East StratCom Task Force

The East StratCom Task Force (ESCTF or ESTF) is a part of the European External Action Service, focused on "effective communication" and promotion of European Union activities in Eastern Europe (including Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine)^[1]^[2] and beyond^[3] (Russia itself).^[1] The task force's flagship project is EUvsDisinfo, a database of articles and media which the organization considers as providing false, distorted or partial information.^[4]

^ ^a ^b Jozwiak, Rikard (25 June 2015). "EU to counter Russian propaganda by promoting 'European values'". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
^ Jozwiak, Rikard (24 June 2015). "EU Plans To Step Up Fight Against Russian Propaganda". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
^ "Action Plan on Strategic Communication" (PDF). Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum. 22 June 2015. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
^ Serrato, Raymond; Wallis, Jacob (1 October 2020). "Covid-19 Disinformation and Social Media Manipulation: Covid-19 and the Reach of Pro-Kremlin Messaging". Homeland Security Digital Library. Retrieved 16 December 2020 – via Australian Strategic Policy Institute.