Tuesday, November 26, 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.

Pro-Kremlin Media Stoke Tensions Around Ukraine

By EU vs Disinfo As the diplomatic efforts to stop aggressive escalation along the Ukrainian borders continue, the pro-Kremlin media keeps stoking the tensions with...

Colour Revolutions Everywhere Vol.2: How Pro-Kremlin Media Covered Protests In Kazakhstan And Belarus

By EU vs Disinfo Most pro-Kremlin media outlets reused known disinformation narratives about the unrest in early January that broke out in Kazakhstan. These narratives...

Rules of engagement for handling disinformation — 2022 edition

By European Statistical System Task Force on Strategic Communication The rise of social media and changing information consumption habits have together created an environment that...

It Can Happen In The EU, Too: Public Smear Campaign And Hacker Attacks Against...

By EU vs Disinfo Faktograf.hr, a fact-checking portal based in Croatia, became the target of a smear campaign followed by a series of hacking attacks...

Anti-Western Narratives in Ukraine and Russia: Regular Updates

By Vitalii Rybak, for UkraineWorld JANUARY 31: A UKRAINIAN OLIGARCH REPEAT'S THE KREMLIN'S NARRATIVE ABOUT "NEUTRAL UKRAINE" On January 27, Dmytro Firtash, a Ukrainian runaway oligarch...

Kremlin Watch Briefing: Russia claims the US leading a “toxic campaign” against Kremlin

THIS WEEK Good Old Soviet Joke Two policemen are walking down the street in Soviet Russia... ...when they spot a guy standing next to the local Party...

All Roads Lead To Ukraine: How Russia Uses Disinformation To Support Its Efforts On...

By EU vs Disinfo As Russia keeps raising the stakes in its gamble on the border with Ukraine, Ukraine is once again the main target...

The Roar Of The Russian War Machine Cannot Hide Kremlin Insecurities

By EU vs Disinfo There is no crisis in Ukraine, but a naked Russian attempt to overthrow structures that uphold peace in Europe. The ultimatums presented...

In Russia, The NGO Memorial Is Still Working To Protect Human Rights Despite The...

By EU vs Disinfo Founded by beacons such as Nobel Peace Prize laureate Andrey Sakharov, Memorial has been a constant force to help rehabilitate victims unjustly persecuted and...

Disinformation About The Current Russia-Ukraine Conflict – Seven Myths Debunked

By EU vs Disinfo Another day, another lie about Ukraine and the current tensions at the Russian-Ukrainian borders. From its illegal annexation of the Crimean peninsula in...