Sunday, July 6, 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.

What to know about WhatsApp in Brazil ahead of Sunday’s election

By Laura Hazard Owen, for NiemanLab The growing stream of reporting on and data about fake news, misinformation, partisan content, and news literacy is hard...

Figure of the Week: 136,000

By EU vs Disinfo A court in Finland has ordered three pro-Kremlin trolls to pay 136,000 euros in damages for harassing and slandering Jessikka Aro,...

TOP 3 ways to spread disinformation about military exercises

By EU vs Disinfo Western military exercises are an obvious target for the pro-Kremlin disinformation campaign that aims to undermine the public’s trust in EU...

Putin Downplays Size of U.S. Economy to China’s Favor — Facts Show Otherwise

By Polygraph Vladimir Putin President of the Russian Federation “In terms of volume, the Chinese economy has already become larger than the U.S. economy.” Source: RIA Novosti MISLEADING Putin erroneously...

Disinfo Analysis: The ‘art of fake news’ – How independent Moldovan media fight Russian...

By Polygraph Millions of Moldovans were glued to their TV screens watching with increasing panic the news from neighboring European countries about a “massive” wave...

Disinforming with a pot on your head

By EU vs Disinfo Modern digital technology can make it almost impossible to discern disinformation from facts. For example, computer games now look so authentic that Russian state...

What have tech companies done wrong with fake news? Google (yep) lists the ways

By Laura Hazard Owen, for NiemanLab The growing stream of reporting on and data about fake news, misinformation, partisan content, and news literacy is hard...

Tolstoy’s Resurrection

By EU vs Disinfo Ukrainian language is artificial, as are Ukraine’s borders. In fact, Ukrainians are just Russians. These statements do not come from a “troll”...

Russian reporter fibs about Ukrainian delegation at the Council of Europe

By Polygraph Olga Skabeyeva Russian talk show co-host “People rallied, with bloodshot eyes, pronounced these words, looking me in the eye: ‘Death to the enemy, death to...

Like the devil reads the Bible

By EU vs Disinfo “Danish scholars conclude that RT has ‘exceptional influence’ in social media”. This was the title of a recent story published by the Russian state-controlled...