Tuesday, April 16, 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.

Sputnik mistakes Russian-made missile for American, mocks its effectiveness

By Polygraph SputnikRussian state-owned media outlet“A video of a US TOW anti-tank missile being fired at a Syrian armed forces T-62 tank has emerged...

Disinformation in 2019: Ten Embarrassing Moments

By EU vs Disinfo Disinformation is a serious global threat to democracy. However, disinformation is not always the result of a powerful actor’s well-coordinated plan. In some cases,...

Syria accuses Americans of supporting IS after U.S. helped free most of country from...

By Polygraph Walid MuallemSyrian Foreign Minister“The Americans are using ISIS as a scarecrow. At the same time they are feeding ISIS, encourage them, protect...

Top targets of the pro-Kremlin media in Arabic in 2019: The fight against terrorism...

By EU vs Disinfo As the year comes to an end, here is an overview of the strategy of pro-Kremlin media vis-à-vis their audiences in...

What did not happen in 2019?

By EU vs Disinfo 2019 is coming to an end, and what a year it’s been! The last year of the 21st century’s teenage decade will...

Putin: Heavy weaponry in Donbas comes from governments sympathetic to separatists, not Russia

By Polygraph Vladimir PutinPresident of Russia"I'm constantly being asked this question: where do they get tanks and heavy artillery? Listen, in many hot spots...

Attacking Estonia instead of paying office rent

By EU vs Disinfo The pro-Kremlin media has launched an aggressive campaign against Estonia, since the Russian state information bureau Sputnik ran into ...

Native Americans and the threat of computational propaganda

By Saiph Savage, Eber Betanzos and Amy Ruckes, for Disinfo Portal Disruptive social media accounts are appropriating images related to Native Americans and exploiting...

In combatting Russian disinformation, BBC news standards don’t work, Tsybulenko says

By Paul Goble, Window on Eurasia “In the struggle with Russian disinformation, the so-called ‘BBC standards’ of journalism not only do not work but...

Kremlin Watch Briefing: US imposes sanctions on Nord Stream 2 pipeline project

TOPICS OF THE WEEK The US and NATO are preparing for Russia to go after troops at their home The US imposes sanctions on Nord...