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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.

Ukraine, Russia and propaganda: Macron sets his red lines at Versailles

By Aline Robert, EURACTIV.fr The presidents of France and Russia met at Versailles yesterday (29 May) in an attempt to inject some life into bilateral...

Moscow TV Round-Up: Propaganda and Patriotism

By Mark H. Teeter, The Moscow Times It’s propaganda, piracy and patriotism week on Moscow TV, as small-screen viewers are treated to fine documentary and...

Russian Official Says Manchester Terror Attack Is a ‘Lesson’ to British Police for Shunning...

By The Moscow Times One of Russia’s top politicians has called the Manchester terror attack a “lesson” to British special forces for refusing to cooperate...

Putin’s Russian World Increasingly Informed by a Nazi Aesthetic, Moscow Specialist Says

Many commentators have discussed whether Vladimir Putin is a fascist in any serious sense, but most have failed to consider one area where fascism...

Proposed Legislation Would Ban Anonymous Messenger Services in Russia

By Codastory A proposed law in Russia would block mobile messenger services which allow users to register anonymously, reported Meduza. The law, if passed, would...

Kremlin Watch Monitor. May 18, 2017

STRATCOM SUMMIT 2017 How to Defend Allied Democracies against Hostile Influence and Disinformation Operations Since Monday 15th until Friday, the STRATCOM SUMMIT organized by thy European...

Russia’s National Guard to Monitor Social Networks

Russia’s National Guard is planning to train IT experts and specialists to monitor social networks, the Interfax news agency reported Friday, citing first deputy...

Putin Latest ‘Hybrid’ Move Against Russia’s Opposition Media

By Paul Goble, Window on Eurasia Earlier this week, Vladimir Putin had a meeting with the leaders of some of Russia’s most prominent editors of...

Challenge Putin’s Lies about imprisoned Ukrainian Filmmaker Oleg Sentsov

By Halya Coynash, for Human Rights in Ukraine See the link below the text for a letter and other ways of joining in the campaign...

Made in Bulgaria: Pro-Russian Propaganda

Bulgarian fake-news agents often promote Moscow’s line not for Russia’s sake, but for their own political interests By Michael Colborne, for Codastory In the tiny town...