Sunday, July 6, 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.

Riga’s fight against Russian propaganda

Legislation to counter Moscow’s ‘hybrid war’ stalls in the Latvian parliament, Konstantin Benyumov writes for Meduza. The fight against Russian propaganda has intensified in Latvia,...

The Baltics Versus Russian Media

Latvians bans another Russian media outlet while Estonia says it will just monitor, for now, and Lithuania is the victim of a cyberattack, . Estonia...

Rights Group of the Week: Planet of Hopes

On 4 April 2016, French authorities granted Russian rights defender Nadezhda Kutepova, founder and long-time head of the NGO Planet of Hopes, and her...

The Kremlin’s latest propaganda bogeymen: cartoon Scottish wizards and rip-off Harry Potters

Meet the latest bogeymen in the Kremlin's propaganda war against the West: cartoon Scottish wizards. A major new animated feature, backed by the Russian government...

Russian Propaganda Trying To Destabilize Germany

What You Need To Know: ✓ Russian propaganda is playing a big role in trying to destabilize the European Union; ✓ “If you watch Russian television...

Behind the Dutch Terror Threat Video: The St. Petersburg “Troll Factory” Connection

At 13:30:09 GMT on 18 January 2016, a new YouTube channel called ПАТРИОТ (“Patriot”) uploaded its first video, titled (in Ukrainian) “Appeal of AZOV...

Who really rules the airwaves in Moldova?

"With public trust at all time low, we need to examine how murky media ownership threatens pluralism and freedom of speech in Moldova," -...

Bild: Putin’s shadow government for Donbass exposed

BILD has obtained a document containing the true plans by Russia for the occupied territory of the Donbass. The records of the "Inter-ministerial Commission for...

Latvia Blocks Russian Sputnik Site As Kremlin ‘Propaganda Tool’

Latvian authorities shut down Russia's pro-Kremlin news site Sputnik on March 29, calling it a "propaganda tool" and drawing an immediate rebuke from Moscow. Latvia's...

Moscow Police Banned From Discussing Work Matters on Social Media

Police officers in the Russian capital are now officially banned from exchanging work-related information on social networks and messaging apps. Law enforcement officials insist...