Karolina Zbytniewska

Warsaw

Freelance Writer at Freelance

Chief Editor at European-policy focused analytic media @EurActivPoland 🇪🇺 Warsaw University lecturer in populism 🌍 Expert in Europe. Fulbright alumna

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Austrians used to view Eastern Europe through Russian lenses / Truth Talks: Austria

2 weeks ago | euractiv.pl | Karolina Zbytniewska

NATO, the organisation that provides numerous European states with security umbrella, is often portrayed in Austria as if it were North Korea or part of an “axis of evil,” Dietmar Pichler, Founder and President of the Disinfo Resilience Network Vienna, told EURACTIV.pl’s Truth Talks podcast.
Truth Talks: Disinformation in Austria [PODCAST]

3 weeks ago | euractiv.pl | Karolina Zbytniewska

HomePodcastsUE fact-checkingTruth Talks: Disinformation in Austria [PODCAST] Truth Talks: Disinformation in Austria [PODCAST] 4 czerwca 2025|07:54 (updated: 4 czerwca 2025|09:39 ) VIDEO In this episode of Truth Talks, we speak with Dietmar Pichler, founder of the Disinfo Resilience Network, about Austria’s long-standing relationship with Russian narratives, the false balance in public debate, and why historical denialism makes the country especially exposed to disinformation.
Merkel and Rutte drinking babies' blood? / Truth Talks: the Netherlands

1 month ago | euractiv.pl | Karolina Zbytniewska

“The World Economic Forum is often cast in the Netherlands as a shadowy global power—part of a broader anti-globalist narrative that sometimes veers into anti-Semitic territory,” Robert van der Noordaa of Trollrensics told EURACTIV.pl’s Truth Talks podcast. Dominant narratives: anti-immigrant, anti-LGBTQ.
Truth Talks: Disinformation in The Netherlands [PODCAST]

1 month ago | euractiv.pl | Karolina Zbytniewska

In this episode, we speak with Julia Soldatiuk-Westerveld, Senior Research Fellow at the Clingendael Institutefor International Relations, about how Dutch society is navigating complex disinformation narratives—from migration myths to pacifist rhetoric echoing Russian propaganda. Tutaj znajdziesz transkrypcję rozmowy oraz jej tłumaczenie na język polski.
No beating Kremlin propaganda with Putin in power / Truth Talks: Ukraine

1 month ago | euractiv.pl | Karolina Zbytniewska

People in Europe—both refugees and citizens—are now more vulnerable to Russian disinformation than those in Ukraine, where a strong fact-checking ecosystem and the lived reality of Russian aggression make propaganda easier to spot, Nazar Glamazda of Gwara Media told EURACTIV.pl’s Truth Talks podcast.
Truth Talks: Disinformation in Ukraine [PODCAST]

1 month ago | euractiv.pl | Karolina Zbytniewska

HomePodcastsUE fact-checkingTruth Talks: Disinformation in Ukraine [PODCAST] Truth Talks: Disinformation in Ukraine [PODCAST] VIDEO In this episode of Truth Talks, we speak with Nazar Glamazda from Gwara Media about Ukraine’s information landscape. What disinformation narratives is Russia pushing? Are Ukrainians still vulnerable to fake news? How does the Ukrainian fact-checking ecosystem work? And why is the Kremlin now more interested in targeting the West than Ukraine itself?
Trzaskowski i Nawrocki: Nudna kampania 2025 w internecie. Peleton walczy o uwagę wyborców [WYWIAD]

1 month ago | euractiv.pl | Karolina Zbytniewska

Karolina Zbytniewska, EURACTIV.pl: Jak wygląda ta kampania prezydencka w mediach społecznościowych? Mateusz Sabat: Ta kampania wyborcza jest dosyć nietypowa, dlatego że trwa już od stosunkowo długiego czasu – de facto od września zeszłego roku. Mimo to nie jest tak – jak zwykle – w kampaniach wyborczych, że emocje kampanijne nadają rytm debacie publicznej w internecie i masowo ekscytujemy się, co PiS powiedział do Platformy, a co Platforma do PiS-u.
Łotwa zablokowała 142 rosyjskie kanały telewizyjne / Truth Talk: Łotwa

1 month ago | euractiv.pl | Karolina Zbytniewska

9 maja to na Łotwie kontrowersyjna data – dla Rosjan to Dzień Zwycięstwa, a dla wielu Łotyszy dzień początku radzieckiej okupacji, mówi w rozmowie z podcastem Truth Talks EURACTIV.pl Anete Bērzkalne z Latvijas Radio. W SKRÓCIE: Dezinformacja na ŁotwieGłówne narracje: związane z NATO, Unią Europejską, polityką krajową, obronnością, Ukrainą, zdrowiemKto szerzy dezinformację: Rosja, niektórzy etniczni Rosjanie na Łotwie, media powiązane z Rosją (np.
Latvia shut down 142 broadcasters tied to Russia / Truth Talks: Latvia

2 months ago | euractiv.pl | Karolina Zbytniewska

In Latvia, May 9 remains a deeply polarising date—celebrated in Russia as Victory Day, it is seen by many Latvians as a symbol of Soviet reoccupation, highlighting the enduring divide over historical memory, Anete Bērzkalne of Latvijas Radio told EURACTIV.pl’s Truth Talks podcast.
Truth Talks: Disinformation in Latvia [PODCAST]

2 months ago | euractiv.pl | Karolina Zbytniewska

In this episode, we speak with Anete Bērzkalne, fact-checker and disinformation researcher at Latvijas Radio, about Latvia’s complex battle with fake news—from NATO myths to narratives of “oppression” targeting Russian-speaking communities. Tutaj znajdziesz transkrypcję rozmowy oraz jej tłumaczenie na język polski.