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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.

Infowars’ Jones hawked ‘nanosilver toothpaste’ fake coronavirus cure

By Polygraph Alex JonesInfowars“The patented nanosilver we have, the Pentagon has come out and documented and Homeland Security has said this stuff kills the...

Common crisis: The implications of COVID-19 for the Transatlantic Alliance

By CEPA GEOPOLITICS AND THE PANDEMIC: A CEPA FAQ  ​Alliance cohesion is under increasing strain amid public squabbling between member governments and growing fears...

Four super fake coronavirus claims (that we saw today)

By Polygraph Everywhere onlineFake coronavirus claims are all over the internet. Below we correct a few claims about the virus origin, diagnosis, prevention and...

How British, German, and US media cover Crimea’s annexation and the Donbas war

By Rens Wilderom, for VoxUkraine This article investigates how British newspapers covered Crimea’s annexation and the Donbass war. It shows that initially an “international...

Figure of the week: 32

By EU vs Disinfo A new analysis of 32 Russia-linked Facebook and Instagram accounts – which have since been removed – reveal how the Internet...

The Kremlin and disinformation about coronavirus

By EU vs Disinfo When Confusion is the Message It is easy to get the impression that pro-Kremlin disinformation efforts on the coronavirus are all over...

Iran’s immunity from the coronavirus? Kiss a holy tomb

By Polygraph Unidentified Iranian man:“In sacred places like this, there is no room for viruses, germs or diseases.”Source: Twitter, March 1, 2020 False The...

Smells like Crimea

By EU vs Disinfo “In the West, voices are heard that we need to review the results of the Second World War. And, in particular,...

Disinformation mash-up: MH17 and coronavirus

By EU vs Disinfo What do the MH17 investigation and coronavirus have in common? According to pro-Kremlin disinformation, both are apparently nothing more than Russophobic...

The impossible conspiracy fuelling Russia’s MH17 defence

By Eliot Higgins, for Bellingcat Ahead of the commencement of the MH17 trials in the Netherlands on March 9, 2020, various Russian government officials...