Sunday, January 26, 2025

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.

History at Putin’s service. Revisionism and historical populism

Introduction The mainstay of the regime of hard authoritarianism in the Russian Federation called “Putinism” is state ideology, and its foundation is the cult of...

Russian disinformation in Ibero-America and impact on the BRICS group

During Vladimir Putin's five terms as President of Russia, Moscow has created a complex disinformation ecosystem as part of its national security apparatus. These...

Kremlin’s Disinformation Game: Why Spread Rumors About Putin’s Illness?

Old Methods of Dictators In recent years, rumors of Vladimir Putin's ill health or even death have regularly circulated in global media and social channels....

1 000 and 4 000 Days of Russian Brainwashing under the Guise of Education

By EUvsDisinfo Information manipulation and disinformation can take many forms. As we have already indicated, it can be used to prepare the ground for battle, to...

Paradoxical Prigozhin cult, or Russian propaganda in a trap

A peculiar cult of Yevgeny Prigozhin and the Wagner Group has been flourishing in Russia for some time. And this is despite the June...

New European Commission and the Kremlin’s Envy and Disdain

By EUvsDisinfo The Kremlin has a problem with democracy – also with the European Union’s democracy. According to the Kremlin’s claims, there is not enough...

1,000 and 4,000 Days of Personality Cult in Support of Russia’s War against Ukraine

By EUvsDisinfo The war against Ukraine has driven the Russian regime to new extremes, creating a cult of personality around Vladimir Putin which is reaching...

1000 and 4000 Days of Hate Speech in Support of Russia’s War Against Ukraine

By EUvsDisinfo In over a thousand days of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, pro-Kremlin rhetoric has escalated far beyond disinformation. It has transformed into a...

Comrades from Africa

It is no secret that Russia's propaganda and disinformation efforts are far-reaching, operating on a truly global scale. Despite their broad scope, these activities...

“Western countries attack Russia” while “withdrawing aid to Ukraine”: competing  disinformation campaigns from Europe...

Source: Maldita.es Since at least 2014, hoaxes and disinformation have been circulating in multiple countries and languages ​​accusing the West of attacking Russia This is the “most...