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.

StopFake #165 with Marko Suprun

Fakes: Ukrainians massively deported from the EU; European Union seeks to improve relations with Russia at any cost; Ukraine postpones salary increases for military...

The Kremlin’s Shifting, Self-Contradicting Narratives on MH17

By Aric Toler, for Bellingcat Just a few hours after the downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 (MH17), the circumstances that caused the tragedy came to...

Kremlin Watch Briefing: French President will introduce a law against the spread of ‘fake...

Topics of the Week French President Emmanuel Macron announced that he will introduce a law against the spread of ‘fake news’ in order to “protect democratic life”. The new...

Russian embassy press secretary tweets misleading facts about World War II

By Polygraph Nick Lakhonin Press Secretary, Russian Embassy to U.S. “Do not forget to mention - USSR & US were allies - Baltic states were dictatorships Hopefully historian Richie will...

Shoigu: NATO is massing troops along Russia’s western borders

By Polygraph Sergey Shoigu Russia’s Defense Minister I will start with an assessment of increased threats. Since 2012, the number of military contingents deployed by NATO near...

Moscow links Syria to WWII

By Donald N. Jensen, for CEPA Putin himself has tried to portray the war in Syria, which began as a national uprising against Russia’s...

Top Russian general speaks about Syrian war, repeats debunked claims

By Polygraph Valery Gerasimov Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia “About eight months ago, they also started to inform, to provide...

Will we ever see the end of information control in Azerbaijan?

By Arzu Geybullayeva, for Global Voices At a meeting of NATO allies in Brussels in November 2017, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev highlighted the importance of...

McMaster says U.S. must reveal ‘insidious’ Russian meddling to prevent further attacks

By RFE/RL Top White House adviser H.R. McMaster says one of the most important tasks in defending U.S. national security is to reveal Russia’s “insidious”...

Klimov: Russia never interferes in the affairs of foreign states, including Iran

By Polygraph Andrei Klimov Deputy Chairman, Federation Council foreign affairs committee “Russia does not interfere in the domestic affairs of foreign states. Iran is a sovereign state,...