“Hanged UOC priest” and “burned churches”: Russia creating “circle of lies” about Ukraine in Italy
It is no secret that Telegram has long captured the leadership among messengers in Ukraine, used as a source for breaking news. But this is not exclusively a Ukrainian or Russian trend — the share of users of this network abroad has also been on the rise. According to analysts at Sensor Tower, Telegram has become the most downloaded messenger in Europe in 2022. That is why pro-Russian propaganda spends more and more resources on developing a range of “nets” that broadcast certain narratives exclusively to foreign audiences. The Center for Strategic Communication analyzed the operations of one of such…