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.

Kremlin Narrative U-Turn From Demonizing Muslims To Protectors Of Islam

By EUvsDisinfo Freedom of speech is a fundamental value that underpins Western democracies. But walking the fine line between protecting the right to free speech...

Prigozhin-owned media outlets experienced narrative whiplash during and after Wagner mutiny

By Givi Gigitashvili/ for DFRLab Online outlets operated by Prigozhin’s Patriot Media Group initially supported his actions, but switched to pro-Putin rhetoric once the mutiny ended The...

Deny, Deflect, Distract, Confuse. Repeat.

By EUvsDisinfo It may be hard to keep pumping out alternative versions of reality but the Kremlin machine keeps trying, as demonstrated during last week....

Manipulate The Infosphere, Repress The People, And Build A Cult To Lukashenka

By EU vs Disinfo It is now three years since Belarusian authorities manipulated, rigged and falsified the 9 August 2020 presidential elections in that country....

The Kremlin’s Climate Camouflage

By EU vs Disinfo Russian disinformation shifts from denial of climate change to deceit about the EU’s efforts to adapt and reduce the effects of...

How To Buy Friends And Deceive People

By EU vs Disinfo Despite the summer being in full swing, pro-Kremlin information manipulation operators do not seem to be getting any time off this...

One Of These Things Is Not Like The Others

By EU vs Disinfo Russian state-affiliated disinformation outlets try to ‘borrow’ credibility by impersonating legitimate media and government institutions. It is a deceitful information manipulation...

Sweet-Talk And Pressure On Africa

By EU vs Disinfo Last week we covered in detail the new uptick in the Kremlin’s disinformation and manipulation concerning Moscow’s decision to effectively terminate the Black...

What He Said And What It Really Means – Vol. 4: “Importance Of Uninterrupted...

By EU vs Disinfo On 24 July, in preperation of the Russia-Africa Summit, the Kremlin published an article, allegedly penned by none other than the liar-in-chief...

Only One To Blame

By EU vs Disinfo Russia failed in their blackmail and now holds the world’s poor hostage, while spouting lies in all directions. A quick glance...