Saturday, April 5, 2025

Context

Stories in the Context section are not fakes. We publish them in order to provide greater insight for our readers about the techniques, methods and practices used by the Russian government in its information war. They appear on our site with the permission of their original publisher and reflect the views of the authors and not necessarily the position of StopFake’s editorial board.

The Architecture of Russia’s FIMI Operations

By EUvsDisinfo Russia’s disinformation campaigns are not a loose collection of random lies; they are the product of a carefully engineered system. This system is...

Romania’s ‘TikTok Messiah’ Is Gone But Admirers Live On

The country’s extreme right is prospering ahead of re-run presidential elections despite extensive evidence of continuing Russian subversion. By Alison Mutler, for CEPA Calin Georgescu wasn’t a...

Discover the Iceberg, Enter the Galaxy: Understanding Organised Information Manipulation

By EUvsDisinfo The 3rd EEAS report provides unique insights into how modern manipulation works. We are launching a series of articles to enhance our collective awareness...

Russian Spies as Disinformation Actors

By EUvsDisinfo For years, one of the biggest obsessions of pro-Kremlin disinformation peddlers has been convincing their audiences that any and all protests happening in...

Belarus: Prisoners on Screen

By EUvsDisinfo Producing and airing so-called ‘repentance videos’ – in which political detainees supposedly confess, regret, or denounce their former activities or views – has...

Silencing Voice of America will Only Strengthen Autocrats around the World

By Mercedes Sapuppo, for UkraineAlert United States President Donald Trump has moved to shut down a series of prominent US-funded international media outlets including Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio...

The Old Deceiver

By EUvsDisinfo From diplomatic deception to puppet master fabrications, the Kremlin manipulation playbook may evolve on the surface but its fundamentals remain unchanged. On Tuesday, 18...

Moscow’s Failed Attempt to Pressure Moldova via gas Deliveries

By EUvsDisinfo On 3 March, the third anniversary of the signing of Moldova’s formal application to join the European Union, Moldovan President Maia Sandu received...

Schadenfreude over the Abyss

By EUvsDisinfo Pro-Kremlin disinformation operators have tried to smear, delegitimise and humiliate Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy since his election in 2019. We have documented hundreds of attacks against...

The Kremlin’s playbook for undermining post-war Ukraine

By EUvsDisinfo While peace talks may eventually silence the guns, the Kremlin disinformation apparatus is already drafting and pushing narratives to fracture post-war Ukraine. As we...