Friday, March 29, 2024

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 television is not about Russia

By EU vs Disinfo This is our weekly summary of the main topics on Russia’s most watched TV news channels. The news shows’ agenda...

RT: A Low-Grade Platform for Useful Idiots

By Monika L. Richter, for Atlantic Council RT is coming under increasing scrutiny for its role in the Kremlin’s disinformation campaign against the West. The...

‘House of Cards,’ Or The Tough Workdays Of Russian Trolls

By EU vs Disinfo Working in a Russian troll factory may not be that dreary after all. According to a former troll interviewed by Russia’s...

New MH17 Photograph Geolocated to Donetsk

By Bellingcat Investigation Team On October 19, 2017, the Joint Investigation Team (JIT), the Dutch-led criminal investigation into the downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 (MH17)...

Figure of the Week: 103

By EU vs Disinfo A former Washington correspondent for Sputnik, Russia’s state-sponsored news agency, says he received a 103-page handbook instructing reporters to “stay true to the...

Winter is coming: Observations from the Baltic states

By CEPA In the summer of 2017 the Center for European Policy Analysis sent Colin Dueck on a listening tour of the Baltics to interview diplomatic, military...

Russia saving its energy for January presidential election

Despite the Czech disinformation community being the most advanced and established compared to other Central European states, major challenges remain, especially in light of...

The pro-Kremlin mirror accuses the US of meddling in European elections

By EU vs Disinfo What, are you serious? Do you really trust your country’s democratic elections? This is the question pro-Kremlin manipulators want people to...

The Disinformation Awards

By EU vs Disinfo Every year, Russian television celebrates itself and its celebrities at a ceremony where awards are presented to the industry’s most acknowledged...

The man who wanted more

By Paweł Reszk, Pavla Holcova, for VSQUARE Alexander Usovski was active in the Visegrad region, set up foundations, looked for EU grants, finally received money from...