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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.

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...

TV personality claims to have been offered to become RT’s anchor for a Hungarian...

By Antónia Rádi and Anita Kőműves, for Atlatszo.hu A Hungarian TV personality claims that he was offered to become the face of Russian TV channel...

Russian TV: Council of Europe a “gay park” and warnings of a “big war”...

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...

New Laboratory for Russia’s Internet Censors

By Coda Staff Russia’s internet censor is building its own digital laboratory to test and develop its own methods for blocking websites and other online...

Time for the ninth MH17 disinformation round

By EU vs Disinfo In the pro-Kremlin disinformation news cycle, timing is everything.  Every occasion can be used to amplify and strengthen the false message. This...

The Only Thing Catalonia and Crimea Have in Common Is the Letter C

By By Diane Francis, for Atlantic Council A Bloomberg piece in October titled “Why Catalonia Will Fail Where Crimea Succeeded” by Russian writer Leonid Bershidsky is...

Kremlin Watch Briefing. 10 October 2017

Topics of the Week Federica Mogherini now claims that the EU is using sufficient means and resources and cannot take the Russian threat more seriously....