Saturday, September 20, 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.

Russian Foreign Minister Calls Mueller Indictment ‘Blabber,’ Experts call it ‘Absolutely Damning’

By Poligraph Sergey Lavrov Foreign Minister, Russia “I have no response. You can publish anything, and we see those indictments multiplying, the statements multiplying. Until we see...

How the word ‘genocide’ is abused in pro-Kremlin language

By EU vs Disinfo More and more often, the word ‘genocide’ is used by pro-Kremlin outlets and communicators to describe things that have nothing to...

RT and Sputnik had more Twitter outreach than official Brexit campaigns

Topics of the Week According to a new report prepared by the 89up digital agency, the Kremlin’s mouthpieces, RT and Sputnik, produced anti-EU content on...

Zakharova Downplays Armed Clash with Americans in Syria, Kremlin-linked Audio Recordings Contradict Her Story

By Polygraph Maria Zakharova Press secretary, Russian Foreign Ministry “Material about the deaths of dozens and hundreds of Russian citizens – it is classic disinformation. It was...

Moldova Introduces Fines for ‘Russian Propaganda’

By Madalin Necsutu, for BalcanInsight The authorities have begun to impose financial penalties on media outlets in an attempt to prevent alleged attempts to spread Russian...

Movement of Russia’s military equipment near Latvia’s border is information war – Chief of...

By The Baltic Times Movement of Russia’s military equipment near Latvia’s border, deployment of Iskander missiles in Kalningrad is rather an information war, not a...

Figure of the Week: 18.7 billion

By EU vs Disinfo Russia may be cutting spending on healthcare and education, but its state-run media have never been in better shape. RT’s budget for...

From objective reporting to myths and propaganda: The story of RIA

By EU vs Disinfo “Brothels for zoophiles have existed for a long time in Copenhagen. Local animal rights defenders, whose voices, however, are almost never...

Kremlin Watch Briefing: The West should learn from the Baltics

Topics of the Week The Paul H. Nitze School for Advanced International Studies has published a call for scholars to apply for a postdoctoral fellowship...

Is Russian hacker Peter Levashov being mistreated in Connecticut prison?

By Polygraph Consulate General of Russia in New York "The Embassy urges the Department of State and Department of Justice to take urgent measures to respect...