Thursday, July 10, 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.

Notice The Pattern?

By EUvsDisinfo The last week the pro-Kremlin media denigrated an uncomfortable opposition leader, a whistle-blower, and multiple international organisations. After the European Parliament awarded Russian opposition...

“US Versus Them”: The Black And White Worldview Of A Pro-Kremlin Military Analyst

By EU vs Disinfo Defence experts on Russian state-sponsored outlets tend to repeat several disinformation narratives. They include assertions that Russian weapons are to promote peace...

The Battle for History and Building of Identity: Fake News confronts Professional News

Serhiy Kvit, Head of the National Agency for Higher Education Quality Assurance, Professor at Mohyla School of Journalism Western expert community does not seem critical enough towards...

Zapad-2021 Showcased Russian Weaponry – And Disinformation

By EU vs Disinfo The Zapad (West)-2021 military exercise did not just put Russian weapons on display but also Russian disinformation and propaganda. It was the...

DebunkEU.org: By spreading disinformation, Minsk shifts the blame for increased migrant flow towards the...

By DebunkEU.org As Lithuania, Latvia, and Poland grapple with a dramatic influx of illegal migration on the border with Belarus, the latter has started a...

Ukraine Has Enough Gas Transmission Capacity to Cover Europe Twice

By Centre for Strategic Communication and Information Security Increasing gas supplies to Europe through Ukraine’s gas transmission system (GTS) could solve the European gas crisis....

The Disinforming Aftermath Of Curbing Disinformation

By EU vs Disinfo YouTube’s action against RT caused a disinformation backlash, but that’s not stopping RT from spreading disinformation. Last week, YouTube deleted RT’s German-language channels over...

Schadenfreude Turned Into Concern – Afghanistan And What Now In Central Asia?

By EU vs Disinfo Since events in Afghanistan began to accelerate this summer, the Russian narratives around the Taliban, the future of the region and...

The Kremlin’s Big Tech Conundrum

By EU vs Disinfo Nearly two weeks after the State Duma election, the pro-Kremlin media supported by Russian officials continue to allege that the West...

Sputnik And RT Expand Social Media Presence To Telegram

By EU vs Disinfo Different language versions of RT and Sputnik have created 30+ Telegram channels and have been actively promoting some of them for...