Friday, July 11, 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.

Kremlin Watch Briefing: Putin-Biden Summit in Geneva

TOPICS OF THIS WEEK France to establish a new agency to combat disinformation. PR agency Fazze offered money to French and German influencers to spread disinformation...

Russia As The Silver Medallist In The Putin – Biden Geneva Duel

By EU vs Disinfo Read Tomorrow’s Headlines in the Kremlin Media Today A feature of pro-Kremlin disinformation is that it is fairly repetitive. Old tropes are...

No Laughing Matter: Criminal Snowman Evades Arrest

By EU vs Disinfo No Thaw in Belarus despite Warm Weather Immediately after the outbreak of mass protests in Belarus following the disputed 9 August 2020...

Turning A Tragedy Into A Weapon

By EU vs Disinfo Exploiting the Death of a Child to Justify Violence On 2 April, a four-year-old boy was killed outside the village of Oleksandrivske,...

Forced Landing FR4978: Necessary, Justified And… Schemed By Western Intelligence Agencies

By EU vs Disinfo Say it quickly: FR4978, FR4978, FR4978 This week, the disinformation narratives regarding the forced landing of flight FR4978 were still skyrocketing. Some narratives...

Part 2: Threat Report From Facebook. Looking Forward

By EU vs Disinfo Recently, Facebook reported on more than 150 coordinated inauthentic operations it has identified, reported, and disrupted. We have already discussed the meaning of these...

The Dirty Side Of Advertising: Forced Confessions From Belarus On Youtube

By EU vs Disinfo To convey a positive image of Belarus and promote a pro-government Telegram channel, the ‘Belarus – the country for life’ YouTube...

Spotting hoaxes: how young people in Africa use cues to spot misinformation online

By Chikezie E. Uzuegbunam, Dani Madrid-Morales, Emeka Umejei, Etse Sikanku, Gregory Gondwe, Herman Wasserman, Khulekani Ndlovu, and Melissa Tully, for The Conversation Inaccurate information on...

Kremlin Watch Briefing: Repercussions for the Belarusian plane diversion

TOPICS OF THIS WEEK Repercussions for the Belarusian plane diversion. Appeal to the German government for a moratorium on Nord Stream II. Bilateral tensions increase as the...

The World Of Hate: How The Pro-Kremlin Media Continue To Justify The Forced Diversion...

By EU vs Disinfo This week saw the continuation of pro-Kremlin disinformation efforts to justify the forced diversion and landing of a Ryanair flight in...