Friday, December 12, 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.

The Rise of the Disinformation-for-Hire Industry

By EUvsDisinfo The emergence of a global, large-scale disinformation industry has privatised influence operations, granting states strategic reach with plausible deniability. A quiet revolution has taken...

When Propaganda Replaces Policy: Russia’s Water Crisis in Occupied Ukraine

By EUvsDisinfo On 30 September 2025, Russia celebrated the anniversary of the ‘reunification of new regions’ – how pro-Kremlin disinformation refers to the occupation of...

Russian play on anti-colonial and anti-US sentiments in Latin America

Russia's presence in Latin America is no longer just a remnant of the Cold War, but has become a structural element of the new...

False flag sabotage. Who is really behind the attacks when the perpetrator is a...

Russian propaganda spreaders in Poland are intensifying their efforts to prove that Kiev is behind the recent acts of sabotage on the Vistula River....

Disinformation narrative: “it’s not so obvious”

Another act of sabotage in Poland has seriously shocked the public. This time, no warehouse burned down, but a train could have derailed. The...

A Battle for Hearts and Minds: How Russian Propaganda Takes Over Africa

By The TruthAfrica project, for EUvsDisinfo In many parts of Africa, memories of colonial exploitation, past foreign interference and broken promises remain vivid. These wounds...

The European Democracy Shield

By EUvsDisinfo In November 12, the EU announced the establishment of the European Democracy Shield. The Shield, developed jointly by the European Commission and the European...

An alliance of extremes against Ukraine

Observing the public debate in the West, one gets the impression that we are participating in two parallel, completely contradictory realities. On the one...

A simple explanation for complex issues, or the search for a scapegoat

Ukrainians are given priority in hospitals, while Poles are denied treatment – this disinformation narrative has been circulating intensively in the Polish information space...

20 years of Russia Today: Russian propaganda from Paris to Sydney

RT television celebrated its 20th anniversary with a flourish befitting its status as the main exporter of Russian propaganda: the Bolshoi Theater, decor in...