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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.

Six Eastern European countries appeal for US help against Russia

Diplomats from six Eastern European countries, including four EU members, appealed to US senators yesterday (7 March) to help them stand up against interference...

Russia slanders Crimean Tatar Mejlis & openly lies about Odesa, MH17 at Hague Court

By Halya Coynash, Human Rights in Ukraine Russia’s attempts in its opening address to deny that Ukraine’s suit falls within the International Court of Justice’s jurisdiction...

Kremlin Watch Monitor. March 8, 2017

Invitation to the Expert Roundtable The European Values Think-Tank in cooperation with the European People’s Party Group in the European Parliament are pleased to invite you...

How Russia Weaponizes Fake News

By Terrell Jermaine Starr, Foxtrot Alpha Russia gets a lot of attention over its ongoing aggression in Ukraine and other former Soviet states. What does...

Facebook can now flag fake news stories as ‘disputed’

Napier Lopez, TNW, via Recode Following up on its promise from December, Facebook has begun to flag fake news stories on news feeds in the US. Questionable...

Le Pen’s (Small) Online Army

How a French far-right group tried to break into Twitter’s trends By Ben Nimmo, @DFRLab France holds presidential elections on April 23. Ahead of the polls,...

Tracking a Mysterious Missile Launcher Inside an Information War

By Henk van Ess, Global Investigation Journalism Network Egyptian traffic cops found a mobile launcher lying in a piece of pile near the airport of...

The Kremlin’s Balkan Gambit: Part I

By Christo Grozev, Bellingcat This is part I of our joint investigation with the Russian investigative magazine The Insider into a series of active measures,...

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...