Saturday, February 14, 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.

Twitter was a minefield of false information during the 2019 Nigerian elections

By Nwachukwu Egbunike, for Global Voices Ethnic hate speech and disinformation were rife on Twitter. This story is the second in a two-part series on online...

One World, one author, one chain of command

By EU vs Disinfo The “One World Global Think Tank” is a new addition to the pantheon of Moscow-based disinformation outlets, publishing material ...

Fighting the disinformation virus: Georgia edition

By EU vs Disinfo This week the Disinformation Review comes to you straight from Georgia, the land of ancient traditions, home of the “first Europeans”,...

In Russia, individuals can now be branded ‘foreign agents’

By RuNet Echo, for Global Voices Today, Russia's State Duma passed the third and final reading of a new bill expanding the scope of the...

Who becomes a Reddit conspiracy theorist? They have these things in common

By Laura Hazard Owen, for NiemanLab Plus: “Subtly inducing people to think about the concept of accuracy decreases their sharing of false and misleading...

Kremlin Watch Briefing: NATO is allegedly brain-dead. What does the Kremlin think?

Topics of the Week Russia takes advantage of the power vacuum in the Balkans to expand its economic and political influence. US Senate sheds light on...

Governments countering disinformation: the case of Italy

By Christina la Cour, for Disinfo Portal Fake news and disinformation are divisive topics in Italy. There is far from consensus on the size...

Erdoğan calls U.S. House of Representatives’ resolution on Armenian genocide ‘slander’

By Polygraph Recep Tayyip ErdoğanPresident, Turkey“We are saddened that a slander against our country is being accepted by a country’s parliament. We would consider...

Gazprom’s Double Standards

By EU vs Disinfo The Russian state-controlled energy company Gazprom wants to be known in Europe as a serious business partner capable of providing a...

Fake news grabs our attention, produces false memories and appeals to our emotions

By Rachel Anne Barr, for The Conversation “Fake news” is a relatively new term, yet it’s now seen as one of the greatest threats to...