Wednesday, September 17, 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.

Prime-Time BS

By EU vs Disinfo It is no news that more and more Russians disapprove of what they see on the government-controlled TV channels. Now Russia’s perhaps most famous...

Thailand’s anti-fake news center fans fears of censorship

By Zsombor Peter, for VoA Rights groups and opposition parties in Thailand are warning that a new center authorities plan to open by next month...

Figure of the week: 8

By EU vs Disinfo According to a recent experiment, hiring someone to run a disinformation attack on a company would cost you $8 per social...

Russia was behind Giuliani’s invitation to Armenia

By Polygraph Dmitry Peskov Kremlin spokesperson “The Russian side knows nothing about Giuliani’s participation , the cancellation of his participation.” Source: RIA Novosti, September 30, 2019...

Kremlin media on Greta Thunberg: “An illiterate, fanatic Messiah”

By EU vs Disinfo Pro-Kremlin disinformation outlets have intensified a campaign on the climate issue, suggesting “alternative versions” and conspiracies around, and has lately also...

New sanctions against ‘Putin’s Chef’ prompt latest Russian election meddling denial

By Polygraph Sputnik News Russian state funded radio broadcaster “Russia has been repeatedly accused of meddling in the US elections by Western powers. However, subsequent probes failed...

Why is the pro-Kremlin media afraid of Greta?

By EU vs Disinfo “A sick girl who is as stupid as she is naïve” and “the prophet of a new totalitarian wave”: This is...

Governments countering disinformation: the case of Germany

By Christina la Cour, for Disinfo Portal Germany was among the first countries to introduce a law against fake news. But the controversial Network Enforcement...

Wriggling out of accountability: Misinformation, evasion, and the informational problem of live TV interviews

By Michael J. Socolow, for The Conversation The great interrogations of TV news history didn’t happen live. “There’s one option that could be considered by...

Kremlin Watch Briefing: What are the top 6 Russian narratives about Europe?

Hybrid Warfare Analytical Group has created an infographic covering top 6 Russian narratives on Europe based on “Image of European Countries on Russian TV” joint...