Thursday, November 13, 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.

Which European democracies are best combating Russian disinformation?

By David Alandete, for El Pais New think tank report places Spain, France, Germany and Poland among the most protected from interference by Russia-funded media Ahead of...

Did Western media call Russia ‘the last hope of the west?’

By Polygraph Viktor Marakhovsky Writer for RIA Novosti “In short, today the question is more relevant than ever: what can save the union now? So far...

Who is Darth Putin?

By EU vs Disinfo Disinformation can sometimes be fun – especially when the more awkward attempts to spread it are unmasked. We do our best...

What the OPCW-FFM report on the Saraqib chlorine attack tells us about the Douma...

By Eliot Higgins, for Bellingcat May 16's OPCW-FFM report on the February 4 2018 chemical attack in Saraqib, Idlib, reveals not only information about the Saraqib...

New York State Senate welcomes Russian propagandists

By Sarah Hurst (@XSovietNews), for StopFake It is absurd enough that Russia organises “Immortal Regiment” marches all over the world in early May, but the...

Kremlin Watch Briefing: British intelligence chief names and shames the Kremlin for its hostile...

Topics of the Week n his first ever international public appearance, British intelligence chief Andrew Parker explicitly named Russia as “chief protagonist” in the campaign to...

Ex-BBC manager at Sputnik sees no evil

By Sarah Hurst (@XSovietNews), for StopFake Nikolai Gorshkov started his career as a protocol officer for the State Committee for Science and Technology of the...

Figure of the Week: 50

By EU vs Disinfo A falsified news report accuses a pro-European Moldovan politician of offering to lease Chisinau to the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi...

As Russia’s government effort to ban Telegram falters, digital activists are pranking the censorship...

By Christopher Moldes, for Global Voices Russia's so-called “Digital Resistance” has struck out against the country's internet blacklist, an ever-growing list of websites censored by the...

Transatlantic Commission to Focus on Election Meddling

By VoA News An international commission has formed to try to end meddling in elections in Western democratic nations by Russia and other autocratic countries. The...