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.

Do The Russians Want War?

By EU vs Disinfo “The Russian bear needs to smack down on the headless chicken. Hard.” Florida-based pro-Kremlin writer Andrei “The Saker” Raievsky is a frequent contributor...

Diplomatic Demagoguery – Fact-Checking Russian Diplomacy

By EU vs Disinfo An Overview of Claims Aired in Vladimir Solovyov’s 12 February 2021 Interview with Sergey Lavrov Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is, after a reproach from...

Kremlin Watch Briefing: Shenanigans and lies surrounding the Russian vaccine Sputnik V

TOPICS OF THIS WEEK Lies and shenanigans surrounding the Russian vaccine Sputnik V: EMA still waiting for Russia to submit the vaccine for approval, while...

COVID-19 Vaccine Turns People Gay? Iranian Cleric Spins Wild Conspiracy

By William Echols, for Polygraph <iframe src="https://www.polygraph.info/embed/player/0/31100283.html?type=video" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" width="640" height="360" allowfullscreen></iframe> Ayatollah Abbas TabrizianShiite religious leader“Don’t approach those who have had the COVID vaccine …...

Вакцину Pfizer/Biontech поносят прокремлевские СМИ и проверяет на себе российский дипломат

Источник: EU vs Disinfo В недавней публикации DFRLab описано, как прокремлевские СМИ акцентируют внимание на неблагоприятных исходах применения разработанных на Западе вакцин и как такие материалы импонируют группам...

From The Kremlin Without Love

By EU vs Disinfo This was a busy week for the pro-Kremlin media: besides fending off imaginary “Anglo-Saxon” provocations and disclosing evil globalist plots involving...

Disinformation Goes Dada

By EU vs Disinfo Ayou fyurrer na huyutoo! Detecting, documenting and debunking disinformation is usually a fairly straightforward job. The lies are extremely repetitive, the liars...

West Mistakenly Takes at Face Value Moscow’s Names for Institutions in Russia, Martynov Says

By Paul Goble, Window On Eurasia Europeans and people in the West more generally make a major mistake by accepting Moscow’s designations for institutions in...

Pfizer/Biontech Vaccine Attacked By Pro-Kremlin Media, Tested By Russian Diplomat

By EU vs Disinfo A recent blogpost by the DFRLab describes how pro-Kremlin media is highlighting adverse outcomes of Western vaccines and how such content appeals to...

Kremlin Watch Briefing: Borell’s visit to Russia ended as a debacle

LAST WEEK RECAP Lessons Learned from the Czech Experience in Fighting Disinformation for the Western Balkans Aiming for practitioners and policymakers, this in-depth review catalogues the...