Friday, November 1, 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.

Dekoder – German language Internet site for top notch Russian journalism

There are new possibilities for people who read German and want to inform themselves about what's going on in Russia. Dekoder.org offers translations of...

Swedish Chief Prosecutor Denies Writing Letter about War Crimes Committed in Ukraine

On September 4-5, several news media falsely reported that Swedish authorities would classify as secret any information about alleged war crimes committed by the...

Fake Swedish letter in Russian media

The letter has become a news story on Russian television and on CNN iReport. It's written on paper marked “Ministry of Justice Sweden” and...

Moldova: Examining the Russian Media Factor in Protests

The ongoing protest in the Moldovan capital Chișinău is posing a fresh test of Russian state-controlled media’s ability to project Kremlin geopolitical preferences. Regional analysts...

Poland hosts meeting on countering Russian propaganda

The Polish foreign ministry will on Thursday (10 September) host a donors' conference in Warsaw for a project aimed at countering Russian propaganda. Polish media...

Map recording threats to journalists in Europe relaunches and expands to Russia, Ukraine and...

Index on Censorship, the European Federation of Journalists and Reporters Without Borders are delighted to announce the expansion and redesign of Mapping Media Freedom,...

Kremlin Trolls and Other Acquaintances of Russian embassy in Canada

When you build out a network based on the Russian Embassy in Ottawa, the first thing you notice are the non-Canadian trolls most closely...

Russia’s Overflight Request to Bulgaria ‘Part of Propaganda War’

The Russian request to Bulgaria for an overflight of "humanitarian aid" planes en route to Syria was part of a propaganda war the country...

The Chilling side to Russia’s claims about Yatsenyuk as Chechnya fighter

Russian Investigative Committee claims that Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatsenyuk once fought against Russia in Chechnya aroused hilarity and some excellent flights of Photoshop...

Kremlin’s Millions

With one hand, Kremlin strangles non-governmental organizations in Russia. With another, it generously supports the defenders of its interests in the Baltics. Russia's President Vladimir...