Wednesday, September 17, 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.

The Role of Sergey Dubinsky in the Downing of MH17

By Bellingcat Following the publication of “Identifying Khmuryi, the Major General Linked to the Downing of MH17,” additional information has surfaced that further confirms the...

Sputnik Has New Troubles in Baltics

Compiled by Liga Rudzite, TOL News agencies in Estonia and Latvia cease their cooperation with the Baltic branches of Russian government-controlled news agency.  In this day...

There are now 114 fact-checking initiatives in 47 countries

By Alexios Mantzarlis, Poynter Facts may be passé, but fact-checking appears to be a growth industry. The latest figures by the Duke Reporters' Lab indicate there...

Fake news: War without blood

A Russian general is working on digital battle plans; hackers are attacking Germany's federal government; and a man in the Crimea wants to plunge...

Hacked correspondence shows Kremlin’s efforts to promote “Russian world” in Eastern Europe by funding...

By UNIAN According to the leaked data, back in 2014, Usovsky pitched his ideas to promote "Russian world" to the team of the Russian oligarch...

Disinformation in Action: Social Media Users Catch Sputnik International Accusing Georgia of Legalizing ‘Sodomy,’...

By Katerina Patin, Coda Georgian social media users flagged Russian disinformation in action on Monday, when the Kremlin-funded news network Sputnik International ran a story...

Annexation of Crimea beats space exploration as Russians’ proudest moment

Russians are prouder of the annexation of Crimea than they are of their nation’s achievements in space exploration, provided this year’s results of a...

Russian official: Information war part of ‘battle for the consciousness of the masses’

By Emmanuel Grynszpan, EURACTIV.fr The new propaganda and cyber-warfare division of Russia’s ministry of defence is staffed by 1,000 people and has a budget of...

Weaponizing History: World War II Memorial Attackers Aim To Divide Poland and Ukraine

By Dan McLaughlin, Coda The two allies claim Moscow is using their fraught wartime history to stir up suspicions between them Seventy-three years ago, a visitor...

Did US ambassador to Russia really go to rally for assassinated Putin opponent?

By Alexandre Capron, The Observers A picture showing the US ambassador to Russia taking part in a protest to commemorate Boris Nemtsov, a political opponent...