Wednesday, April 30, 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.

Silencing Voice of America will Only Strengthen Autocrats around the World

By Mercedes Sapuppo, for UkraineAlert United States President Donald Trump has moved to shut down a series of prominent US-funded international media outlets including Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio...

The Old Deceiver

By EUvsDisinfo From diplomatic deception to puppet master fabrications, the Kremlin manipulation playbook may evolve on the surface but its fundamentals remain unchanged. On Tuesday, 18...

Moscow’s Failed Attempt to Pressure Moldova via gas Deliveries

By EUvsDisinfo On 3 March, the third anniversary of the signing of Moldova’s formal application to join the European Union, Moldovan President Maia Sandu received...

Schadenfreude over the Abyss

By EUvsDisinfo Pro-Kremlin disinformation operators have tried to smear, delegitimise and humiliate Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy since his election in 2019. We have documented hundreds of attacks against...

The Kremlin’s playbook for undermining post-war Ukraine

By EUvsDisinfo While peace talks may eventually silence the guns, the Kremlin disinformation apparatus is already drafting and pushing narratives to fracture post-war Ukraine. As we...

Split the EU: a Constant priority of the Kremlin

By EUvsDisinfo Russian state-controlled and pro-Kremlin outlets try to divide opponents by spreading rumours, lies, and slander while engaging troll factories, AI bots, and the...

Pro-Kremlin Outlets Drool Over German Elections

By EUvsDisinfo Pro-Kremlin outlets are focusing their attentions on the imminent German Bundestag elections, with narratives stoking tension and division in society. The patterns we...

Munich as Seen Through the Kremlin’s Eyes

By EUvsDisinfo Despite putting on a cool and victorious front, all Russian state outlets followed the Munich Security Conference with feverish interest. Could this be...

The Kremlin’s Energy Myths Melt Away

By EUvsDisinfo The colder it gets, the more desperate pro-Kremlin disinformation becomes. This winter, the usual scare stories about Europe’s supposed mortal dependence on Russian...

Inflation, Stagflation, and Spin – the Kremlin’s Economic War Propaganda

By EUvsDisinfo Russia’s economy is under pressure, but the Kremlin does not want you to know it. Instead, Moscow has launched an all-out campaign of...