Friday, April 26, 2024

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.

European Commission summarises its struggle against disinformation

In June, European Commission with Federica Mogherini, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy presented the report on the...

Evaluation of the EU elections: Many gaps still remain

By Jakub Kalenský, for Disinfo Portal Just weeks after the European Parliamentary elections, the European Commission (EU) has issued a report on the implementation of...

Top Russian diplomat falsely claims U.S. actions violated Vienna Convention, calls White House policy...

By Polygraph Sergey Ryabkov Russian Deputy Foreign Minister “Return the diplomatic property, which was seized not only in violation of the Vienna Convention, but in violation of...

Russian media reported ‘rusty’ tanks displayed in Washington, DC on July 4

By Polygraph NTV Gazprom-Media TV Channel “Rusty tanks and the U.S. flag on Mars: how the parade in Washington went.” Source: NTV, July 5, 2019 False The four...

Russophobia, dependence, and the Belarusian gay-opposition

By EU vs Disinfo Last week, the pro-Kremlin media claimed that Russophobia is Lithuania’s main export, but in reality, it’s mineral fuels and machinery. But...

Conspiracies: It is impossible to see ostriches hiding their heads in the sand

By EU vs Disinfo Imagining a world of shadow governments and puppet-masters is the ultimate power trip. It makes you smarter than everybody else; you...

Russian Defense Ministry claims Metal Gear video game is U.S. intelligence project

By Polygraph Andrei Kartapolov Russian Deputy Defense Minister "On the Internet, projects of the American special services, such as … Metal Gear and RuNet Echo, are being...

The Kremlin’s multifaceted strategy in France

By Nicolas Tenzer, for Disinfo Portal France’s internal political landscape is ripe for the Kremlin’s propaganda and disinformation. From the yellow vest protests to divisive...

Russia did not offer to free Ukrainian sailors it captured

  By Polygraph Maria Zakharova Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson “The Ukrainian side not only refused to utilize the procedures for release (of the sailors) that already exist in...

Fixing the digital ecosystem

By Alex Romero, for Disinfo Portal This article is part two of a series by Alto Data Analytics about the workings of disinformation in the...