Tuesday, July 8, 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.

“Biological Weapons Are Banned; Biological Research Is Not”

By EU vs Disinfo Amid the barrage of lies accompanying Russia’s war against Ukraine, the Kremlin’s disinformation narrative that Ukraine is carrying out research to...

Disinformation To Conceal War Crimes: Russia Is Lying About Atrocities In Bucha

By EU vs Disinfo The images of bodies strewn across the streets of Bucha, killed execution-style, show the true face of Putin’s Russia. These...

“Eight years”. Deconstructing the most popular myth of Russian propaganda

By Yaroslav Zubchenko, for Detector Media "Why were you silent for eight years while children were killed in Donbas?"  This line with some variations is currently...

What should Russia do with Ukraine? [Translation of a propaganda article by a Russian...

By Mariia Kravchenko Disclaimer: What you are about to read is a direct translation of an article written by a russian propagandist. This is what...

China’s Balancing Act On The Ukraine War

By EU vs Disinfo Chinese media and officials have made it clear: it is not Russia that is to blame for the military aggression against...

Into The Heart Of Darkness – What Russia Wants In Ukraine

By EU vs Disinfo As we are struggling to comprehend the Russian atrocities in Bucha, Mariupol and elsewhere in Ukraine, RIA Novosti on 3 April published a...

Do Not Resist The Liberation

By EU vs Disinfo The battlefield dynamics of Putin’s bloody war of aggression against Ukraine continue to be extremely fluid, but as we enter the...

From Dance Videos To Coordinated Lip-Syncing In Support Of War

By EU vs Disinfo Social media platforms are widely used to spread disinformation, also during conflicts. With over 1 billion users worldwide, TikTok is no...

Poland Is Not Going To Share The Territories Of Ukraine With Russia, Hungary And...

By Myth Detector On March 23rd, the Facebook page “Новости и Политика” published a story prepared by the YouTube channel “Аспекты.” The story alleged...

Forced Support

By EU vs Disinfo At a pro-war rally in Moscow, tens of thousands of Muscovites were bribed or forced to demonstrate unity behind the leader. Russia’s...