Tuesday, July 8, 2025

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.

Task Force update: Russian interference continues post-election

By David J.Kramer, for Ukrainian Election Task Force Just days following the April 21 second round of the pivotal presidential election in Ukraine, Russian President...

The half-truth, a little of the truth and a lot of stuff besides the...

By EU vs Disinfo Sometimes facts can be disinformation. Taken out of context, a quote, a number, a statement or a picture can be deceiving,...

Alarming results of disinformation studies

New means of influencing opinions and political emotions are being used nowadays not only by opposing parties and politicians, but also individuals, influential companies,...

Children as a tool: How Russia militarizes kids in the Donbas and Crimea

By Iryna Matviyishyn, for Atlantic Council With an eye to the future, officials in the Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine are waging a campaign of “patriotic...

#EUelections2019: The EU Must Take Disinformation Seriously

By Jakub Janda, for DisinfoPortal When the EU unveiled its Action Plan against Disinformation in December 2018, some experts welcomed the plan as a good first step toward a...

Hyped Russian robot turns out to be Korean

By EU vs Disinfo “Russian military robots perform workout exercises in front of Putin,” the Russian state news agency RIA Novosti told in a tweet on 23...

Kremlin Watch Briefing: Can the EU limit the impact of disinformation ahead of the...

Topics of the Week Worth following! Atlantic Council's DisinfoPortal launches “The Drop,” a new newsletter aiming at using global expertise to advance understanding of the threat...

The claim on Russian state TV that NATO doubles defense spending is baseless

By Polygraph Vasyl Volha Leader, Ukrainian Political Party 'Union of Leftists' “All of the NATO countries are doubling their budgets starting this year.” Source: Rossiya 1, May...

Figure of the week: 52.8%

By EU vs Disinfo Proverb of a pro-Kremlin outlet: if 52.8% of respondents don’t fit into your story, just ignore them. On April 28th, RT...

A disillusioned democrat

By EU vs Disinfo It is now five years since the EU began to introduce sanctions against individual key actors in Russia’s aggression in Ukraine....