Thursday, November 28, 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.

Big Lies, Little Lies, And Vaccine Vilifications

By EU vs Disinfo Recently, the acclaimed historian Timothy Snyder reflected on the storming of the Capitol and the power of lies. He called into memory the...

Waiting For The Advent Of The Fifth Stalin

By EU vs Disinfo Nationalist Writer Launches Messianic Orthodox Christian Stalinist Religion “Russian superiority” is a special strand of disinformation. There is nothing wrong with pride...

Iranian State TV Denies Al-Qaida Ties, But There Is History

By Polygraph Press TVIranian state TV channel“Pompeo’s allegations come although all the US’ previous such accusations, including those made by former president George W. Bush’s...

The Kremlin’s New Favourite Straw Man

By EU vs Disinfo The rhetorical means of straw men is the Kremlin’s go-to trick in any polemical debate. A straw man is the method of attacking...

Deleted: China Tweet says ‘Emancipated’ Uighur Women No Longer ‘Baby-making Machines’

By Polygraph U.S. Embassy, People's Republic of Chinawitter account“…Uighur women in Xinjiang were emancipated, and gender equality and reproductive health were promoted, making them no...

After Capitol Hill Fury, Bolsonaro ‘Guru’ in US Spreads Conspiracy Theories

By Mariana Castro, for Polygraph Olavo de CarvalhoSelf-promoted Brazilian philosopher“Everything in this election has been fraudulent.”Source: Jovem Pan, January 6, 2021FALSE On January 6, the...

Dugin And The Discourse Of Deception

By EU vs Disinfo On January 6, Kremlin-philosopher Aleksander Dugin shared a Facebook post. It carried no greetings on the upcoming orthodox Christmas. Instead, Dugin delivered a three-step...

US sanctions Giuliani-linked Ukrainians over Russian bid to influence 2020 election

By Anders Åslund, for UkraineAlert The US Department of the Treasury has imposed sanctions on seven Ukrainians accused of meddling in the recent American presidential election campaign on...

No, Nancy Pelosi Did Not Call Hong Kong Protests a ‘Beautiful Sight to Behold’

By Polygraph Global TimesChinese state newspaper“Chinese web users still remember the distress and anger they felt when they saw rioters in Hong Kong storming the...

Moscow TV Personality Says US Behind Coronavirus Pandemic

By Paul Goble, Window on Eurasia Anatoly Vasserman, a prominent pro-Kremlin TV commentator, says that the US is to blame for the coronavirus pandemic. According...