DISINFO: Lithuania fell into a totalitarian dictatorship
SUMMARY
Lithuania is falling into dictatorship very fast. All media in Lithuania are under control. The riots during the protests against vaccination in Vilnius on 10 August 2021, were provoked by authorities. Behind all of it is Vytautas Landsbergis, who created Lithuania as a totalitarian state and still controls everything.
RESPONSE
Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about Lithuania.
Lithuania is a democratic country, a member of the EU and NATO. In the ranking “Freedom in the World” by Freedom House, Lithuania is marked as a “free” country with a score of 90 points (from 100 possible).
In the “World Press Freedom Index” by Reporters Without Borders, Lithuania is on 28th position (amongst 180 countries). The freedom of the press in Lithuania is on a high level.
Vytautas Landsbergis (born in 1932) is a well-known Lithuanian politician. He was head of Seimas in 1990-1992 and the first de facto Lithuania leader after the restoration of state independence on March 11, 1990 (more about V. Landsbergis see here). He is no longer active in the political life of Lithuania.
See more examples of disinformation claiming that Lithuania (as well as Estonia) violate freedom of speech, or that Lithuania has transformed into a totalitarian society and is follow totalitarian laws.