Experts estimate the number of fake news sites ORDO
On the information sites of the so-called “DNR” and “LNR” every tenth of the news is fake.
This is evidenced by the results of monitoring Internet publications of the occupied districts of Donetsk and Lugansk regions of Ukraine, which was conducted by the NGO “Institute of mass information”.
It is noted that the study was conducted in January 2017. Meanwhile, 82% of the materials about the self-proclaimed government “DPR” and “LPR” in the Internet-media on uncontrollable the Ukrainian power territories of Donbass are complementary, 18% neutral, but critical materials at all.
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Overall, about 20% of the news on local websites dedicated to self-proclaimed authorities of the so-called republics, while the Ukrainian government materials — 32%. In turn, the vast amount of material about the Ukrainian government (87%) in the media that is being analyzed, turned out to be negative, 13% neutral and positive materials was not detected at all. All materials are neutral in nature was devoted to the activities of MP Nadezhda Savchenko.
Information on the activities of the Russian government devoted an average of 8%, and in the overwhelming majority she too is presented in a positive (91%), neutral was 9% of the materials of the negative or critical material — no.
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In addition, during monitoring of Internet-editions of the militants was discovered with the signs of the order in favor of the political force, the Opposition bloc and Viktor Medvedchuk.
“With this positive coverage of “local authorities”, which indicates a direct relationship from her local media, as of today, there could be no question of democratic and free elections in non-government controlled areas of Donbas. The picture painted by the local media about the situation in the region is extremely distorted. The right of local residents to information is violated, that does not give them the opportunity to make informed choices,” said THEIR Executive Director Oksana Romaniuk.
The Institute of mass information
According to the report, among the narratives, which were distributed to the local media the temporarily occupied territory of Donbass, in January, popular were: Donald trump, who will come to power, the lifting of sanctions against Russia and improve relations with Russia, which “spoiled” Barack Obama; the lack of independence of Ukraine as a country, and its dependence on Western partners; as well as so-called “LNR” and “DNR”.
Monitoring was to be 8 of the most popular Internet sites “DNR” and “LNR”. The study was conducted by experts in THEIR January-February 2017. There were evaluated 2097 the news released in the period from 18 to 25 January 2017.
We will remind, earlier Russian propagandists were very embarrassed during coverage of the assassination of the leader of the terrorist group “Somalia” Mikhail Tolstoy, known by the nickname Givi. Thus, the air of the Russian channel “Russia 24” the presenter stated that the assassination of a terrorist called “two representatives of the Ukrainian establishment,” specifying that it is “Zorian Shkiryak and”. Obviously, he was referring to the adviser to the interior Minister Zoryan Shkiryak and “shared” his name is two face.