Specialists of the NotaYenota project have found out that recently propagandists have been waging an anti-Ukrainian information campaign on Ukrainian Facebook, masquerading as government agencies. At the end of December 2023, a page called “Information Defense Center” appeared. This page has nothing to do with government organizations, but creates the illusion of officiality. In fact, it gently discredits the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the authorities. Although the number of subscribers on the page is small, the publications have a large reach, and comments are left by real users, not bots.

The authors of the page use painful topics for society, such as mobilization, telethon, elections and others. True facts are spread, which then turn into absurdity and only support the credibility of the telethon. For example, one of the publications is about conflicts between the Territorial centers of procurement and social support and civilians. The topic is controversial and scandalous, but messages on the page claim that all incidents related to the Territorial centers of procurement and social support are fiction and Russian propaganda.

Media that publish true facts are also discredited by adding reductio ad absurdum comments to claim that this is just a Russian propaganda narrative.

The problems discussed on the page do exist and are difficult to refute. Therefore, NotaYenota specialists urge people to keep a cool mind and not be fooled by provocations.