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.

I Know You Are, But What Am I?

By EU vs Disinfo This week pro-Kremlin disinformation outlets focussed on two of their favourite tactics to manipulate the information environment. One is deflecting blame...

Throwing Mud At Everyone And Hoping Some Of It Sticks

By EUvsDisinfo Since 24 February of this year, Russia has gone all out in using its diplomatic network to push its disinformation narratives across different...

The Little Tractor That Could

By EU vs Disinfo The Kremlin sent explosive commentary to the Bali summit as Kremlin troops continued their backwards advance. On November 15, Russian armed forces launched...

‘Blessed’ Are The ‘Evacuated’

By EU vs Disinfo The logic of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is absurd and thoroughly violent. The premise is that Russia’s ‘special military operation’ was...

“All Quiet On The Western Front”…

By EU vs Disinfo Erich Maria Remarque’s 1929 anti-war novel Im Westen nichts Neues – translated ‘Nothing new in the West’ and known to English-language audiences under the...

Still At War: Russia’s Disinformation Targeting Ukraine

By EU vs Disinfo On 24 February 2022, Russia launched an unprovoked full-scale war of aggression against its peaceful neighbour Ukraine. In the weeks and...

Smoke, Mirrors And Gas: The Kremlin Deflects Blame For The Energy Crisis

By EU vs Disinfo The phrase ‘smoke and mirrors’ refers to a 19th-century illusion that magicians used to project an image in the air. Since...

Pro-Kremlin media praise Putin’s leadership overseeing nuclear drills

By Nika Aleksejeva, for @DFRLAb Kremlin media emphasized Putin’s leadership role conducting annual Grom nuclear drills On October 26, the Kremlin and the Russian Defense Ministry both issued press releases...

Experts grade Facebook, TikTok, Twitter, YouTube on readiness to handle midterm election misinformation

By Dam Hee Kim, Scott Shackelford, Anjana Susarla, for The Conversation The 2016 U.S. election was a wake-up call about the dangers of political misinformation...

Explosive Words On Dirty Bombs

By EU vs Disinfo Over the past week, Kremlin top officials and pro-Kremlin outlets resurfaced a washed-out and distinctly appalling disinformation claim. Namely, Kyiv will supposedly detonate a dirty bomb...