In early September, a statement attributed to Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan spread on social media, which referred to Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, relations between Armenia and Russia, and the topic of holding a referendum. According to the circulating publication, Pashinyan, referring to Russia’s alleged coercion of Armenia to hold a referendum, said: “I am not the president of Kazakhstan to be summoned to Russia. And we are not rich

The presence of the Russian 102nd military base in Armenia has been presented for decades as a crucial component of Armenia's security system. At the same time, in recent years, opposing claims have been heard more frequently: that the base has not fulfilled its primary mission, is no longer useful to Armenia, and should be withdrawn. Russian 102nd Military Base in Armenia: A Security Guarantee, Fact-Check Research, or a Non-Working

Why does false information spread so quickly on social media? Social networks as an accelerator of disinformation One of the reasons is the algorithms of social networks. Platforms track what we watch, what we linger on, what we like, comment on, or share. If a piece of content gets a lot of traction, the algorithm can show it to more people. But here's an important thing: the algorithm doesn't decide

The Armenian nuclear power plant, the Metsamor NPP, has been a key link in Armenia’s energy security for decades. At the same time, contradictory claims are circulating around it: that the plant is “extremely dangerous and should be closed immediately,” that it has “never been damaged by an earthquake and is completely safe,” that “the European Union demands its immediate closure,” or, conversely, that the closure of the plant is

During the June 2026 elections to the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia, numerous false and manipulative information regarding the work of polling stations and the organization of voting was spread on social networks, especially Telegram channels. The myths of the Kveakhtsi: how they convinced us that our vote was visible and the polling stations were controllable   Some of these messages tried to convince people that it was

False narratives don't always start with a false fact. Sometimes a true fact is simply presented in a way that changes its meaning. How does this happen? Watch the video. 🔎 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQm1yxS3DnY Check the source. Check the context. Don't spread the unverified. Ani Sukiasyan ISHR Armenia The material was prepared within the framework of the Disinformation Flows Monitoring Project #CivilSocietyCooperation #ishrarmenia #ishrfactcheck The project is implemented with the financial support

YSU is holding a conference dedicated to the history of Azerbaijan: what really happened? On August 12, 2026, at 6:45 PM, the "Hraparak" website published an article titled "YSU is holding a conference dedicated to the history of Azerbaijan." The article began with a conference report published on the YSU website. Within a few hours, it also appeared on the pages of other news outlets, mostly with the same title

On behalf of Iran, against the Armenian AB Center: what does the circulating video really show? In early July, a video was shared on the X social network, which was presented as a military threat issued by Iran. The posts claimed that Iran was preparing to respond to US actions, and that the Firebird company’s artificial intelligence data center being built near Hrazdan in Armenia could become a target for