Fake: France Pays Russia More than One Billion Euros for Non-delivery of Mistrals
On August 25, the Russian news agency Interfax falsely reported that France had paid Russia more than one billion euros for its non-delivery of...
BBC: What media get wrong about Ukraine anti-red laws
Ukraine’s anti-communism laws have received much flak in foreign media, but not all of it is well-deserved. The legislation orders the removal of communist symbols...
Putin’s Magnificent Messaging Machine
By pretending to be real news, RT is much better than your grandfather’s Soviet propaganda.
In trying to create a likeness of Soviet power, Vladimir...
Did Russia’s Biggest Search Engine Censor Itself to Protect Putin’s Spokesman?
Dmitry Peskov, the long-time spokesman for Vladimir Putin, can’t seem to get his name out of the news. Earlier this month, Peskov weathered two...
How Russian TV propaganda is made
Federal television in Russia has long been suspected of propaganda. Four Russian TV producers share their stories of life behind the lens.
This month COLTA.RU...
Russia’s fake Ukraine war report exposed in Putin PR disaster
Russian President Vladimir Putin's twisted propaganda machine has been revealed after a fake news report purported to be from the conflict in Ukraine was...
Truth Out of Fashion
My copy of “Harvest of Sorrow”, inscribed with some kind remarks by the author, is one of my most treasured possessions. Robert Conquest, who...
Fake: Forbes Revises Position on Crimea
The Russian television channel Zvezda posted a false news item claiming that the American business magazine Forbes had revised its editorial position on the...
Ukrainian Television Airs False Reports about Ukrainian Tank Superiority
Ukrainian television channel ICTV falsely created “Russian military experts” who, using a special computer program, had allegedly come to the conclusion that the Ukrainian...
Russian Media Misrepresent German Article about Ukrainian President
Russian media misrepresented an article by Nina Jeglinski published in Bavarian newspaper Mittelbayerische Zeitung by stating that the journalist predicted the forthcoming resignation of...