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 propaganda’s Sputnik news agency probed by FBI – media

By UNIAN The FBI recently questioned a former White House correspondent for Sputnik, the Russian-government-funded news agency, as part of an investigation into whether it...

Russian Embassy in U.K. Says Everest is Part of Russia

By The Moscow Times The Russian Embassy in the U.K. said Mount Everest was part of Russia on its Twitter account before deleting the tweet on Monday. “Good morning! (Mount...

Russia in the meddle: Interference in the West intensifies

By Euractiv Espionage, disinformation and threats: Putin’s “active measures” to destabilise European societies and governments are multiplying, according to a report by the European Council...

Kremlin Distances Itself From Fake Facebook Accounts Ad Buying Revelation

By The Moscow Times The Kremlin has nothing to do with the hundreds of fake Facebook accounts that reportedly bought political ads during the U.S. presidential election, Kremlin...

Facebook declares war on Russia’s ‘troll factory’ Here’s how the numbers break down

By Meduza On September 6, Facebook announced the results of its investigation into potential efforts to use its platform to influence the results of the 2016 U.S....

Disinformation Review: Back to basics

By EU vs Disinfo After a summer break from reporting on disinformation we are now back in business, and so are many of the regular...

It turns out that a simple hyperlink is enough to trigger Russia’s ban on...

By Meduza Police are investigating the analytical “Sova” Center and its director Alexander Verkhovsky for violations of Russia’s law on “undesirable organizations.” According to “Sova,” officials...

Facebook Blocks 470 Fake Accounts Linked to Russian ‘Troll Factory’

By The Moscow Times Facebook has blocked 470 fake accounts it claims are linked to Russia’s infamous “troll factory” that may have bought thousands of ads during the...

Disinfo goes nuclear in the Baltics

By  Dalia Bankauskaitė, for CEPA On 7 June, Kremlin media outlet Sputnik.by in Russian and Belarusian reported that the Russian-Belarus Ostrovets Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), situated less...

On WhatsApp, Fake News is Nearly Impossible to Moderate. Is That a Bad Thing?

With the number of social media users in India rapidly rising, the dissemination of fake news has become a widespread phenomenon in recent years. So-called “information overload”...