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Discussion on countering dsinformation at the Lithuanian Embassy in Helsinki

Discussion on countering dsinformation at the Lithuanian Embassy in Helsinki

An international discussion "Disinformation: Shapes of the Malign Tool & How to Counter" took place at the Lithuanian Embassy in Helsinki on 16 October last. During the discussion, Finnish and Lithuanian experts as well as diplomats residing in Finland discussed the forms of information warfare, how these forms are presented to the public, and the means to counter disinformation.

The discussion was moderated by Jakub Kalenský, Deputy Director of the European Centre of Excellence for Combating Hybrid Threats, Pekka Kallioniemi, researcher at Tampere University, social media expert, founder of the #vatniksoup portal, which sheds light on Russia's information manipulation methods and for which he was awarded the Lithuanian Star of Diplomacy, and  Urtė Andriukaitytė, disinformation analyst , an expert of the Civic Resilience Initiative, who analyzes the Kremlin's disinformation campaigns in the Baltics and Eastern Europe.

The event focused on the Kremlin's methods of creating false political narratives in European countries, especially in Eastern Europe. Experts presented the sources of disinformation and how to counter it on social networks, and strongly underlined the importance of further co-operation and strengthening of capabilities among European countries in order to combat the spread of disinformation.