UT’s Global (Dis)Information Lab Reports on Inflated Russian Refugee Claims

News | July 8, 2022

The University of Texas at Austin’s Global (Dis)Information Lab, led by ISP Fellow Dr. Kiril Avramov, recently released an assessment that Russian state media significantly inflated the reported number of Ukrainian refugees entering Russia. The report was completed in collaboration with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and used commercial satellite imagery of border crossings and open source reporting. Read the full report HERE.