Russian propaganda fabricates fake ISW report on France's nuclear forces

According to specialists from the Center, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) has, in fact, published no materials containing such assessments. Moreover, ISW does not conduct technical audits of the nuclear forces of NATO countries.

"The fake follows a typical Kremlin pattern: a fabricated statement attributed to a reputable Western institution is used to discredit France, its defense capability, and President Emmanuel Macron, as well as to create the illusion of ‘NATO weakness,’" the Center for Countering Disinformation said.

Analysts are confident that the purpose of such disinformation campaigns is to undermine trust in European institutions.

Russian propaganda fakes

Previously, RBC-Ukraine reported that Russian propaganda has been widely spreading AI-generated fakes about Kupiansk.

As noted by the head of the Center for Countering Disinformation, Ukrainian Defense Forces officer Andrii Kovalenko, Russian propagandists were tasked with falsely claiming that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy "was not in Kupiansk" and that the city "is under Russian control."

To that end, they have been producing fake videos using artificial intelligence, sometimes even leaving visible watermarks from the tools used to generate the footage.

It has also been reported that Russian propaganda has resumed circulating TikTok videos featuring AI-generated "Ukrainian soldiers" allegedly positioned at various sections of the front. In these clips, the artificial characters speak of a supposed "collapse of defenses," "Russian penetration of the flanks," "chaos within units," and "indifference of commanders."

Analysts emphasize that the core objective of the campaign is psychological pressure on service members, erosion of trust within units, and the spread of hopelessness.

Additionally, fake TikTok videos are being pushed that claim a "mass surrender" of Ukrainian troops near Pokrovsk.