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.

Weapons Of Mass Delusion

By EU vs Disinfo Disinformation concerning the alleged planning of nuclear attacks or the use of bioweapons dominate the narratives of pro-Kremlin outlets and Chinese...

The Kremlin Hashtagging Ze War

By EU vs Disinfo Weeks before the Russian attack on Ukraine, military specialists started to ask about strange markings on military vehicles massing along the borders. Several...

A Black Day For Media And Free Speech In Russia (Update 7 March)

By EU vs Disinfo On 4 March, the Russian parliament adopted unanimously and at record speed a law “on responsibility for fakes about the Russian forces”. It...

Russia Makes Orwellian Bid to Pin Kharkiv Blasts on Ukraine

By William Echols, for Polygraph NTV, Gazprom-Media station“In the opinion of specialists, a VSU (Armed Forces of Ukraine) missile hit the Kharkiv administration building.”Source: NTV...

A Guide To Deciphering Pro-Kremlin Disinformation Around Putin’s War

By EU vs Disinfo For years, the Kremlin and its media and trolls have used cheap tricks of the rhetoric of disinformation. It has gone...

Claiming Neutrality, Iran Trumpets Kremlin’s Ukraine Tune

By Polygraph Ebrahim Raisi, president of Iran "Based on the fundamental principles of its foreign policy, the Islamic Republic of Iran opposes both hegemony and submission...

Crimea: Eight Years After Russia’s Violent, Illegal Annexation, Still Desperately Seeking Recognition

By EU vs Disinfo Eight years after being violently and illegally annexed by Russia, Crimea is still one of the main targets of pro-Kremlin disinformation....

Russian information warfare: What to expect next?

By InformNapalm February 22nd 2022 spelled the end of the “invisible” war between Ukraine and Russia that has been going on for 8 years. I...

What He Said And What It Really Means

By EU vs Disinfo The main messages in president Putin’s speech broadcast on 24 February AM, with which he began an open invasion into Ukraine. Mr.Putin’s address,...

No-Fly Zones and Other Ways the International Community Can Help Ukraine

By Martin Fornusek The Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24 spurred calls for an internationally-enforced no-fly zone over Ukraine. No-fly zone A no-fly zone, or an...