Amid the noise of disinformation, one of the regular techniques that comes through again and again is the repetition of extreme language to criticise, abuse or denigrate. And one of the favourite accusations is that of Nazism.
This week we saw several such examples. The continued claim that Ukraine is governed by Nazis is a regular tool in the pro-Kremlin disinformation campaign to discredit the country. This week we saw accusations levelled at Italian politicians – by an outlet in the Italian language – that they support Nazi Ukrainian troops in Donbas and at an Armenian monument.
