Wednesday, December 17, 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.

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...

Flawed peace plan for Ukraine repeats Kremlin talking points

UkraineAlert by Eurasia Center Related Experts: Ian Brzezinski, Michael Carpenter, Daniel Fried, Melinda Haring, John E. Herbst, Alexander Vershbow A distinguished group...

Figure of the week: 35

By EU vs Disinfo Fact-Checkers note a 35 % increase in disinformation, published by Serbian tabloids Not less than 945 unfounded items of news have been...

The best defence is good offense

By EU vs Disinfo Pro-Kremlin Coordinated Efforts on Disinformation The new coronavirus epidemic is dominating the news this week, and this is clearly reflected in the...