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.

Fake news is a red herring

Fake news, propaganda and "disinformatzya" are changing the media landscape - in the US, Russia and Turkey and across the world. The question is...

A fake fake news checker

A case of double bluff – this was the conclusion Swedish internet users reached after a Swedish website presenting itself as the next in...

Kremlin Watch Monitor. January 25, 2017

New Publications In every Kremlin Watch Monitor, we are recommending new publications on the topic of disinformation campaigns and hostile Russian influence. We put several...

The Ultimate Cure for the Fake-News Epidemic Will Be More Skeptical Readers

New algorithms will help — but users' skepticism is the ultimate weapon By David Pogue, Scientific American February 2017 Issue “Pope Francis Shocks World, Endorses Donald...

Are Russia’s Closed Discussion Clubs Becoming ‘Hybrid’ Think Tanks or Something More?

Russia lacks the tradition of think tanks found in many Western capitals, but the rise of closed discussion clubs where Russian officials, businessmen and...

COMMENTARY: Means, goals and consequences of the pro-Kremlin disinformation campaign

The EU’s East StratCom Task Force was set up by EU High Representative Federica Mogherini in 2015, in response to a request from all...

Putin’s throwback propaganda playbook

By Yardena Schwartz, Columbia Journalism Review Russian President Vladimir Putin had dreamed of becoming an intelligence agent ever since high school. “What amazed me most...

Russian Poet Faces New Criminal Charges for Poem in Support of Ukraine

Alexander Byvshev is facing another prosecution under Russia’s ‘anti-extremism’ legislation over a poem entitled ‘On Ukraine’s Independence’.  A search was carried out on Jan...

Disinformation with a Silicon Valley ethos

By Louise Lief, Columbia Journalism Review Set aside for a moment concerns that the Russians are undermining our democracy, and let’s pause to admire their...

Lies make history

By Maximiliane Koschyk, Deutsche Welle From the "The Protocols of the Elders of Zion" to ex-US President Bill Clinton's affair with Monika Lewinsky: lies...