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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.

U.S. protests incite racist words, mockery from Moscow

By Polygraph Komsomolskaya PravdaRussian national tabloid"In the news, they are now are talking about the first people killed and even raped in Minneapolis."Source: KP.ru, June...

Exploiting crisis and denying responsibility

By EU vs Disinfo This week, focus of the world media is on America where demonstrations against racial injustice sweep across the nation, leading to...

Trump’s antifa tweet: conflation and confusion

By Polygraph Donald TrumpU.S. President“The United States of America will be designating ANTIFA as a Terrorist Organization.”Source: Twitter, May 31, 2020MISLEADING Protests erupted in the city...

Figure of the week: 23.2%

By EU vs Disinfo Almost one-fourth of Russians (23.2%) consider the COVID-19 pandemic a fiction, concocted by the “interested parties”, Russian media reports. An additional 9%...

Chinese disinfo hits U.S. biolab with new COVID-19 conspiracy

By Polygraph Global Times“Days before the institution's (Fort Detrick laboratory) temporary shutdown in 2019, a respiratory illness was reported on June 30 at a community...

The Malthusian straw men

By EU vs Disinfo How pro-Kremlin outlets use cheap rhetorical tricks A straw man is a rhetorical trick, used in polemical debate. You attack your opponent, refuting arguments,...

MIGs in Libya, contradicting Moscow’s denials

By Polygraph Andrey Krasovdeputy chair of the Russian State Duma’s Defense Committee" yet another American scary tale. This is fake and disinformation in the spirit...

Russian news site distorts U.S. coronavirus poll

By Polygraph News Fronta pro-Kremlin news site“Every fourth American is against taking anti-COVID-19 vaccine.”Source: News Front, May 21, 2020FALSE On May 21, the pro-Kremlin news site...

Back to basics: Ukraine, revisionism, and Russophobia

By EU vs Disinfo As the world cautiously begins to adjust to the new realities of post-quarantine life, the pro-Kremlin media is adjusting as well...

Kremlin Watch Briefing: EU should launch a team to investigate Chinese disinformation

NEW REPORT Russian battles over historical narratives: the case of Prague’s Konev statue The recent escalation in relations between the Czech Republic and Russia, relating to...