УКРАЇНСЬКА РЕДАКЦІЯ РАДІО «СВОБОДА»: ПРОТИДІЯ РОСІЙСЬКИМ ІНФОРМАЦІЙНИМ ФЕЙКАМ

Abstract

The article demonstrates the way the Ukrainian editorial office of Radio Liberty opposes to the spread of Russian information fakes. It was emphasized that while the Russian military aggression against Ukraine continues, of particular importance is the opposition of the media to the informational attacks that it accompanies, particularly by spreading fakes. It is shown that numerous fake messages invariably accompany any other provocation that Russia is preparing against Ukraine. It was emphasized that during the Cold War one of the main tasks of the Ukrainian editorial office of Radio Liberty was to expose the disinformation that was massively produced by Soviet propaganda. The only way to effectively confront the state machine of disinformation was to spread the truth. And this work was successfully performed by it among a lot of other different radio stations broadcasting to the Soviet Union. It is noted that the Ukrainian editorial office systematically works on informing the audience about the disclosure of the next fakes of Russian propaganda media and the spread of fakes by Russian trolls in social networks. The journalists of the editorial office, along with the colleagues from other Ukrainian media, activists from public initiatives are actively engaged in the detection of the next Russian information fakes. The Ukrainian editorial office of Radio Liberty always places materials and interviews explaining what fakes are and how they are recognized and exposed. In the media space there is a real war against the Russian information fakes at the moment and the Ukrainian editorial office of Radio Liberty, the activity of which is based on adherence to high journalistic standards, takes an active part in it on the side of professional and objective editorial offices. It, along with many other domestic media and public organizations, conducts an explanatory work on the danger posed by fakes. By opposing to Russian fakes the Ukrainian editorial office of Radio Liberty is helping Ukraine withstand in the conditions of information warfare. Key words: the Ukrainian editorial office of Radio Liberty, fakes, propaganda, information warfare.