Sunday, November 24, 2024

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 sound and the fury of the Kremlin’s deception

By EUvsDisinfo On the morning of Saturday 7 October, Hamas, an Islamist group in Palestine designated a terrorist organisation by the EU, the US, and several other...

Selling Distortions and Fabrications Instead of a Sunset

By EUvsDisinfo Pro-Kremlin information manipulators push distorted versions of reality and attempt to capitalise on momentum with fabrications. In this week’s Disinfo Review, we take yet...

Russian information manipulation efforts in Sub-Saharan Africa

By EUvsDisinfo In an era of growing technological progress and internet penetration across sub-Saharan Africa, Russia has seized the chance to flood the African information...

Shaping and manipulating the information space

By EUvsDisinfo In military jargon, officers sometimes talk about ‘shaping the battlefield’, referring to measures that set the conditions for operations. Sometimes these actions are...

The Kremlin’s disinformation love song to North Korea

Bу EUvsDisinfo According to the Kremlin’s disinformation mouthpieces, the big show in town this week, quite literally, was the visit of North Korean Supreme Leader...

17th of September in Lukashenko’s Belarus: militarist, USSR-style rhetoric and the demonisation of Poland

By EUvsDisinfo In 2021 the Lukashenko regime introduced a new state holiday, “the Day of People’s Unity”, to be celebrated on the 17th of September. With...

Russian media spread rumors accusing Baltic states of drone attack

By Valentin Châtelet, Sayyara Mammadova, for DFRLab Russian media and Telegram channels are spreading unsupported claims to incriminate the Baltic states for a large-scale drone attack...

Having a go at public servants and institutions

By EU vs Disinfo In recent weeks, we have picked up a new wave of information attacks against European officials and institutions by pro-Kremlin disinformation...

Substitution

By EUvsDisinfo When objective reality refuses to bend to the Kremlin’s will, Kremlin propagandists attempt to substitute it with their illusions. In last week’s iteration of...

The Deafening Sound Of The Kremlin’s Silence Speaks Volumes

By EUvsDisinfo It has been a busy few weeks for the Kremlin. From the revamp of historic Soviet Luna missions to the moon, to the...