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Mamoun Alazab, Associate Professor, Charles Darwin University

Why Telegram became the go-to app for Ukrainians – despite being rife with Russian disinformation

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For weeks, Russia’s military assault on Ukraine has been complemented by full-fledged information warfare. The Kremlin has propagandised Russian state media, and is trying to control the narrative online too.

We’ve seen a bombardment of “imposter content” circulating – including fake news reports and deepfake videos – while Ukranians and the rest of the world have scrambled to find ways to tell the real story of the invasion.

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