Thursday, July 3, 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.

Out-of-context photos are a powerful low-tech form of misinformation

By Lisa Fazio, for The Conversation When you think of visual misinformation, maybe you think of deepfakes – videos that appear real but...

Sanctions on the spotlight: disinformation targets Latvia

By EU vs Disinfo Disinformation framing Latvia as Russophobic is part of a long-term campaign, this time resurfacing due to implementation of US sanctions.  Starting from...

Journalism and laughter: Russians react to pro-Kremlin propaganda

By EU vs Disinfo Russian civil society continues to dismantle pro-Kremlin disinformation, using both laughter and journalistic investigations. February has been a good month for...

Figure of the week: 80

By EU vs Disinfo 80 years ago: Stalin sending German Jews to Hitler Historical revisionism is an important strand of disinformation. The EUvsDisinfo database contains a...

Beware another Russia reset

By Janusz Bugajski, for CEPA Kremlin Proposals May Look Appealing but They Raise Russia’s Influence at Our Expense With U.S. presidential elections fast approaching,...

Coronavirus: how media coverage of epidemics often stokes fear and panic

By Karin Wahl-Jorgensen, for The Conversation New contagious diseases are scary. They frighten us because they are unknown and unpredictable. The ongoing outbreak of...

Kremlin Watch Briefing: The murder of Khanghoshvili orchestrated by FSB

Topics of the Week The murder of Zelimkhan Khanghoshvili in Berlin orchestrated by FSB, Bellingcat reveals. US military tracking disinformation around the coronavirus...

Pro-Kremlin disinformation desperation: MH17 and WWII

By EU vs Disinfo This week, the pro-Kremlin disinformation machine has begun “preparations” for the MH17 trial and continued its attack on Poland. A few weeks...

Figure of the week: 122

By EU vs Disinfo Last week, Facebook announced a new takedown of 122 user accounts, pages, groups, and Instagram profiles originating in Russia that violated...

Disinformation sharpened tensions between Serbia and Montenegro

By EU vs Disinfo Disinformation sharpened tensions between Serbia and Montenegro The divisive situation around the newly adopted Law on Freedom of religion of Montenegro has...