StopFake

StopFake is a nonprofit media group from Ukraine, established in March 2014 by a group of Ukrainian professors and students. Its main goal is to counter Russian propaganda and misinformation. Originally focused on fact-checking in Russian and English, StopFake has expanded its efforts to include a TV show that airs on 30 different local channels, a weekly radio program, and a robust presence on social media platforms.

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Romania’s ‘TikTok Messiah’ Is Gone But Admirers Live On

3 weeks ago | stopfake.org | Alison Mutler

By Alison Mutler, for CEPACalin Georgescu wasn’t a household name when he unexpectedly won the first round of Romania’s presidential elections in November. But at the peak of his campaign, he was massively famous on social media, and trending in the top nine globally on TikTok. This huge, worldwide presence, which led to the “TikTok Messiah” moniker, goes some way to explaining how Russian interference helped him go from single digits in the polls to winning 23% of the vote.
Give Us Zelenskyy’s Head: Excitement Grows Among Russia’s Propagandists

2 months ago | stopfake.org | Julia Davis

By Julia Davis, for CEPARussia’s propaganda machine has its doubts about President Trump and whether he will deliver Ukraine’s hoped-for capitulation. And yet this tantalizing dream continues to course through every fiber of its being. The language of information warfare may be crude, but there’s a recognition that after three years of stubborn popular resistance, Ukraine cannot simply be told to give up (because it won’t.)So the Kremlin’s selective truth tellers have other ideas in mind.
Fake: ‘Members of Ukrainian Nationalist Battalions’ Have Priority for Medical Aid on the Front Lines - WSJ

Dec 22, 2024 | stopfake.org | Ben Solomon

The video is fake – The Wall Street Journal did not publish this video on its website or social media. The clip was edited using publicly available footage and WSJ style elements, a typical Kremlin propaganda tactic to create an illusion of credibility. In addition, the journalist Ben Solomon, who is referenced in the video, has never made such statements.
Turmoil in Romania as Election Canceled Over Russian Interference

Dec 10, 2024 | stopfake.org | Alison Mutler

By Alison Mutler, for CEPAThe unprecedented decision came just two days before the vote was due to be held and throws Romanian politics into turmoil. Russian propagandists and the extreme nationalist at the center of the dispute, Călin Georgescu, will cry foul and accuse the authorities of hypocrisy. The decision was also attacked by the centrist, Elena Lasconi, who was to be Georgescu’s opponent in the final round.
Putin’s Men Dream of Feasting on Ukraine

Dec 4, 2024 | stopfake.org | Kseniya Kirillova

As developments on and off the battlefield appear to favor Moscow, Vladimir Putin’s mouthpieces are talking revealingly about the prospect of a Russian victory, and what would come next. By Kseniya Kirillova, for CEPAThe news has been bleak for Kyiv. North Korean troops have reinforced Putin’s armies and political changes in the Western alliance point to possible declines in support.
Biden’s Green Light Highlights the Diminishing Power of Putin’s Red Lines

Nov 22, 2024 | stopfake.org | Peter Malcolm Dickinson

By Peter Dickinson, for UkraineAlertAfter months of debate and hesitation, US President Joe Biden has finally given Ukraine the green light to conduct long-range strikes inside Russia using US-supplied weapons. According to reports, Biden has initially authorized strikes in Russia’s Kursk region, where Ukraine has occupied hundreds of square kilometers of territory since summer 2024 but now faces a counteroffensive involving thousands of North Korean troops.
Russia’s Remorseless Moldova Campaign Nears a Crescendo

Nov 2, 2024 | stopfake.org | Olga Lautman

The impending vote for Moldova’s head of state is a key moment in the new East-West conflict. By Olga Lautman, for CEPARussia has worked tirelessly and systematically over several years to undermine Moldova’s pro-western President Maia Sandu. This campaign reaches its zenith on November 3 when the country holds its run-off vote for the head of state’s post.
Putin Rids Russia of a Troublesome Priest

Oct 7, 2024 | stopfake.org | Elisabeth Braw

The Kremlin dishes out a lesson in clerical obedience to a churchman with heterodox views on Ukraine. By Elisabeth Braw, for CEPAThree short years ago, Metropolitan Hilarion was still the Russian Orthodox Church’s second-in-command, in charge of relations with the rest of the world. The relatively young cleric, an internationally respected theologian with a doctorate from Oxford, was superbly qualified for the role.
A New England Yankee Tells America’s Story

Sep 17, 2024 | stopfake.org | Mitzi Perdue

By Mitzi Perdue, for CEPADisappointed by the government’s lack of action, a former US Senator has taken up the information struggle through a YouTube channel for ordinary Russians. What is the world’s most effective weapon? Retired New Hampshire Senator Gordon Humphrey (1978-90), who served on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has an answer: Information warfare, the kind the Russians have been deploying unopposed against the United States for the last 25 or more years.
Europe Struggles to Enforce New Free Speech Rules

Sep 3, 2024 | stopfake.org | Bill Echikson

The Digital Services Act represents the democratic world’s most ambitious effort to regulate social media. It’s off to a slow start. By Bill Echikson, for CEPAThe European Union designed the 2023 Digital Services Act to force Google, Facebook, Twitter, Telegram, and other digital platforms to combat disinformation, online extremism, and outright scams. And yet, when France arrested Telegram founder Pavel Durov, it could not bring charges under the landmark act.