Thursday, September 18, 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.

Mad Rush For Illegitimate Hold On Occupied Territories

By EU vs Disinfo Last week, our Disinformation Review covered the mad scramble of pro-Kremlin disinformation pundits to hide the scope and success of the Ukrainian counteroffensive...

Putin Scaremongering – A Quick Guide

By EU vs Disinfo Over the years, we have become accustomed to floods of Russian disinformation and manipulation. Since the Maidan in 2013, the illegal...

Russia-aligned hacktivists stir up anti-Ukrainian sentiments in Poland

By Givi Gigitashvili, for DFRLab Russian Telegram channels possibly linked to Ghostwriter amplified forged letters published by hacktivist assets On August 16, 2022, pro-Kremlin Telegram channel...

Key Narratives In Pro-Kremlin Disinformation: “Nazis”

By EU vs Disinfo A defining feature of pro-Kremlin disinformation is its repetitiveness. For all the outrageous claims they make, pro-Kremlin outlets often sound like...

Russia Can’t Stop Lying About U.S. Bioweapon Labs in Ukraine

By William Echols, for Polygraph Nikolai PatrushevRussian Security Council Secretary "During the special military operation , many facts were revealed confirming that such laboratories developed components...

Without You

By EU vs Disinfo Successful Ukrainian counteroffensive exposes cracks in Russian infosphere, but colonial attitudes and toxic hate speech still prevail inspiring more atrocities. The successful Ukrainian...

Pro-Kremlin Propaganda Running Out Of Gas

By EU vs Disinfo This week, the Kremlin finally showed its cards when spokesperson Dmitry Peskov admitted the obvious. Namely, that Russia’s gas supplies to the EU...

This Is Fine

By EU vs Disinfo While Kremlin ‘masterminds’ want to rewrite history and prepare for a glorious future, the past seems to be catching up with...

Key Narratives In Pro-Kremlin Disinformation Part 5: ‘The Hahaganda’

By EU vs Disinfo A defining feature of pro-Kremlin disinformation is its repetitiveness. For all the outrageous claims they make, pro-Kremlin outlets often sound like...

The Kremlin Finds A New Rallying Cry For Its War Against Ukraine

By EU vs Disinfo This edition of Disinformation Review is published on day 183 of Russia’s ‘three-day-war’ against Ukraine. Russia has been waging a full-scale...