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.

#PutinAtWar: Russia bombs Damascus? Investigating an alleged Russian incendiary attack on Damascus

By Lukas Andriukaitis, for @DFRLab The ongoing conflict in Syria took an unusual turn. On March 22, citizens in areas of Damascus controlled by Bashar...

UPDATED: Russian ambassador falsely accuses the U.S. of acting “unlawfully” in spy expulsions

By Polygraph Anatoly Antonov Russian Ambassador to the U.S. “After receiving this information I’ve expressed a strong protest regarding today’s unlawful actions by the United States of...

#PutinAtWar: A notorious classified tweet analyzing a Kremlin exposé of “classified” United Kingdom slides

By Ben Nimmo, for DFRLab On March 27, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) posted a scoop on Facebook and Twitter: independent daily Kommersant acquired a set...

Amid US & European Expulsions of Russian Diplomats, Russia Sticks to Its Propaganda Playbook...

by Paula Chertok Yesterday dozens of countries joined the UK in expelling Russian diplomats over the brazen poison attack on Russian ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his...

Despite Government’s History in Disasters, Putin Says Trust ‘Real Investigation’

By Polygraph Vladimir Putin President, Russia “Social networks, as you know, are a turbid source, regrettably. Therefore, one must rely on the results of the real investigation.” Source:...

Kremlin Watch Briefing: Russian diplomats must travel back to Moscow

Topics of the Week More than 70 security policy experts from 21 countries have signed our Open Call urging NATO allies and the EU to join...

#PutinAtWar: Trolls on Twitter: Battles on Twitter over the Skripal poisoning case

By Ben Nimmo, for DFRLab Since the British government accused Russia of an “illegal use of force” against the United Kingdom by attempting to poison...

False reports spread online after the murder of Brazilian activist and politician Marielle Franco

By Fabíola Hauch, for Global Voices In the middle of the national outcry following the murder of human rights advocate and politician Marielle Franco, fake...

StopFake supports East StratCom Task Force initiative “EU vs Disinfo”

March, 2018 StopFake wholeheartedly supports the “EU vs Disinfo” initiative as our biggest partner that has been on the forefront of combating disinformation for the...

Putin has two reasons for playing ‘the Jewish card,’ Yakovenko says

By Paul Goble, Window on Eurasia In the film World Order 2018 and indeed in all his propaganda over the last 18 years, Vladimir Putin...