Thursday, April 25, 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.

Nostradamus and coronavirus

By EU vs Disinfo “The Noble Lady in the City by the Sea. The Chinese Coronavirus Was Predicted by Nostradamus.” Last week, one of Russia’s largest...

Turkey’s claim of killing 76 Syrian troops has scant evidence

By Polygraph Hulusi AkarTurkish Defense Minister“Turkey struck over 50 targets in retaliation and killed 76 Syrian soldiers.” Source: Anadolu Agency Feb. 3, 2020 Likely...

Disinformation Groundhog Day

By EU vs Disinfo It is Groundhog Day in the world of pro-Kremlin disinformation, with WWII revisionism and the coronavirus continuing to dominate our disinfo...

Kremlin historians, fighting the war on remembrance

By EU vs Disinfo The disinformation campaign against Poland, reported in the Disinformation Review #180, is visible in the transcript of a discussion organised by the journal...

Conspiratorial Virus

By EU vs Disinfo The pro-Kremlin media continues to target Poland, while the newly identified respiratory virus brings new opportunities for disinformation. As the news about...

Russian media spew U.S. coronavirus conspiracies for domestic audience

By Polygraph Igor NikulinRussian biochemistry and military expert“China is surrounded by American military labs, and there is a U.S. consulate in Wuhan, the staff...

Kremlin Watch Briefing: Facebook’s real-time help during the Taiwan election

TOPICS OF THE WEEK Facebook’s real-time help during the Taiwan election Russia increases its disinformation operations in South America Kremlin's Current Narrative: Elections in Taiwan overshadowed by...

The anniversary of Mariupol rocket attack: who led it and what is known about...

By InformNapalm For the anniversary of the Mariupol rocket attack, volunteers of the InformNapalm international community used open sources to gather information about the Russian...

What rhymes with RIA?

By EU vs Disinfo The first weeks of a new year are usually slow and lazy in Russia. With seven public holidays in the first...

Iran’s state media distort Western news coverage of rare Khamenei sermon

By Michael Lipin, Mehdi Jedinia, for VoANews Iranian state media have given a distorted view of Western news coverage of a rare public sermon...