Sunday, November 16, 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.

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...

Russian state media try to hijack new Novichok poisoning narrative

By Polygraph RIA Novosti State-owned media outlet “According to preliminary data, the incident in Amesbury was not a ‘Russian attack’, said Deputy Chief of the British Interior...

Russian unleashes torrent of alternative facts in Amesbury poisoning case

By Sarah Hurst (@XSovietNews), for StopFake Within hours of British police announcing last night that a couple from Amesbury, Wiltshire had been poisoned with Novichok,...

Kremlin Watch Briefing: Will Federica Mogherini finally listen to EU Member States?

Topics of the Week he European Council's conclusions call for a more coordinated and better resourced response to disinformation on part of the EU. Will the...

Figure of the Week: 10,000

By EU vs Disinfo Russian television viewers were recently told that Ukraine is solely responsible for all the casualties in the country’s war-torn east. The groundless accusation was...

Decline in public’s trust may prompt Putin to launch new attacks abroad, Yury Gudkov...

By Paul Goble, Window on Eurasia New Levada Center polls show that Russians are less trusting of Vladimir Putin and other senior leaders including Dmitry...

Russian arms manufacturer leads gullible citizens of “space nation”

By Sarah Hurst (@XSovietNews), for StopFake The “space nation” of Asgardia attracted global headlines last month when its “Head of Nation”, 54-year-old Igor Ashurbeyli, was...