Friday, July 4, 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.

Figure of the Week: 70 million

By EU vs Disinfo Since the US election in 2016, the social media giants have been stepping up their action against disinformation and fake accounts in their networks. Facebook...

NATO’s Summit disinfo targets Latvia

By Anna Ūdre, for CEPA On 15 June, Russia’s state news agency RIA Novosti published a fake news story, “President of Latvia: the U.S. will...

Russian UK Embassy flubs, misstates U.S. military posture in Ukraine

By Polygraph Russian Embassy in the United Kingdom “Americans always said they had no troops in Ukraine.” Source: @RussianEmbassy, July 8, 2018 FALSE The U.S. is transparent about military...

Russia’s UN Mission tags friends on Twitter to spread message

By Sarah Hurst (@XSovietNews), for StopFake Some of the individuals tagged in tweets recently by Russian Mission UN (@RussiaUN), which has 31.1K followers, provide insight...

In France, RT is getting no love

By EU vs Disinfo It’s been just over six months since RT, the controversial Russian channel funded by the Kremlin, aired its first French broadcast...

Russia’s denials poison atmosphere after British woman dies from Novichok

By Sarah Hurst (@XSovietNews), for StopFake Last night British police announced that 44-year-old Dawn Sturgess had died in Salisbury as a result of Novichok poisoning....

A checklist of Kremlin narratives in mainstream Western media

By Ariana Gic, for StopFake In the fifth year of Russia’s war on Ukraine, Kremlin propaganda and disinformation continue to pollute the pages of popular...

How Kremlin uses the “European field” to win the propaganda game

By Viktor Denisenko, in cooperation with Vilnius Institute for Policy Analysis, for StopFake On February 23, 2018, the Radio and Television Commission of Lithuania blocked...

Steven Seagal – a foreign policy pundit, Putin’s hope for better ties with America

By Polygraph Steven Seagal Actor, musician, martial artist “I am sure that President Putin … is trying to create a situation in which the balance of powers...

“Concentration camps in Europe – again” – A guide to the emotions disinformation exploits

By EU vs Disinfo The pro-Kremlin disinformation campaign excels in manipulating the emotions of its audiences. Its orchestrators collect information about the divisions and weaknesses...