May 31
❌ A deepfake video on X calls for the assassination of Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan.
🪆 The post is linked to the Russian disinformation network “Matryoshka”.
Real footage, fake AI-generated speech.
CivilNetCheck
civilnet.am/en/news/1012122
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May 22
“Urgent fact-check request.”
#CivilNetCheck investigated coordinated emails spreading false narratives and disinformation about Armenia ahead of the 2026 elections- using fake accounts, Telegram amplification, and bot-like activity.
civilnet.am/en/news/1011917
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May 1
Ստեփանակերտի ավերված եկեղեցին ու Արսեն Թորոսյանի պնդումները. ի՞նչ է ասում միջազգային իրավունքը. CivilNetCheck ift.tt/WFLrjC7
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Apr 27
A new investigation by CivilNetCheck has linked the name of a senior aide to Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to an alleged media manipulation scheme that used fake or suspicious social media accounts to shape political narratives online.
The report’s authors, Ani Grigoryan and Shushan Stepanyan, found that Taron Chakhoyan, deputy chief of staff to the prime minister, was listed in archived registration data for the pro-government website MediaNews.site, an outlet accused of presenting coordinated messaging as independent public opinion.
CivilNetCheck found that archived domain records from January 2018 listed Chakhoyan’s name, phone number, email address, and home address as the website's registrant. The ownership details were later hidden through privacy protection services.
The findings place the name of a serving senior government official at the center of allegations that a media outlet was used to manipulate online discourse in Armenia.
Chakhoyan denied any connection to the website. He said anyone could have used his personal details to register a domain in his name.
The investigation found that MediaNews.site repeatedly republished posts from fake Facebook accounts that attacked opposition figures and promoted narratives targeting the opposition.
Those posts were then presented as spontaneous views from ordinary citizens and amplified to the website’s audience.
In one case, a Facebook account named Anna Ohanyan published criticism of businessman Samvel Karapetyan. MediaNews republished the post about 25 minutes later, when it had only six likes. Investigators found the account showed signs of inauthentic activity and used an image with hallmarks of AI generation.
Similar patterns were found with several other accounts named Ara Hakobyan, Babken Avetisyan, and Sasha Simonyan.
CivilNetCheck also found that the same content was often echoed within minutes by other pro-government pages, suggesting a coordinated amplification network rather than organic public debate.
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Apr 22
BREAKING: Claims about PM Nikol Pashinyan’s daughter and “Atlix” are unsubstantiated.
❌ No evidence of involvement in state procurement
❌ Source linked to a Russian disinformation network
🔍 Read the fact-check:
civilnet.am/en/news/1011434
#CivilNetCheck
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Apr 21
MediaNews-ի «հանրային կարծիքը», կեղծ դեմքերն ու Տարոն Չախոյանի հետ հնարավոր կապը. CivilNetCheck ift.tt/RlILa0Z
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Apr 9
«Պատերազմ բերողնե՞ր». ինչ են ասում ընդդիմադիր ուժերը խաղաղության մասին. CivilNetCheck ift.tt/5KabeWE
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Apr 9
“Rock stars,” Hollywood actors, influencers — all suddenly talking about Armenia’s elections.
The videos look real. They’re not.
Here’s how they were made and spread 👇 #CivilNetCheck
civilnet.am/en/news/1011083
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Apr 6
2026թ.-ի ՔՊ-ի նախընտրական ծրագրում «Արցախ», «ինքնորոշում», «ԼՂԻՄ» կամ «ԵԱՀԿ Մինսկի խումբ» եզրույթներն այլևս չկան. CivilNetCheck ift.tt/czYtKbH
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Mar 24
Արցախցի կնոջը վերագրվող՝ Հայաստանի նկատմամբ վիրավորական արտահայտությունը փաստացի չի հաստատվում տեսագրությամբ. CivilNetCheck ift.tt/iCxUfB2
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Mar 21
Our intern Lili’s first article for CivilNetCheck :)
Read the inaugural article by RCDS intern Lili Dubois-Harounyan for CivilNetCheck, analyzing a coordinated disinformation campaign targeting Armenia and France.
civilnet.am/en/news/1008717/…
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Read the inaugural article by RCDS intern Lili Dubois-Harounyan for CivilNetCheck, analyzing a coordinated disinformation campaign targeting Armenia and France.
civilnet.am/en/news/1008717/…
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✅ CivilNetCheck
⚠️ Սոցցանցերում և լրատվամիջոցներում տարածվում է պնդում, թե Ադրբեջանը Հայաստանի օդային տարածքն օգտագործում է առանց թույլտվության։
❌ Բոլոր հրապարակումները հղում են անում Ալիևի՝ 2022-ի ելույթին։
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Mar 10
Ադրբեջանական կողմը տվյալ հատվածներում իսկապես իրականացրել է աշխատանքներ, սակայն դրանցից որոշների ժամանակագրությունն է սխալ ներկայացվել. CivilNetCheck ift.tt/pD3FSJo
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Feb 12
CIVILNETCHECK: A fake video bearing the CivilNet logo has been widely circulating on social media in recent days, claiming that the Armenian government is preparing to completely ban artificial termination of pregnancy.
civilnet.am/en/news/1001951/…
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Feb 11
👆In cooperation with its Armenian partner organization, the fact-checking platform CivilNetCheck (@CivilNetTV), Myth Detector examined the Georgian- and Armenian-language documents published on Russian WikiLeaks 2.0.
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Feb 10
@papayoche.2
#drogue #France
#CivilNetCheck
Leo Nikolian est d’origine arménienne, né au Liban. Il est le fondateur du Conseil libanais de coordination en France. Il a couvert la première guerre d’Artsakh pour les médias français et a été correspondant pour France Télévisions.
🚨🇫🇷😳EXPLOSIF ! Les langues se délient gravement !!
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The workshop was organized in the framework of the joint project of Myth Detector and CivilNetCheck (@CivilNetTV): "Building Cross-Border Resilience Between Armenia and Georgia Against Disinformation", supported by @OIFrancophonie.
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Jan 30
Քոչարյանի վիճելի պնդումները. «ԱրմենՏել»-ից մինչև ՀՕՊ համակարգեր. CivilNetCheck ift.tt/fw3WuQz
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