"The dissemination of narratives has become more organized, circulates more quickly and is significantly more targeted," Hasmik Hambardzumyan, editor-in-chief of the independent Armenian fact-checking media outlet Fact Investigation Platform, told DW."
""The goal seems to be undermining trust in Armenian institutions, discrediting Armenia's Western engagement and opening political space for more Kremlin-friendly actors," said researchers Sopo Gelava and Givi Gigitashvili of the Digital Forensics Research Lab (DFRLab), which conducts open-source research."
Disinformation targeting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and his government is increasing ahead of the June parliamentary election. The volume and patterns indicate coordinated Russia-linked campaigns rather than isolated incidents. Kremlin-aligned propaganda has intensified in scale and sophistication, employing AI-generated photos, synthetic audio and deepfakes. Messaging aims to undermine trust in Armenian institutions, discredit Western engagement, and create space for pro-Kremlin political actors. Hostile narratives portray the government as corrupt or secretly aligned with Western intelligence and depict the West as a threat while presenting Moscow as Armenia’s only reliable protector. Azerbaijani and Turkish actors also remain active in the information space.
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