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.

Russian politician calls HBO Chernobyl ‘anti-Soviet filth’, falsely accuses producers of distortion

By Polygraph Dmitry Yevseyev leader of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation branch in the city of Cheboksary “The Chernobyl series … is packed with petty...

How Serbian Sputnik infiltrated a disinformation hub in Bosnia and Herzegovina

By EU vs Disinfo Although most of the sources of political disinformation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) are local media, a large disinformation hub is...

False friends

By EU vs Disinfo Everybody needs a friend – to laugh, cry or watch ‘‘Friends” episodes with, where every problem is solved sooner or later,...

The Chornobyl disaster and the power of story-telling

By EU vs Disinfo The TV show ”Chernobyl”, produced by HBO and Sky, has been getting attention in different parts of the world, from the US...

#EUelections2019: Disinformation’s Role in the Czech Republic

By Jonáš Syrovátka, for Disinfo Portal The possibility that disinformation might influence the European parliamentary elections in the Czech Republic was not taken lightly by...

If you don’t like the answer, ask a different question

By EU vs Disinfo Following indications of a decrease in president Putin’s personal approval rating, Russia’s state-owned polling agency last month decided to publish the...

Russian independent journalism under disinformation attack

By EU vs Disinfo In Russia, independent journalism survives in pockets of oxygen, surrounded by dominating state-controlled networks and Kremlin-loyal private media outlets. Thursday’s arrest of...

A slip of the tongue?

By EU vs Disinfo “I have been a TV host for 30 years, and I have stopped !” This statement appeared in a leaked audio recording...

Russian media repeats false claim on use of force in Eastern Ukraine

By Polygraph Oleg Zhivotov Ukrainian Lawyer “The experts found that, according to Article 17 of the Constitution of Ukraine, the Armed Forces of Ukraine cannot be involved...

Russia rains on D-Day parade

By Polygraph Maria Zakharova Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman “The Normandy landings were not a game-changer for the outcome of WWII and the Great Patriotic War. The outcome...