Monday, November 25, 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.

New Year, Old Tricks

By EU vs Disinfo While the rest of us greeted 2023 and moved on with our lives, the pro-Kremlin disinformation ecosystem seems to be stuck...

The Crystal Ball Of Wishful Thinking

By EU vs Disinfo Around the globe, during the last days of the year, people customarily spend some time reflecting and trying to divine what...

Undertones in Russia: War, Propaganda, the West

By Civic Media Observatory, for Global Voices This story is part of Undertones, Global Voices’ Civic Media Observatory‘s newsletter. Russian researchers reflect on their country’s media...

Finland And Sweden Keep Marching On

By EU vs Disinfo Despite the Kremlin continuing its attempts to obstruct Finnish and Swedish NATO accession and intimidate decision makers and citizenry of those...

Mirror, Mirror On The Wall, Who Is The Worst Of Them All?

By EU vs Disinfo Grandfather Frost might not have much to give to Kremlin propagandists, who wish for everyone to revel in the dirt with...

“Ambassador of Russian Propaganda”. How the Russian UN Ambassador Turned into a Major Propagandist

On 6 December, the Ambassador of the Russian Federation stormed out of the chamber during the UN Security Council meeting. By Dzvenyslava Shcherba, for UkraineWorld However,...

“The West Is Freezing:” Russia Wants Others to Suffer Without Its Gas

Russian propaganda has been creating a fake reality where the West is "freezing" without Russian energy. By Dzvenyslava Shcherba, for UkraineWorld Threats of "freezing" and a...

Kremlin ABC: Adapt Focus. Blame Others. Cancel Events.

By EU vs Disinfo Last week the Kremlin performed a couple of well-known tricks from its propagandist playbook. Even if the tricks are old, they...

Satan’s Little Helpers

By EU vs Disinfo This holiday season, Kremlin propagandists see Satan everywhere they look, except within their own ranks and in the actions of their...

Analyzing the volume of Kremlin narratives targeting the Spanish-speaking world

By Esteban Ponce de León, for @DFRLab Este artículo también está disponible en Español. A analysis of Spanish-language media articles about the war in Ukraine over the...