Sunday, July 6, 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.

One threat, one presence: A strategy for NATO’s Eastern flank

By LTG (Ret.) Ben Hodges, Janusz Bugajski, COL (Ret.) Ray Wojcik, Carsten Schmiedl, for CEPA NATO’s Eastern Flank stretches from the Arctic to the Caucasus...

Russian ‘expert’ denies documented repression of Crimean Tatars

By Polygraph Vladimir ZharikhinDeputy Head of the Institute of CIS Countries“This (claim about persecution of Crimean Tatars) once again confirms that in Ukraine the name...

Sputnik Srbija narratives fuel East-West division in Western Balkans, NATO Stratcom Report finds

By EU vs Disinfo Sputnik Srbija emphasises division in the Western Balkans, presenting pro-Western forces as ‘weak’ and ‘corrupt’, aiming to subordinate their neighbours. That is...

Kremlin Watch Briefing: The unexpected journey of Russian ventilators from Russia to the US...

Topics of the Week Illiberal Hungary witch-hunts critical voices. The civil society plans to build resilience in spite of that. The unexpected journey of Russian ventilators...

Daily disinformation: Gaslighting the neighbors

By Alex Lehtis, for CEPA Russia has long been using disinformation, weaponized corruption, organized crime, and oligarchic structures to maximize its influence in Georgia, Moldova,...

Russia’s EU rep rewrites Cold War history with bogus conspiracy theories

By Polygraph Vladimir ChizhovRussia’s Permanent Representative to the EU“... American Plan Totality developed on the personal order of Harry Truman after the atomic bombings of...

The Belarusian approach to the outbreak

By EU vs Disinfo Belarus’ defiant attitude towards the COVID-19 outbreak has caught the world’s attention. While most other European countries – including Russia –...

Kremlin Watch Briefing: The Kremlin’s revisionism of WWII history

Topics of the Week FB spotted and took down accounts linked to influence ops based in Russia, Iran, Georgia, US, Mauritania and Myanmar Russia sides with China...

EEAS Special Report update: short assessment of narratives and disinformation around the COVID-19 pandemic...

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

“Not funny at all”

By EU vs Disinfo Bill Gates-bashing is back in the COVID-19 narrative on Russian state-controlled TV, paired with anti-vaccine messaging. One would have hoped that the recent...