Wednesday, April 24, 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.

Figure of the week: 122

By EU vs Disinfo Last week, Facebook announced a new takedown of 122 user accounts, pages, groups, and Instagram profiles originating in Russia that violated...

Disinformation sharpened tensions between Serbia and Montenegro

By EU vs Disinfo Disinformation sharpened tensions between Serbia and Montenegro The divisive situation around the newly adopted Law on Freedom of religion of Montenegro has...

Flawed peace plan for Ukraine repeats Kremlin talking points

UkraineAlert by Eurasia Center Related Experts: Ian Brzezinski, Michael Carpenter, Daniel Fried, Melinda Haring, John E. Herbst, Alexander Vershbow A distinguished group...

Figure of the week: 35

By EU vs Disinfo Fact-Checkers note a 35 % increase in disinformation, published by Serbian tabloids Not less than 945 unfounded items of news have been...

The best defence is good offense

By EU vs Disinfo Pro-Kremlin Coordinated Efforts on Disinformation The new coronavirus epidemic is dominating the news this week, and this is clearly reflected in the...

“Nothing can be ruled out”

By EU vs Disinfo Russian state-controlled TV mixes coronavirus conspiracy theories with ambiguous debunks.  The coronavirus carries the Latin word for crown, corona. What did Donald Trump...

RT neglects interviewee’s tie to Assad-linked group

By Polygraph RT (Russia Today)Russian state-owned media outlet“John Taylor Holmes, a retired major general who served as a director of special forces, was on...

Coronavirus puts Southeast Asian anti-fake news laws to test

By VoA News A bevy of new laws across Southeast Asia barring dissemination of fake news are being put to the test by the spreading...

Americans of all political stripes expect 2020’s fake news to be biased against their...

It’s not just the real news media partisans think is rooting for the other team — it’s the fake news media too. ...

Russian chief editor wildly exaggerates Sputink’s Belarus audience

By Polygraph Margarita SimonyanChief Editor, Rossiya Segodnya“Sputnik Belarus in January had 10 million unique visitors, with the country’s population of 9.5 million. That is...