Monday, July 7, 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.

Fake: Murder POWs in Olenivka is an Attempt to Intimidate Ukrainians and Prevent Them...

Source: The Insider In the Evening with Vladimir Solovyov program on the Russia-1 state television channel, executive director of the Russia Today media group who...

Key Narratives In Pro-Kremlin Disinformation Part 1: The Elites Vs The People

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...

Fake: Russophobic Authorities in Barcelona Take Kids Away from Russian Woman

Source: The Insider The Vremya television program (Time) on Russian state-controlled Channel One reports a “scandalous” case of alleged Russophobia in Europe: ‘A new high-profile international...

There is a lot of antisemitic hate speech on social media – and algorithms...

By Sabine von Mering, Monika Hübscher, for The Conversation Antisemitic incidents have shown a sharp rise in the United States. The Anti-Defamation League, a New...

Russia’s influence in the Balkans is growing just as the region’s fragile peace is threatened

By Andi Hoxhaj, for The Conversation The EU continues to keep Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Kosovo, North Macedonia and Serbia on the waiting list to join,...

Celebrity deepfakes are all over TikTok. Here’s why they’re becoming common – and how...

By Rob Cover, for The Conversation One of the world’s most popular social media platforms, TikTok, is now host to a steady stream of deepfake...

Kremlin’s Tightrope Walk Between Fear And Bravado

By EU vs Disinfo On July 14, just hours after we published our latest disinformation review about Russia’s imperial ambitions for Ukraine, the world learned of another...

Projecting Their Own Twisted Actions Onto Others

By EU vs Disinfo Since we published our last Disinfo Review, pro-Kremlin outlets have turned up the heat on Poland again. Namely, several outlets claimed that Poland is about...

Kremlin’s Never-Ending Thirst For Death And Devastation

By EU vs Disinfo A morbid death cult appears to reign in the Kremlin, where death, destruction and immense human suffering is met with rejoicing. Pro-Kremlin...

Bulgarian secret services: Russia pays public figures to spread propaganda

By EURACTIV The Bulgarian secret services have data showing that Russia pays about €2000 (BGN 4,000) per month to public figures, journalists, and politicians to...