Tag: Media Disinformation

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Western media claimed Sochi would be post-Olympic ghost town. Now, Russian city’s mayor reveals population has doubled in a decade

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When Sochi won the battle to host the 2014 Winter Olympic Games, many claimed that investment in a dilapidated Soviet resort, partially on swampland, was just for show, and that the city would quickly turn into a Potemkin village. … Read More >Western media claimed Sochi would be post-Olympic ghost town. Now, Russian city’s mayor reveals population has doubled in a decade

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BBC admits its error in covering Syria ‘gas attack’ in Douma

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The BBC has admitted that its coverage of the alleged Douma gas attack in 2018 contained insinuations that seriously misled its audience and inaccurately characterized the motives of OPCW whistleblower “Alex” as motivated by money and by making unwarranted connections between Russian and Syrian “state views” and the editorial mission of WikiLeaks. RT America’s Alex Mihailovich shares the details. … Read More >BBC admits its error in covering Syria ‘gas attack’ in Douma

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‘Pure fear porn’: Media ‘expert’ ripped for predicting the coming of COVID-22, a much-more deadly, vax-resistant ‘super variant’

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An immunologist alarmed by coronavirus strains, and the media that cited him, are accused of fear-mongering the masses into thinking a “super variant” called Covid-22 is on the way – a warning so far based on pure conjecture. … Read More >‘Pure fear porn’: Media ‘expert’ ripped for predicting the coming of COVID-22, a much-more deadly, vax-resistant ‘super variant’

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Angry panel skewers ‘clownish’ US foreign policy & media lies (Full show)

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Is all that has happened as the US ends its efforts in Afghanistan really as catastrophic as US media is currently reporting, or are US journalists overplaying a war they have all but ignored for more than a decade? Rick Sanchez argues that the outcome of the US invasion and ill-considered withdrawal was only unexpected to those not paying attention. … Read More >Angry panel skewers ‘clownish’ US foreign policy & media lies (Full show)

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‘The revolution is already over’: Activist Roman Protasevich speaks to RT from custody about failed street protests in Belarus

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The attempted revolution in Belarus has failed because the street has been lost. That’s according to opposition activist Roman Protasevich, who spoke to RT’s Russian service about his involvement with last year’s protest movement. … Read More >‘The revolution is already over’: Activist Roman Protasevich speaks to RT from custody about failed street protests in Belarus

Categories Russia

Two media organizations owned by disgraced oligarch Khodorkovsky to cease operations – websites banned by Russian media watchdog

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Two media organizations owned by disgraced 1990’s oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky are to cease operations entirely after Russian media watchdog Roskomnadzor ordered their websites to be banned and blocked throughout the country. … Read More >Two media organizations owned by disgraced oligarch Khodorkovsky to cease operations – websites banned by Russian media watchdog

Categories Asia & Pacific

Chinese state newspaper lashes out at BBC for ‘fabricating stories’ about journalists ‘attacked’ while covering floods

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The Chinese Global Times newspaper has accused the British Broadcasting Company (BBC) of “twisting facts” and “fabricating stories” after the BBC claimed journalists had been “attacked” while covering floods in China. … Read More >Chinese state newspaper lashes out at BBC for ‘fabricating stories’ about journalists ‘attacked’ while covering floods