Saturday, November 23, 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.

Why did Facebook block a Russian Propaganda Watchdog?

The near closure of an important Polish initiative countering pro-Russian propaganda this week should serve as a salutary lesson, not least for Facebook, whose...

Russia is now monitoring the world’s mass media for bias

The Russian Institute for Strategic Studies introduced its first-ever World Mass Media Hostility Index, which measures potential anti-Russian bias in the media publications of...

RT on Nemtsov murder: It could be a big plot to destabilize Russia, Putin’s...

RT’s headlines about the shooting death of opposition figure Boris Nemtsov portray Russian investigators at work pursuing a broad range of theories about who...

Russia Today faces inquiry over anti-western comments in Ukraine debate

Media regulator to launch investigation into views expressed during Crosstalk programme on Kremlin-backed broadcaster Russia Today is to be investigated by media regulator Ofcom over...

Occupied Ukrainian territories compared to Europe – picture horrifies

The territory of the Donbas and Crimea annexed by the pro-Russian militants does not seem huge if compared with the vast territory of Ukraine....

Putin is Operating a Counterfeit, Propoganda TV Station in Ukraine

BBC Ukraine reports that Ukrainian television broadcasts have disappeared from viewer screens in the self-proclaimed People’s Republic of Donetsk. They have been replaced by Russian...

Moscow is getting ready for a hybrid war with Lithuania. Is the Polish minority...

Another series of Russian provocations involving the Baltic states, related to the Ukraine war, makes so called hybrid war scenario more and more realistic...

Kremlin international radio service Sputnik launches Polish editiion

The Kremlin's international radio service, Sputnik, is launching a Polish website that it says will offer "diverse perspective on international news." The launch, at a...

Ex-porn star Sasha Grey gets dragged into a propaganda war between Ukraine and Russia

Former American porn star Sasha Grey ditched her acting career and worked as a nurse for pro-Russian rebels fighting in eastern Ukraine until she...

Bellingcat Report – Origin of Artillery Attacks on Ukrainian Military Positions in Eastern Ukraine...

Summary Ukrainian armed forces positioned near the Russian-Ukrainian border were attacked by artillery fire in the summer of 2014. Between 9 July and 5 September...