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.

Russia in the vaccine race

One of the most disgusting operations of Russian Federation’s special forces in the last few years is the creation in the Moscow Institute of...

Looking for the scapegoat – new pandemic and old lies

Disinformation considering the coronavirus pandemic, like the virus itself, has taken over the whole world. But unlike the pandemic, which doesn’t spare any social...

What Have Pro-Kremlin Media Strategists Achieved In Belarus?

By EU vs Disinfo Sociological research by British think-tank Sociolytics suggests: not much. At the outset of the mass protests against Alyaksandr Lukashenka in Belarus, a...

Hurricane Eta Hammers Nicaragua, But Not in Ortega’s Mind

By Polygraph Daniel OrtegaPresident of Nicaragua“Ah! Where deaths happened was in mining activity, but it was before the hurricane hit. … Some villages of the...

We’re All Living In America, And It Is Not Wunderbar

By EU vs Disinfo Disinformation often mirrors the news stream. Therefore, it might not be surprising this week’s disinformation heavily features events in the United...

Tallies From The Crypt

By EU vs Disinfo Never Check a Good Story if it Fits the Kremlin Russian state TV did go large, broadcasting the allegations on US voting fraud. The...

Kremlin Watch Briefing: The SNP calling for a reform to clean up UK’s politics

Topics of the Week The Scottish National Party is calling for a reform to clean up UK's politics. Russia and North Korea hacked COVID-19 vaccines. Kremlin's Current...

Intensification of hybrid influence

Modern international politics is often lacking the formality. Unfortunately, the “diplomacy upon a cup of coffee” does not always work, there are other factors...

COVID-19: on the wave crest

The coronavirus pandemics has radically changes people’s live. Complete evaluation of the scale of transformation is, however, a bit difficult because we are still...

The Kremlin And The Rise Of The Zombie Voters

By EU vs Disinfo The US presidential election has predictably dominated world news this week. The protracted tally of the votes; the incumbent president’s persistent...