Friday, November 29, 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.

Freedom as an Imperialist Scheme

By EU vs Disinfo Five days after the election in Belarus, an op-ed in Kremlin-owned RT described the protests as “Scripted by the imperialists”. The...

C’mon, Let’s Ignore!

By EU vs Disinfo Disinformation Outlets Attempt to Disregard Belarus The English-language segment of pro-Kremlin disinformation outlets is surprisingly indifferent towards the ongoing events in Belarus....

Kremlin Watch Briefing: Norwegian citizen arrested for alleged espionage for Russia

Topics of the Week Citizen of Norway has been arrested under the suspicion that he was conducting espionage for the Russian Federation. Former US special...

Russia Will Investigate Navalny’s Poisoning… As a Foreign Attempt to Destabilize the Country

By Polygraph Dmitry PeskovKremlin press secretaryWe do not understand why our German colleagues are in such a hurry to use the word 'poisoning' and so...

Belarusian Defense Minister Misleadingly Associates National Flag with Nazi Collaborators

By EU vs Disinfo Viktor KhreninBelarusian Minister of Defense“We cannot calmly watch how, under the flags under which the fascists organized the massacres of Belarusians,...

Storytelling the Disinformation. Part 6

By EU vs Disinfo The Hero Once upon a Time, in a kingdom far, far away, a dragon was keeping the entire population hostage, poisoning it...

Protests Through The Eyes Of Belarusian Censorship

By EU vs Disinfo President Alyaksandr Lukashenka visiting a tractor factory on August 17. Screenshot: Belarusian TV 1 news. EUvsDisinfo had a look at state-controlled media in...

Russian State News Falsely Claims Belarus Protester ‘Killed Himself’

By Polygraph Olga SkabeyevaRussian state TV news presenter“Truly he died, tragically. And the main stupidity is that this Belarusian tried to throw an explosive device...

Madagascar’s President Promised a Miracle Coronavirus Cure. It Didn’t Work

By Polygraph Andry RajoelinaPresident of Madagascar"Covid-Organics, improved traditional remedy based on artemisia & endemic plants, curative & preventive against #Covid19, is launched!”Source: Twitter, April 20,...

Skepticism, Not Sour Grapes, Defines West’s Reaction to Sputnik V

By Polygraph Sputnik NewsRussian state news outlet“On 11 August, Russia announced the world's first vaccine for COVID-19, named 'Sputnik V' … International observers detail why...