Olga Robinson

United Kingdom

Assistant Editor at BBC

Assistant Editor at BBC Verify; disinformation, verification, open source investigations. [email protected]

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India strikes unleash wave of misinformation online

1 month ago | bbc.com | Matt Murphy |Olga Robinson |Shayan Sardarizadeh

India strikes unleash wave of misinformation onlineMatt Murphy, Olga Robinson & Shayan SardarizadehReutersIndia's strikes on Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir have unleashed a wave of misinformation online, with unrelated videos purporting to be from the strikes gaining millions of views. Dramatic clips debunked by BBC Verify have claimed to show attacks on an Indian army base and an Indian fighter jet shot down in Pakistan.
How Russia is seizing Ukrainian homes in Mariupol

1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | Olga Robinson |Christine Jeavans |Olga Malchevska |Matt Murphy

Russian authorities are systematically seizing thousands of homes from Ukrainian residents who fled Mariupol, a BBC Verify investigation has found as the city marks three years of occupation. At least 5,700 homes have been identified for seizure, our analysis of documents published by the Russian-installed city authorities since July 2024 shows.
How a luxury villa featured in fake Russian TikToks - BBC News

Dec 14, 2023 | bbc.co.uk | Olga Robinson |Adam Robinson |Shayan Sardarizadeh

By Olga Robinson, Adam Robinson & Shayan SardarizadehBBC Verify15 December 2023Image source, Anastasiya ShteinhauzA Russian propaganda campaign involving thousands of fake accounts on TikTok spreading disinformation about the war in Ukraine has been uncovered by the BBC. Its videos routinely attract millions of views and have the apparent aim of undermining Western support.
How social media fuelled antisemitic violence in Dagestan, Russia

Oct 30, 2023 | newsbreak.com | Olga Robinson |Maria Korenyuk

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How social media fuelled antisemitic violence in Dagestan, Russia

Oct 30, 2023 | bbc.co.uk | Olga Robinson |Maria Korenyuk |Grigor AtanesianBbc Verify |Grigor Atanesian

On Sunday morning, details of a flight arriving later that day from Tel Aviv were posted on a popular channel on Telegram in Dagestan, a diverse region in the most southerly point of Russia. The channel on the social media platform was called Morning Dagestan (Utro Dagestan). It urged its followers to "meet the unexpected visitors" at Dagestan's main airport, in Makhachkala. The flight would arrive at 19:00 local time.
Ukraine war: The Russians hunting for cheap flats in occupied Mariupol

Aug 5, 2023 | bbc.co.uk | Adam Robinson |Erwan Rivault |Olga Robinson |Olga Robinson

By Adam Robinson, Erwan Rivault and Olga RobinsonBBC VerifyIt is one year since the Ukrainian city of Mariupol was largely destroyed by Russian forces and captured. It is now being transformed and presented as a showcase for rule from Moscow - and some Russians are even hoping to buy homes there. Russia claimed to have annexed Mariupol, along with all other occupied areas, following a series of referendums that have been widely condemned as sham exercises.