Sunday, April 28, 2024

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.

One group that’s really benefitted from Covid-19: Anti-vaxxers

By Laura Hazard Owen, for NiemanLab The growing stream of reporting on and data about fake news, misinformation, partisan content, and news literacy is hard to...

Putin, a Rainbow Flag, and Discrimination in Russia

By Polygraph Vladimir PutinRussian President“In Russia, there has not been, is not, and will not be anything that is associated with restrictions on rights based...

“Mind your own business”

By EU vs Disinfo The Kremlin Cracks Down on Journalism Within the first week since the Russian constitution was amended in a spurious voting process, a campaign...

Pro-Kremlin disinformation keeps ignoring basic facts on Syria

By EU vs Disinfo Disinformation Ignores Responsibilities of Russia and its Allies, Scapegoats the EU EU sanctions on Syria have been a favourite target of disinformation...

Ping pong pact policy

By EU vs Disinfo The Kremlin on the Molotov – Ribbentrop Pact One feature in the Kremlin disinformation efforts is the lack of consistency. Disinformation outlets...

Coronavirus: misinformation is leading to ‘fake news’ anxieties in Dutch refugee communities

By Ilse van Liempt, Mieke Kox, for The Conversation The coronavirus pandemic has led to a crisis among asylum seekers and refugees in the Netherlands....

The little things — pop-ups, notifications, warnings — work to fight fake news, new...

By Laura Hazard Owen, for NiemanLab The growing stream of reporting on and data about fake news, misinformation, partisan content, and news literacy is hard...

The secret labs conspiracy: a converging narrative

By EU vs Disinfo Some observers have recently argued about a convergence of narratives between pro-Kremlin and Chinese disinformation networks. We have taken a closer...

Decisive year for Putin

The leap year 2020, difficult and complicated for the world, seems to be also the decisive year for Russian president. Vladimir Putin is trying...

Interpol denies issuing red notices for Donald Trump, U.S. officials, as Iran claimed

By Polygraph Press TVIranian state TV channel“A senior Iranian judge says INTERPOL Red Notices have been issued for the prosecution of dozens of military and...