Thursday, April 25, 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.

One lie per minute

By EU vs Disinfo Dmitry Kiselyov keeps living up to his reputation as one of the Kremlin’s most passionate propagandists. On 17 March, while celebrating the...

#PackOfLies. Does the Kremlin use Trotsky to warn the opposition?

By Donatas Puslys, Vilnius Institute for Policy Analysis, for StopFake "We will come back and destroy you all“, - Leon Trotsky said after the failed...

The wooden anniversary of Crimean annexation

By EU vs Disinfo Five Years of Lies, Deception and Abuse When it comes to weddings, a five year anniversary is associated with wood, and it...

Kremlin Watch Briefing: European Parliament calls out Russia and calls for Magnitsky Act-like sanctions

Topics of the Week The European Parliament pointed out that Russia is not a strategic partneranymore and calls for new Magnitsky-style sanctions. Russian oligarch sued the U.S....

Crimean limbo: How low can you go?

By EU vs Disinfo How low will the Russian state news agency RIA Novosti go in trying to create the impression that Crimea has become accepted by...

Russia’s new rules for Northern Sea Route violate international law

By Polygraph Kamil Bekyashev Vice President of the Russian Maritime Law Association “Indeed, the NSR passes not only within Russia’s territorial waters, nevertheless, our country has...

Nuclear race defines Russia’s military doctrine

By Polygraph Anatoly Antonov Russia's Ambassador to the United States “There is no first strike concept in the Russian doctrine. There is a clear reference in...

Figure of the week: 49

By EU vs Disinfo Programs produced in Russia make up about 49% of prime-time content on Belarusian TV channels, research by the Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ)...

Twitter as an information battlefield – Venezuela; a case study

By EU vs Disinfo The image of International humanitarian aid as a “Trojan Horse” has successfully established a narrative in Spanish language Twitter, where Russia...

Moscow falsely accuses Ukraine of violating Friendship Treaty

By Polygraph Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs "… Maidan authorities, who under the guise of fighting the ‘aggressor’ violate fundamental rights of their own citizens and...