Wednesday, October 15, 2025

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.

For the Kremlin, Elections Are Golden Opportunities for interference

By EUvsDisinfo On 4 and 5 October, Czech voters went to the polls to elect a new parliament. And the Kremlin once again saw an...

Russian ‘Fact-Checking’ Network: EU-Sanctioned Brazilians Among Its Members

By Maiquel Rosauro, for Lupa Read the Portuguese version of this feature. Two Brazilian journalists—one linked to organizations sanctioned by the European Union and the other a collaborator...

Russia Uses a ‘Fact-Checker Network’ to Try to Legitimize Elections in Venezuela

By Maiquel Rosauro, for Lupa Read the Portuguese version of this feature. The first part of the report: The “truth war”: how Russia created its own ‘fact-checking’ network “In...

From Social Media to Weapon Factories: How Russia Traps African Women in War Production

By EUvsDisinfo What looks like a dream job abroad is, in reality, a conveyor belt into Moscow’s war machine. Influencers generally promote beauty products, holiday destinations,...

The “truth war”: how Russia built its own ‘fact-checking’ network

By Maiquel Rosauro, for Lupa Who controls the narrative controls power. Working from that logic, in November 2024 the Global Fact-Checking Network (GFCN)—an association that publicly...

Kremlin Disinfo Surge Targets Moldova ahead of Elections

By EUvsDisinfo As Moldova prepares for its parliamentary elections on September 28, the country is facing an unprecedented wave of hybrid threats and FIMI. The Kremlin-backed propaganda...

The Kremlin Spews a Smokescreen of FIMI over Drones in Poland

By EUvsDisinfo As the Kremlin spews disinformation narratives attacking Ukraine and the European Union, Russia also conducts drone operations against Ukraine, with some drones crossing...

EU’s Telegram Dilemma: The Rise of Unchecked Influence

By Pavlo Burdiak, Oleksandr Monastyrskyi and Oleksiy Tretyakov-Grodzevych, for EUvsDisinfo Since its founding in 2013, Telegram has rapidly evolved from a niche messaging app into...

Russia’s Northern Fleet Commander Says Stalin’s War against Finland in 1939-1940 has Important Lessons...

By Paul Goble, for Window on Eurasia Norwegian Crown Prince Haakon led a celebration in Longyearbyen of the centenary of the coming into force of...

Alaska and the Illusion of Strength

By EUvsDisinfo Russia’s FIMI machine has a simple formula: loudly accuse others for the aggression and bad faith that it is actually responsible for. The upcoming Alaska...