RT Is a Mock-Up of the Real Thing
The popular U.S. publication The Daily Beast ran a major article in mid-September about RT, the Kremlin-sponsored television channel that broadcasts in foreign languages. It turns out that after 10...
Russia launches media offensive on Syria bombing
"Russian air force begins bombing terrorist positions in Syria," screams the front of Russian tabloid Komsomolskaya Pravda.
Coverage of Russian air strikes in Syria has...
Ukrainians Turning Away From Russian Media In 2015, Survey Finds
Internews’ annual media consumption survey shows a dramatic drop in Ukrainians’ use of Russian media. The survey shows that Russian TV viewership shrank to...
StopFakeNews #54 [ENGLISH] with Jim Kovpak
This week, journalist and blogger Jim Kovpak is the StopFake News guest anchor. Russian and pro-Russian media report that Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko was...
So this is ‘Putin’s propaganda TV’?
A look at how RT’s chief editor responds to evidence that the network is a political failure
The Kremlin's flagship news network abroad, RT (formerly known...
Russia’s Propaganda Blitzkrieg
The propaganda war propping up Putin and his cronies has reached new heights with the bombing campaign in Syria.
When Vladimir Putin spoke before the...
Journalist Claims that Hungary Can Reclaim Ukrainian Territory through International Court
Russian and separatist media have popularized an article from Nezavisimaya Gazeta entitled “Kiev Creates Professional Army to Resolve Territorial Disputes.”
Its author, Vladimir Gundarov, argues...
Waging a Proxy War on Russian Journalism
Much has been said since 2014 about Russia's proxy war in Ukraine, where Russian troops and equipment are often reported and even sometimes captured, but with official...
Putin TV: Russian Airstrikes Are ‘Sacred’
RT ordinarily hates it when outside countries start attacking the Middle East. Except when those countries include Russia.
Russia Today heard about Vladimir Putin’s new...
‘Cold as Ice’: Canada’s Election, as Told Through Russian Propaganda
Sputnik News, dubbed the "Buzzfeed of propaganda," has been paying particular attention to the current Canadian federal election. And it is bizarre.
The news agency's...