Friday, April 17, 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.

Disinformation and European erosion in Romania

By Radu Magdin, for Disinfo Portal Romania has a reputation as one of the most pro-EU and pro-US countries in Europe. Public opinion barometers demonstrate...

War weariness combined with desire for efficacy explains Zelensky’s appeal, Kirillova says

By Paul Goble, Window on Eurasia For six years, Ukrainians have had to fight a war they did not choose but that arose as a...

Figure of the week: 200,000

By EU vs Disinfo UK media regulator Ofcom has fined RT £200,000 for breaching impartiality rules. Ofcom’s investigation found that RT failed to preserve due impartiality...

Lie, manipulate, spread, change, spread again

By EU vs Disinfo Sputnik Polska as the tip of the iceberg of a disinformation campaign. Penetration of the information space by pro-Kremlin actors goes far...

The alphabet book of pro-Kremlin disinformation (Part II: F – L)

By EU vs Disinfo The Claims The Facts F   False Flag The chemical attack at Douma was a false flag operation. The Skripal poisoning was a false flag operation....

Russian military’s own exhibit debunks its claims that it hasn’t used cluster bombs in...

By Polygraph Igor Konashenkov Russian Defense Ministry spokesperson "Concerning speculation about cluster bombs – the Russian air force does not use (them).” Source: RIA Novosti False The defense...

RT host denies credibility of Mueller indictment against Russian troll factory

By Polygraph Murad Gazdiev Reporter, RT International “The Mueller report did not provide any proof of the troll factory’s ties with the U.S. election interference.” Source: RT...

Disinformation space oddity

By EU vs Disinfo Disinformation narratives floated in a most peculiar way this week, targeting Moon landing, Ukraine, Ursula von der Leyen, and more. In 1957,...

The alphabet book of pro-Kremlin disinformation (Part I: A – E)

By EU vs Disinfo The Claims The Facts A   America America is occupying Europe, instigating wars and corrupting the young. America is controlled by the British. Conspiracy theories – “things...

RT loses plot on Italian neo-Nazi missile bust

By Polygraph Anonymous RT author “The lack of critical thinking is particularly puzzling given the fact that rebel forces in eastern Ukraine have never been associated with...