Wednesday, November 27, 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.

Who Really Led U.S.-Russia Relations to a Dead End?

By Polygraph Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs“The current situation is a consequence of Washington’s purposeful policy, which over the past several years, in fact, has...

Big Names Resurrect Dubious Chem Weapons Conspiracy

By Polygraph Courage FoundationActivist organization“It is now well established that some senior inspectors involved with the investigation, one of whom played a central role, reject...

Twitter could be fully blocked in Russia within the next month

By Tanya Lokot, for Global Voices The microblogging service Twitter could be fully blocked in Russia within the next month, according to Russian state media...

Russia Spins Pseudo-History on Anniversary of Crimea Seizure

By Polygraph Russian Embassy in the USA Twitter accountOfficial social media account“Seven years passed since the people of #Crimea stood against coup d'etat in #Ukraine....

Kremlin Watch Briefing: Germany is the main target of Russian disinformation in the EU

TOPICS OF THIS WEEK Germany is the main target of Russian disinformation in the EU, according to EU vs Disinfo. EU to impose additional sanctions on...

Clinging To Eternal Russia

By EU vs Disinfo Inevitability and Eternity Time is one of the most fascinating concepts the mind has come up with. How one understands it, has...

Silence More: RT Boss Demands All Foreign Social Media Be Closed

By EU vs Disinfo In November 2019, Russia adopted a law on developing a sovereign Internet. Recently, the Russian telecom watchdog Roskomnadzor declared that access to Twitter, after...

It’s not just a social media problem: How search engines can spread misinformation

By Chirag Shah, for The Conversation As more people pick inaccurate and misleading results, the search engines learn that that’s what people want. Search engines are one...

Russia Tries to Whitewash Syrian Regime’s Chemical Attacks

By Polygraph Vasily NebenzyaRussia's Permanent Representative to the United Nations“In 2014, Syria completely abandoned its chemical weapons program, destroyed all its chemical warfare stockpiles and...

Grasping At Straws: How The Pro-Kremlin Media Tried To Legitimise The Illegal Annexation Of...

By EU vs Disinfo “Among the many different examples of factually wrong claims that have come out of the Kremlin and media outlets loyal to...