Saturday, November 30, 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.

The little things — pop-ups, notifications, warnings — work to fight fake news, new...

By Laura Hazard Owen, for NiemanLab The growing stream of reporting on and data about fake news, misinformation, partisan content, and news literacy is hard...

The secret labs conspiracy: a converging narrative

By EU vs Disinfo Some observers have recently argued about a convergence of narratives between pro-Kremlin and Chinese disinformation networks. We have taken a closer...

Decisive year for Putin

The leap year 2020, difficult and complicated for the world, seems to be also the decisive year for Russian president. Vladimir Putin is trying...

Interpol denies issuing red notices for Donald Trump, U.S. officials, as Iran claimed

By Polygraph Press TVIranian state TV channel“A senior Iranian judge says INTERPOL Red Notices have been issued for the prosecution of dozens of military and...

Facebook uses Ukrainian nazis to fight Russia, and other absurdities

By EU vs Disinfo Dealing with disinformation is often psychologically draining – both for its creators as well as for those fighting against it. To be constantly...

NEPLP restricts most influential Kremlin’s propaganda channel in Latvia

By NEPLP The National Electronic Mass Media Council of Latvia (NEPLP) in compliance with sanctions imposed by Council of the European Union (EU) has decided...

The Saker – blind loyalty, disguised as defiance

By EU vs Disinfo A network of the Kremlin’s obedient followers The Saker of the Vineyard is a blog by a retired Swiss Red Cross officer, residing...

Russia denies ‘territorial claims,’ but what about these?

By Polygraph Dmitry PeskovRussian presidential spokesman“No, Russia doesn’t have any territorial claims against its neighbors.”Source: TASS, June 22, 2020MISLEADING On June 22, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters,...

Nationalists in North Macedonia use border closures to sow confusion and mistrust

By Metamorphosis Foundation, for Global Voices This story is based on reporting by Global Voices’ content partner Meta.mk News Agency, a project of Metamorphosis Foundation. Check out...

95 percent of Russians now say victory in 1945 was main event for Russia...

By Paul Goble, Window on Eurasia In the run-up to the pandemic-delayed Victory Day parade, 95 percent of Russians told VTsIOM that the victory over...