contentious children’s book. The narratives suggest the…
Read moreLatvia Weekly: Distrust in an allegedly unstable government
New observations this week: 4 Main channels: Facebook, Telegram Main keywords: Corruption, Vaccines, Same-sex marriage, Gender change, Istanbul convention, New European values, Social gender Main narratives: Overview: This week’s disinformation was largely focused on internal issues, highlighting corruption and a pervasive distrust in government. While Telegram channels discussed the armed conflict between Israel and Palestine,…
Read moreLatvia Weekly: Istanbul convention and LGBTQ
New observations this week: 4 Main channels: Facebook and Tiktok Main keywords: Corruption, Istanbul Convention, LGBTQ, same-sex partnership Main narratives: Overview: From the findings of the examined week, similar disinformation narratives to prior weeks have been followed. The main topic discussed throughout the content of various authors across several platforms is the Istanbul Convention. As…
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