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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.

“Vesti Nedeli” with Dmitry Kiselev showed Russian soldiers in Donetsk airport

January 18, "Vesti Nedeli" with Dmitry Kiselev (TV channel "Russia 1") showed the story of the Donetsk airport storm (2:47 of the program). It...

Russia’s Reaction to EU ‘Counter-Propaganda’ Channel Hints at Fear

Russia's Foreign Ministry slammed the European Union's plan to create a Russian-language television channel in Europe as an attack on free speech, an official reaction that analysts say was tinged with...

Photoproof of Donbas Separatists Using Russia’s mashine gun

Russia still sending arms to separatists in the Donbas: By UK in Ukraine.

Kremlin-Owned Internet Search Engine Filters Out “Charlie Hebdo” Results

The latest issue of Charlie Hebdo, the French satirical magazine attacked last week by terrorists, is fetching hundreds of dollars on eBay today. But...

Russian Journalist Attacked, Severely Beaten In Saratov

Two unknown men have severely beaten a local journalist in Russia's southwestern city of Saratov. Sergei Vilkov, a reporter for the Obshchestvennoye Mneniye (Public Opinion)...

Ukrainian President Backs Russian-Language TV Channel in Europe to Counter Moscow’s Lies

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko told visiting Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics that Kyiv supports the idea of creating a Europe-based Russian-language television channel “to...

Putin Seeks to Influence Radical Parties in Bid to Destabilise Europe

This past November, Russia’s Berlin ambassador, Vladimir Grinin, invited two representatives of the surging new party Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) for a meeting. According...

One base to rule them all – five facts you should know about Russia’s...

On January 6, @DajeyPetros spotted that the latest updated Google Earth satellite images revealed / included the base, many people knew about, but nobody could ever locate due...

BBC finds Russians fighting in eastern Ukraine

It is eight months since the start of the conflict in eastern Ukraine, and the fighting has claimed more than 4,000 lives. Russia has consistently...

Russia Investigates VKontakte User for Posting Ukraine-Related Content

Russian authorities are investigating a Yekaterinburg woman on charges of “inciting hatred and violence” for posting links to content about Ukrainian Euromaidan protests on...