Friday, May 3, 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.

Does Julian Assange face death penalty in the U.S. as Russians claim?

By Polygraph Margarita Simonyan Managing editor of RT and Rossiya Segodnya “Kindly Ecuador, which today surrendered Assange to the police, demanded that the British not extradite him...

Let’s give in to the Kremlin psychic warriors

By EU vs Disinfo Russia’s Armed Force’s Journal Discloses Military Parapsychological Capacity Sometimes you realise it’s time to pack up and go home. Why attempt to...

European elections: Are we ready?

By EU vs Disinfo In May, EU citizens will choose their representatives to the European Parliament. The choice we make at the ballot box will...

From Russia: coordinated clickbait

By Michael Sheldon, for @DFRLab On March 26, Facebook removed 2632 pages, groups, and accounts from its platforms, accusing them of inauthentic behavior. The largest...

Task Force update: one week left

By David J. Kramer, for Ukrainian Election Task Force In Kyiv to participate in the 12th annual Kyiv Security Forum, I sense considerable anticipation ahead of...

The Guardian’s nifty old-article trick is a reminder of how news organizations can use...

If we know lots of people on social will only glance at our headlines and not tap through, why can’t we bring better information...

Did NATO cause the crisis in Libya?

By Polygraph Sergey Lavrov Russian Foreign Minister “The reason for the Libyan crisis lies in NATO’s actions in 2011. Precisely since that time, Libya has turned into...

“We’re not on TV right now — we can tell the truth”

By EU vs Disinfo In the middle of a live streamed marathon coverage of Sunday’s elections in Ukraine, Russian state TV host Olga Skabeyeva told her co-host,...

Figure of the Week: 6

By EU vs Disinfo At least 6 of Madagascar’s presidental candidates were offered money by Russians, a BBC investigation reveals. Russia has been spreading its reach...

South Front – Russia hiding being Russian

By EU vs Disinfo The website Southfront.org is focusing on news on security issues, foreign policy, military analysis and reports on military hardware. According to the Mission...