Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan warned the public about organized disinformation campaigns designed to spread anti-government sentiment in Armenia.

In a Facebook video address, Pashinyan said that during the European Political Community Summit in Copenhagen, one participating leader presented a report on their country’s experience in combating fake news. Without naming the leader, he noted strong parallels between that country’s experience and the disinformation tactics currently observed in Armenia.

According to the report he cited, the architects of fake news campaigns first conduct surveys to identify themes that most effectively fuel anti-government attitudes. “As it turned out, these are four areas: first, nationalism; second, the church; third, healthcare and its alternative methods; and fourth, conspiracies,” he said. “I guess it is clear what the takeaway is. The next conclusion is that our society, nonetheless, does not differ much from many European societies.”

Pashinyan said these tactics mirror the pattern his government has faced in recent years — coordinated disinformation narratives amplified to erode public trust. Armenian officials have repeatedly described such efforts as part of a broader “hybrid war” or propaganda campaign targeting state institutions.

In one case, a disinformation report about National Assembly Speaker Alen Simonyan was traced to an organization calling itself the Foundation to Battle Injustice, reportedly founded by the late Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of Russia’s Wagner private military company.

The prime minister urged citizens to remain vigilant, stressing the importance of critical thinking and fact-based media consumption amid these manipulation efforts.