Friday, February 13, 2026

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.

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...

Sputnik: Revising history one infographic at a time

By EU vs Disinfo Every year on the 13th of January, Lithuania commemorates the events of 1991 when Soviet forces attempted to crush the country’s...

How ’fake news’ and disinformation were spread in the run-up to Taiwan’s presidential elections

By New Bloom, for Global Voices This post first appeared in the online magazine New Bloom on January 6, 2020, before the presidential election took...

Kremlin propagandist doubting the religion of denial

By EU vs Disinfo Iran’s admission to shooting down Ukrainian International Airlines’ flight 752 has created big problems for the pro-Kremlin disinformation outlets. This is...
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Admitting a lie: Why the Kremlin should give it a try

By EU vs Disinfo Russian state media were put in an awkward position when Tehran on Saturday admitted having downed Ukrainian Airlines Flight PS752, allegedly...

What do the pro-Kremlin media mean by “Anglo-Saxons”?

By EU vs Disinfo In its relentless disinformation efforts, the pro-Kremlin media tend to fill words with alternative meaning. Here’s a brief explanation of what...

Pro-Kremlin Media Attempts to Make Fascism Politically Correct

By EU vs Disinfo Pro-Kremlin media have recently started to express sympathy for Fascism. This is not entirely new: The Web Site News Front, based...

Disinformation Review: Twenty Years of Distorting the Media

By EU vs Disinfo This week’s disinformation cases reflect a culture of resentment that has become an established trend in the loyal pro-Kremlin media over...