Saturday, July 12, 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.

A Battle Of Beer

By EU vs Disinfo Russian Politician Suggests Boycott of Czech Beverages In 2014, the Russian government introduced sanctions against certain agricultural products from EU Member States....

One Lie Fits All

By EU vs Disinfo The Kremlin Media Waging a War against Russia Lately, the news has been full of dramatic reports: the situation around Alexei Navalny...

Beware Of Comfort; The Search For Truth Is Messy

By EU vs Disinfo The advantage of the lie Why do lies have an impact in the public space? One answer is that it’s because truth...

Take Some Annexation, Sprinkle With Novichok And Bake Over An Ammunition Depot

By EU vs Disinfo This week the Disinformation Review covers the sabotage attack in Czechia, Russia’s military build-up on the borders of Ukraine and the...

All Quiet On The Newsfront? Part 2

By EU vs Disinfo Circumventing the ban through Wikipedia The Facebook accounts affiliated with disinformation-spreading websites SouthFront and NewsFront were taken down last year. But the...

All Quiet On The Newsfront? Part 1

By EU vs Disinfo Facebook takedown has only minor effect on pro-Kremlin channels Facebook accounts affiliated with disinformation-spreading websites SouthFront and NewsFront were taken down last...

The Least Accurate Oracle In The World

By EU vs Disinfo Russian Reconciliation Centre for Syria – a Key Purveyor of Disinformation On April 12, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons...

Kremlin Watch Briefing: Sputnik V debacle in Slovakia

TOPICS OF THIS WEEK Russian vaccine diplomacy is dented in Slovakia as health regulator spots discrepancies. Hungary continues its pivot towards Russia and China by planning...

All By Myself

By EU vs Disinfo The Loneliness Factor These days, most people intuitively grasp that loneliness creates mental health challenges. As COVID-19 forced societies into lockdowns, many realized we...

Sacrificing Lives Defending “Family Values”

By EU vs Disinfo Russia Withdraws from UN Campaign against HIV In a recent article, EuvsDisinfo showed how Kremlin disinformation on the coronavirus pandemic impedes Russia’s attempts to...