Thursday, April 18, 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.

Vaccine hesitancy and pro-Kremlin opportunism

By EU vs Disinfo The “Vaccine Scare” has been present in the pro-Kremlin disinformation network for a long time, usually in the “undergrowth” of the...

Completely bogus claim that 5G tech invites coronavirus

By Polygraph David IckeAuthor, conspiracy theorist“What does 5G do? What does 4G do that 5G but even more? It poisons the cells, which get poisoned...

Italians offered EUR 200 for praising Putin’s help on camera – media

By UNIAN Italians are being offered EUR 200 for starring in a video to be shot by "Russian media", thanking Russia and its president, Vladimir...

Coronavirus: Russian journalists vs. conspiracies

By EU vs Disinfo Independent journalists in Russia continue to hold the state-controlled media outlets accountable for how the latter present the COVID-19 pandemic to...

Figure of the Week: Three-in-ten

By EU vs Disinfo Coronavirus conspiracy theories are gaining traction with audiences: nearly three-in-ten Americans believe that COVID-19 was produced in a lab. One of the...

Who’s a terrorist? Russian Foreign Ministry twists history of ISIS

By Polygraph Maria ZakharovaRussian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman“However, we have long had questions regarding what the United States is guided by in including or not including...

“The COVID-19 outbreak: A window of opportunity to attack the deep state”

By EU vs Disinfo Pro-Kremlin Media Issuing Instructions on How to (not) Organise Riots “One World Think Tank” is an outlet, registered in Russia and managed...

Ambassadors call for peace in Ukraine, Russia reacts with falsehoods

By Poligraph Dmitry PeskovRussian Presidential Spokesman“Crimea is part of the Russian Federation, with all the consequences this entails. Russia doesn’t have to leave Donbas soil...

Kremlin Watch Briefing: How is the pandemic being abused by authoritarian regimes?

Topic of the Week Authoritarian regimes abuse the pandemic in order to tighten their grip on their citizens and to spread their geopolitical influence while...

China’s official coronavirus timeline starts out weeks too late

By Polygraph The government of the People’s Republic of China“Late December 2019 ­­‑- The Wuhan Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in central China's...