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.

Learning To Defend Yourself Against Disinformation: An Essential Skill In The 21st Century

By EU vs Disinfo To mark the Global Media and Information Literacy Week, the EEAS and EUvsDisinfo are launching an information campaign to raise awareness...

What Russia reads on Telegram

Nine out of the top ten political Telegram channels in Russia spread Kremlin pro-war propaganda By Eto Buziashvili, for @DFRLab Since Russia’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Telegram has...

The Joy Of Bombing

By EUvsDisinfo It has been almost eight months since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The war has gone through different phases on the battlefield: from...

Pro-Kremlin influencers reignite Zelenskyy “green screen” theory

Narrative recycles old footage of the Ukrainian president recording a hologram to allege he fled the country By Roman Osadchuk, for @DFRLab Pro-Kremlin actors are re-circulating...

A Disinformation Story From Serbia: A Mother Fined For Refusing To Dress Her Son...

By EU vs Disinfo In the Serbian information environment, a Twitter account circulated the story of a Serbian mother living in Germany who was allegedly...

Firing Missiles While Talking Peace

By EU vs Disinfo Pro-Kremlin disinformation outlets openly call for revenge and retaliation in the aftermath of the Crimean Bridge explosion, urging Russia to commit...

No, Russia’s airstrike escalation is not retaliation for the Crimean Bridge

By Razom Advocacy Team, for UkraineAlert Russia fired more than 80 missiles and launched at least 24 kamikaze drones at civilian targets across Ukraine on...

No Way Back

By EU vs Disinfo Putin’s illegal annexations announcement speech took us on a mind-bending ride into an alternative reality and his followers off the cliff...

Nord Stream 1 & 2 Sabotage – Disinformation A La MH-17?

By EUvsDisinfo The gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea which together make up Nord Stream 1 and 2 have recently suffered sabotage. Deliberate explosions discovered on 26...

What’s wrong with Elon Musk’s tweet on Ukraine

By Alya Shandra, for Euromaidan Press Elon Musk thinks he found an easy solution to Russia’s war against Ukraine: for Ukraine to, essentially, surrender. Here...