Tuesday, September 2, 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.

Russia’s Northern Fleet Commander Says Stalin’s War against Finland in 1939-1940 has Important Lessons...

By Paul Goble, for Window on Eurasia Norwegian Crown Prince Haakon led a celebration in Longyearbyen of the centenary of the coming into force of...

Alaska and the Illusion of Strength

By EUvsDisinfo Russia’s FIMI machine has a simple formula: loudly accuse others for the aggression and bad faith that it is actually responsible for. The upcoming Alaska...

Lukashenka’s Ongoing Retaliation Against Belarusians

By EUvsDisinfo On 9 August 2020, Aleksandr Lukashenka unleashed a massive reprisal against thousands of Belarusians who dared to stand up against his decades-long rule,...

Genocide Claims, Peace Enforcement and Proxy Regions: Disinformation from Georgia to Ukraine

By EUvsDisinfo From Georgia to Moldova to Ukraine, the Kremlin follows the same playbook: fuel separatism, spread disinformation, and intervene under false pretences. Moscow has a...

The Summit on a Disinformation Mountain

By EUvsDisinfo Moldova is rapidly moving towards parliamentary elections set for 28 September. Seen as decisive for the geopolitical orientation of the country, the contest...

Freedom from Liberties

By EUvsDisinfo As Moscow feigns concern for the rule of law in Ukraine, it perfects a cage at home that frees its subjects from their...

Imedi TV: The Propaganda Megaphone Undermining Georgia’s EU Aspirations

By EUvsDisinfo One of the most-watched television channels in Georgia, Imedi TV has become the ruling party’s most powerful propaganda machine, relentlessly pushing anti-western rhetoric...

Summoning the Ghost of the Reich

By EUvsDisinfo The Kremlin’s information manipulation apparatus is sparing no resources in its effort to cast Germany as a historical villain, saturating its channels with...

The Kremlin’s Tale of the European Bogeyman

By EUvsDisinfo Moscow pays lip service to peace, yet its disinformation peddlers talk constantly of war. This is no accident. Portraying European defence as ‘aggressive...

The Myth of Betrayal: the West as the Eternal Enemy

By EUvsDisinfo We continue our examination of the new history books in Russian schools. See the previous article here The myth of the evil West, always on...