Wednesday, December 24, 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.

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...

The strategy of erasing memories of the occupied territories

In the fourth year of the war, when the front line has stabilized in a bloody stalemate and public attention is focused on diplomatic...

How “realism” became synonymous with capitulation

The summer of 2025 will go down in history as the moment when the foundations of Western security architecture—concepts such as “democracy,” “freedom,” and...

Weaponising Climate Change to Undermine the West

By EUvsDisinfo The pro-Kremlin disinformation machine is seeking to undermine the EU’s sanctions policy by attacking its Green Deal. In its quest for the tiniest bit...

Information Threat Forecast by Center for Countering Disinformation, Early November 2025

By Center for Countering Disinformation 1. Intensification of Information Campaigns Regarding EU and US Sanctions In response to the adoption of new sanctions by the United...