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.

Can the Guy Who Brought You “Friends” Win the Propaganda War Against ISIS and...

What former NBC head Andy Lack needs to do in his new job at the Broadcasting Board of Governors. On January 21, Andrew Lack, the...

Johnson’s Russia List Spreads Invented Story About Germany Preparing Sanctions Against Kiev

Johnson’s Russia List, or JRL, run by David Johnson, is a widely-read and influential email newsletter and website, also referred to as a listserv, which...

Russia might start blocking Internet anonymizers like Tor

Leonid Levin, the head of the Duma’s committee on public communications policy, wants to grant police the extrajudicial power to block access to Internet...

Anti-Nazi Group Secretly Helping Kremlin Rebuild Russian Empire

 A supposedly independent international advocacy group is backed by Russia and, in turn, works to expand its influence around the world, writes James Kirchick...

Twitter Says Russia Repeatedly Tried to Erase Tweets by Putin Critics

Data pubished by Twitter on Monday showed Russia in the past six months asked the micro-blogging site to remove content 91 times, second only to Turkey. Twitter's transparency report showed Turkey...

Caught in the web of the Russian ideologues

Powerful Russians want to drive a wedge into the EU and are fighting for Moscow’s dominance. Confidential emails reveal how they are influencing the...

Proposed Changes Would Subject Foreign Media to Russia’s Extremism Law

The public council of Russia's Communications Ministry is to review a proposal that would make foreign media working in the country subject to the federal anti-extremism law, Vedomosti reported Friday. Under...

Journalists call for Signing the Petition for Revoking International Prize of World Summit Award...

Statement We, representatives of the Ukrainian and international media community, are appalled by the decision of the World Summit Award Mobile jury to award Russian TV...

Russia Update: Government Further Restricts Internet Freedom

The restriction of Internet freedom has increased this year, with violence used against some bloggers, say the Association Of Internet Users. Association of Internet...

Sputnik Goes Live in Portuguese

Multimedia News Agency has announced the launch of its Portuguese edition. The news website accessible at http://br.sputniknews.com will provide the world’s Portuguese-speaking community with diverse perspectives...