Wednesday, July 9, 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.

From Information Laundering To Influence Activities: Russia’s Footprints In Nordic-Baltic Countries

By EU vs Disinfo The report Russia’s Footprint in the Nordic-Baltic Information Environment presents Russia’s activities in the (dis-)information landscape in Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania,...

Defaming Obama Through “Hahaganda”

By EU vs Disinfo How to Get Away with Racism The concept of “hahaganda” is one of the most deceptive instruments of disinformation; ridicule, sarcasm and jokes can slowly erase the...

It’s The Global Elite, Stupid!

By EU vs Disinfo This week we saw geopolitical disinformation narratives focus on the United States, Moldova and Poland. According to one false narrative, the Russian...

EEAS Special Report Update: Short Assessment Of Narratives And Disinformation Around The Covid-19 Pandemic...

By EU vs Disinfo Disclaimer: The objective of this report is to provide a snapshot overview of the current trends and insights into disinformation activities...

Pro-Kremlin Media As A Marketing Tool: Promoting Sputnik V Vaccine In Latin America

By EU vs Disinfo “Great marketing is no longer about the stuff that you make, but about the stories you tell”, according to marketing gurus, and...

SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: Iran, Russia and China under inspection of special services

Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) accuses Russia, China and Iran of spreading disinformation about COVID-19. Canadian intelligence lists these three countries in un-classified report...

There is no vaccine for disinformation, the Red Cross alerts

“Vaccine will not stop COVID-19 if governments do not deal with disinformation about this illness”, said Francesco Rocca, the head of the Red Cross,...

The Other Election: The Trials And Fails Of Pro-Kremlin Disinformation In Moldova’s Election Campaign

By EU vs Disinfo While the presidential US election continues to dominate global headlines, another noteworthy election took place in Europe. On 15 November, in...

Fake news detector

Would you like to have “a machine to detect fake news”? It can be true soon thanks to Polish scientists. Eng.D Piotr Przybyła from...

Pro-Kremlin Media On Us Elections: From Amplifying Disinformation To Influencing The Perception Of The...

By EU vs Disinfo Following the US Election Day, pro-Kremlin media claimed that the US democracy is an illusion, election was fraudulent, and thus the...