Sunday, May 5, 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.

Closet Russian site hides revealing metadata

By EU vs Disinfo Recently euvsdisinfo.eu published an article about the Russia-based site South Front, describing how the site is based in Russia, how its...

Figure of the week: 3

By EU vs Disinfo Three victims of online disinformation speak out, sharing their personal experiences of facing online and off-line harassment and threats. One of the...

Russian disinfo patterns: “NATO is to blame for Kaliningrad’s militarization”

By Lukas Andriukaitis, for Integrity Initiative Lukas Andriukaitis is Associate Analyst at Vilnius Institute for Policy Analysis and a Digital Forensic Research Associate at Atlantic...

Will Russia Really Gain Control Over Ukraine’s Economy?

By Polygraph RIA Novosti State news agency “Russia has gained control over the Ukrainian economy, an expert said.” Source: RIA Novosti, May 11, 2019 FALSE Ukraine trades far...

EU elections and a state of denial

By EU vs Disinfo It’s almost a tradition: As soon as elections take place, usually in Western countries, warnings of possible Russian influence make the...

Singapore parliament approves ‘anti-fake news’ law — will this curtail free speech?

By Mong Palatino, for Global Voices Singapore’s parliament approved the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (POFMA) on May 8, 2019. Commonly known as the...

Figure of the week: 5G

Источник: EU vs Disinfo RT America, the US-based arm of Russia Today, has a public health announcement: 5G technology – the latest iteration of cellular...

The corrosive effect of online propaganda channels in Slovakia

By Miroslava Sawiris, for Disinfo Portal For many observers in Slovakia as well as abroad, the Slovak presidential election in March was a glimmer of...

Kremlin Watch Briefing: Half of Europeans potentially exposed to disinformation before the elections

Topics of the Week Half of Europeans may have been exposed to disinformation on social media linked to Russia according to an online security company. While the United...

#EUelections2019: Pro-Kremlin narratives in Latvia

By Ianis Bucholtz and Solvita Denisa-Liepniece, for Disinfo Portal Latvia irks the Kremlin. In line with its claims about Ukraine, Moscow frequently accuses the Baltic...