Czech Elves’ Bob Kartous: Some politicians benefit from disinformation, others are too scared to combat it

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Mon, 27 Jul 2026 13:54:31 +0200Czech Elves’ Bob Kartous: Some politicians benefit from disinformation, others are too scared to combat ithttps://english.radio.cz/czech-elves-bob-kartous-some-politicians-benefit-disinformation-others-are-too-8112799© 2026 Radio Prague International The Czech Elves are secretive volunteers who have taken it upon themselves to monitor disinformation that they say emanates from Russia. Their name is borrowed from similar groups in the Baltic states who also combat trolls, while their chief activity is publishing regular reports about disinformation and fake news in the Czech online sphere. I discussed their work with Bob Kartous, a Czech Elves’ spokesperson and one of the few members who is not anonymous. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/kartous_bohumil.jpg?timestamp=1645777634 Czech Elves’ Bob Kartous: Some politicians benefit from disinformation, others are too scared to combat it https://english.radio.cz/czech-elves-bob-kartous-some-politicians-benefit-disinformation-others-are-too-8112799 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9