Wednesday, July 9, 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.

‘Merciful’ Belarus uses migrants to accuse Lithuania and Poland of using methods close to...

By DebunkEU.org A major increase in tension on the border with Belarus in the beginning of November has accelerated the spread of false claims –...

Fake Video: How The Pro-Kremlin Media Tried To Accuse Ukraine Of Shooting At Migrants

By EU vs Disinfo You might have seen similar images in a video game or a thriller: video footage filmed with an infrared camera shows...

Pro-Kremlin media uses 30th anniversary of USSR collapse to ignite nostalgia towards the Soviet...

By Debunk.EU During the months leading up to the 30th anniversary of the USSR dissolution, various Kremlin-related Russian media outlets tend to portray the Soviet...

Laughs And Tragedy: Absurd Repression In Belarus

By EU vs Disinfo The Belarusian regime has gone to great lengths to find and punish the perpetrators of a so-called Western ‘hybrid war’ and...

Disinformation & Elections In Moldova

By EU vs Disinfo Disinformation and attempts to manipulate the electorate has a tradition in Moldova. The most famous disinformation narrative used during the 2016...

Disinformation Divides Armenia

By EU vs Disinfo Disinformation is not a new phenomenon in Armenia, but it wasn’t always so extensive and so constantly present. After the Velvet Revolution...

Disinformation And Information Manipulation In Azerbaijan

By EU vs Disinfo Disinformation is a blight on the democratic system. When lies and deception enter the public discourse, debunking false and harmful narratives is...

Pro-Kremlin Outlets Try To Create An Alternative Anti-Western Reality In Georgia

By EU vs Disinfo Georgia has long been the target of pro-Kremlin disinformation – disinformation that tries to incite anti-Western attitudes, provoke fears about the untrusted...

Scapegoating The Eu’s Eastern Partnership In Belarus

By EU vs Disinfo For pro-Kremlin media, the Eastern Partnership (EaP) has always been an “anti-Russian” and “anti-Belarusian” tool being used by the “aggressive” European...

Kremlin Watch Briefing

THIS WEEK Opening remarks   Few words about last issueDon’t miss out on our latest publication!EVC Talk!Soviet Joke Policy & Research   Russia condemns Western sanctions against BelarusPutin...