Thursday, May 2, 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.

Dnipropetrovsk Football Club “Dnipro” denied information about the dissolution of the team

Ukrainian media reported on December 9 that the Dnipropetrovsk FC “Dnipro” may be disbanded because its main players are intending to leave. The football club’s...

5 Myths: Russia’s False ISIS Narrative In Syria

This article was originally published by the Institute for the Study of War and has been republished with permission. President Vladimir Putin is actively misinforming...

Russia and Front National: Following the Money

With regard to Le Pen, Prokopenko corresponded with Konstantin Rykov, a Russian politician and influential media producer. A self-proclaimed Russian patriot, who massively promoted...

Lukashenka’s Regime Threatens Both Ukraine And NATO Countries

An article about the impact of propaganda on public opinion in Belarus written by the editor-in-chief of charter97.org Natallia Radzina has been published by...

Know your refutations: 5 myths that are used to promote Russia’s war in Ukraine

Throughout the crisis in Ukraine, Kremlin has spent countless millions of Russian taxpayer money to impose its narrative of the crisis on the West....

In Putin’s Russia, Ever More Attitudes and Actions Constitute ‘Anti-State Activity’

One of the most powerful and disturbing images in all of cinematography comes at the end of Costa-Gavras’ 1969 film, “Z.” First the screen...

Inoculated Against Russian Propaganda

Immediately following the harrowing terrorist attacks in Paris on Nov. 13, Russian pro-Kremlin media adjusted their rhetoric, abandoning their previous anti-Western and anti-U.S. vitriol even before the Kremlin spoke...

The Burning Road to Mariupol: Attacks from Russia during the Novoazovs’k Offensive of August...

Download the full report here. Данный отчет также доступен на русском языке. Summary This report investigates the claims of Russian involvement in the attacks leading up to...

The TV vs. the Fridge

In Russia, economic decline isn't translating into dissatisfaction with Putin, write Peter Pomerantsev and Nathan Gamester for Foreign Policy. Here's why. In Russia they call...

Russia Sees Its First Real Prison Sentence for ‘Promoting Extremism’ on Social Media

For the first time, a Russian court has handed out a real prison sentence to a user charged with “propaganda of extremism on social...