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Fake story on Russians paying Afghans ‘bounty’ to kill Americans latest example of appalling US/UK media coverage of Russia

Posted on June 30, 2020By Editor

The Anglo-American press is difficult to understand. Anonymous sources are treated as gospel – when they suit the ideological and political biases of news outlets – and spy agencies seem to be beyond reproach. … Read More >Fake story on Russians paying Afghans ‘bounty’ to kill Americans latest example of appalling US/UK media coverage of Russia

USA

‘Blood on their hands’: Congressman slams NY Times for blowing up ongoing probe in Afghanistan with bogus ‘Russia bounty’ story

Posted on June 30, 2020June 30, 2020By Editor

The New York Times story accusing Russia of offering bounties for killing US troops in Afghanistan relied on unconfirmed intelligence from an ongoing investigation, which is now impossible to finish, a congressman has revealed. … Read More >‘Blood on their hands’: Congressman slams NY Times for blowing up ongoing probe in Afghanistan with bogus ‘Russia bounty’ story

USA

WH spokeswoman says ‘no intelligence consensus’ on Russia bounty story, tells NYT & WaPo to ‘return Pulitzers’ for misreporting

Posted on June 30, 2020June 30, 2020By Editor

The New York Times and the Washington Post should give up their journalistic accolades for selling rumors as scoops, the White House’s Kayleigh McEnany said, pointing at holes in their story about Russian bounties for the Taliban. … Read More >WH spokeswoman says ‘no intelligence consensus’ on Russia bounty story, tells NYT & WaPo to ‘return Pulitzers’ for misreporting

Op-ed

There they go again: NYT serves up spy fantasy about Russian ‘bounties’ on US troops in Afghanistan

Posted on June 30, 2020June 30, 2020By Editor

Brace yourselves for another breathless Russia bombshell: The New York Times says US spies think Moscow may have offered Taliban bounty money to kill US troops in Afghanistan and Trump was told but did nothing about it! Impeach! … Read More >There they go again: NYT serves up spy fantasy about Russian ‘bounties’ on US troops in Afghanistan

USA

Trump & Pence never briefed on ‘Russian bounties for Taliban’, NYT story ‘inaccurate’ – US intelligence chief

Posted on June 29, 2020June 29, 2020By Editor

The US director of national intelligence has distanced himself from an NYT report claiming Russia paid money to the Taliban for killing US soldiers in Afghanistan. He said the White House was never briefed on the matter. … Read More >Trump & Pence never briefed on ‘Russian bounties for Taliban’, NYT story ‘inaccurate’ – US intelligence chief

USA

New York Times CANCELED by liberals over Senator Cotton’s ‘Send in the troops’ op-ed

Posted on June 4, 2020June 4, 2020By Editor

Opinion editors at the New York Times are facing calls to resign over publishing an op-ed by Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton making a case for deploying the military to quell the riots that have broken out across the US. … Read More >New York Times CANCELED by liberals over Senator Cotton’s ‘Send in the troops’ op-ed

Journalism & Mass media

Russian journalists accuse NY Times of stealing stories that earned it Pulitzer Prize – for second time

Posted on May 10, 2020May 10, 2020By Editor

The New York Times has apparently stolen its Pulitzer Prize-winning stories from Russian journalists – the same liberal anti-Putin reporters its correspondents have lionized. … Read More >Russian journalists accuse NY Times of stealing stories that earned it Pulitzer Prize – for second time

Videos

Crisis Blame Game | NYT accuses Russia of using ‘propaganda machine’ amid COVID-19 pandemic

Posted on April 16, 2020April 16, 2020By Editor

As #COVID19 pandemic hardly hits US, the New York Times has accused the Russian president of aiming the ‘propaganda machine’ to discredit the American healthcare system. … Read More >Crisis Blame Game | NYT accuses Russia of using ‘propaganda machine’ amid COVID-19 pandemic

Op-ed

There he goes again: Russiagate godfather Obama promotes NYTimes’ latest conspiracy (this time it’s Putin + Covid-19!)

Posted on April 16, 2020April 16, 2020By Editor

What does Joe Biden have in common with a New York Times article even critics of Russian President Vladimir Putin have described as “incompetent”? Both have received ringing endorsements from former US President Barack Obama. … Read More >There he goes again: Russiagate godfather Obama promotes NYTimes’ latest conspiracy (this time it’s Putin + Covid-19!)

USA

Manufacturing consent: How NY Times spins Bolivian coup against ‘coca-farming strongman’ Morales

Posted on November 25, 2019November 25, 2019By Editor

A military-assisted coup against a democratically elected president transforms into a dramatic rescue of democracy from military dictatorship by someone who got 4 percent of the vote, to hear the US paper of record tell the story. … Read More >Manufacturing consent: How NY Times spins Bolivian coup against ‘coca-farming strongman’ Morales