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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.

At his 15th year-end presser, Putin recycles false claims

By Polygraph Vladimir PutinPresident, RussiaClaims about WADA doping ban, Maria Butina's foreign agent plea, Zelimkhan Khangoshvili's killing in Berlin.Source: Kremlin.ru, Dec. 19, 2019 False...

Disinformation Review: A State of Panic

By EU vs Disinfo One element that strikes anyone who follows pro-Kremlin media is an omnipresent state of fear, anxiety, panic, anguish… Everything is sinking,...

Russian Foreign Minister: ‘Meddling or non-meddling… No collusion’

By Polygraph Sergey LavrovForeign Minister, Russia“We have highlighted once again that all speculations about our alleged interference in the domestic processes in the United...

Kremlin’s increasingly positive image of Stalin leading to whitewashing of deportations, specialists on the...

By Paul Goble, Window on Eurasia Moscow’s promotion of the Great Victory in World War II, the basis of the current regime’s legitimacy, has...

People who are given correct information still misremember it to fit their own beliefs

By Laura Hazard Owen, for NiemanLab Plus: “There is no bygone era of a well-informed, attentive public. What we have had in lieu...

Disinformation as Damage Control

By EU vs Disinfo Last week Germany expelled two employees at the Russian embassy in Berlin in connection with the murder of a Georgian asylum-seeker...

NTV plays with fire

By EU vs Disinfo On 29 November the Russian state-controlled network NTV broadcast a smear documentary targeting Russian NGO activists alongside European diplomats. The production applied...

Kremlin denies knowledge of MH17 suspect it included in prisoner exchange

By Nik Yarst, for Polygraph Dmitry PeskovRussian Presidential Spokesman"No, you know, this is a question that has nothing to do with the Kremlin, so I...

Multiple measures failed to control mis- and disinformation in Tunisia’s 2019 elections

By Yosr Jouini, for Global Voices Facebook's Ad Library 'failed to provide any measures of transparency' On October 23, 2019, Tunisia's...

Russia’s response to Olympic ban: ‘Chronic anti-Russian hysteria’

By Polygraph Yevgeny RevenkoDeputy Secretary General, United Russia party“I am sure this decision is to a large extent political. I cannot call it honest...