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.

Disinfo Analysis: 16 million British apologies – trend of the week in Russia’s domestic...

By Polygraph The website of Russia’s RIA Novosti state news agency has featured a report headlined “The British have apologized to Russia for their insane leaders”...

States within states: how corruption in the Baltic transport sector perpetuates Russia’s economic influence

By Laurynas Keturakis, for Integrity Initiative Since Russia’s incursion into Ukraine in 2014, the Baltic States have kept an especially watchful eye on the Kremlin....

Four factors affecting press freedom in Russia

By EU vs Disinfo The World Press Freedom Day has been marked every year on 3 May after it was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly...

Timeline: How Russia Built Two Major Disinformation Campaigns

By EU vs Disinfo On Sunday 4 March Russian ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia were poisoned in Salisbury with a military-grade nerve agent of a type developed by Russia. On Saturday 7 April, first...

Russian news uses fake photos and distorted interview on chemical attack

By Polygraph Dmitry Kiselyov Head of Rossiya Segodnya "Literal information bombs! This week was a journalist's godsend for our military correspondent in Syria, Evgeny Poddubnyy." Source: Rossiya 1,...

RT could lose its UK broadcast license

By EU vs Disinfo “Since the events in Salisbury, we have observed a significant increase in the number of programmes on the RT service that...

A Movie as “New Evidence on Fake Chemical Attack” – Again

By EU vs Disinfo A little girl in turquoise t-shirt and pants, a boy and an older man are lying on a vehicle. Their bodies...

Russia’s “Nazi” Narrative Against Lithuania and the Baltic States

By Lukas Andriukaitis, for Integrity Initiative The 2016 US Presidential elections were the final wake-up call for Western countries to grasp the full scope of...

NTV goes to Denmark: a story about backfire

By EU vs Disinfo Located in the far Western corner of the Baltic Sea, Denmark does not appear very often on the radar of the...

Kremlin Watch Briefing: British Parliament moves toward a more coordinated investigation

Topics of the Week British Parliament moves toward an effective and comprehensive investigation of Russian influence, setting an example for other national parliaments to expose and...