Saturday, April 25, 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.

African Initiative: Russian FIMI Operation Disguised as a News Agency

By EUvsDisinfo The Kremlin has steadily expanded its foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI) operations globally. We have tracked their footprint across the EU neighbourhood,...

The Russian regime and ideological manipulation in Spain

The Russian regime, under the leadership of Vladimir Putin, has developed a strategy of systematic disinformation that transcends borders and cultural contexts. In the...

Will NATO die for Narva?

June 11, 2025 brought news that in normal times would have caused an earthquake in European capitals, or at least prompted deep reflection on...

An Unpleasant Incident

By EUvsDisinfo The Kremlin downplays Ukraine’s devastating attack on Russian military airfields, looking for distractions and feebly recycling old lies about terrorism and Anglo-Saxons instead. This...

Polish Elections in the Eyes of Moscow

By EUvsDisinfo The Polish Presidential elections showed how the Kremlin spin machine works. In a haze of hyperbolic accusations and false claims, one element stood...

The French did it? The Kremlin Playbook Strikes Again

By EUvsDisinfo Last week saw a new, yet familiar narrative circulate aimed at discrediting the democratic elections in Romania and stirring mistrust of European institutions....

Georgia’s Foreign Agents Law: Protecting Sovereignty or Attacking Civil Society?

By EUvsDisinfo Georgia’s authorities have started a disinformation campaign ahead of the application of a new Foreign Agents law. As of 1 June, a new law...

“Hurray! Vacation!”, or a survival guide in a candy box

For millions of students around the world, the end of May is a time of euphoria. White shirts, flowers for teachers, and that unique...

The body as a shield. From Tortiza in Georgia to Vasylkiv in Ukraine –...

On the night of Sunday, May 18, 2025, a tragedy unfolded in the Kyiv region, providing yet another bloody proof that the nature of...

Celebrating a New War

By EUvsDisinfo Well into the fourth year of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Moscow’s real ambitions are well-known: to control, conquer and subdue all, or...