The Insider In a daytime news broadcast on April 4, Russia’s Perviy Kanal (Channel One) — the country’s leading state-run propaganda network — aired a segment titled “In Birmingham, Rats …
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“Why would they want to absorb Ukraine?”: Five examples of Kremlin disinformation spread by Trump’s Special Envoy Steve Witkoff
by Alex JohnsonThe Insider previously reported on Elon Musk amplifying Russian disinformation. Now, a new member of Donald Trump’s team is conspicuously echoing Kremlin talking points: U.S. presidential special envoy Steve Witkoff. …
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Russian propaganda presents Macron statement as a trick to divert attention from his wife
by Alex JohnsonThe Insider In his weekly news digest Vesti Nedeli, Russian propagandist Dmitry Kiselyov commented on Emmanuel Macron’s recent televised address, in which the French president spoke about the military threat …
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Russian Security Council deputy revives debunked claim of USAID’s $5 billion role in “organizing” Ukraine’s Euromaidan protests
by Alex JohnsonThe Insider In an interview with the state-run newspaper Izvestia on March 7, Alexei Shevtsov, Deputy Secretary of Russia’s Security Council, claimed that, “USAID alone provided at least $5 billion …
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“A modestly successful comedian talked the United States of America into spending $350 billion”: Five of Trump’s false claims about Zelensky
by Alex JohnsonThe Insider After Volodymyr Zelensky declined to sign a draft agreement that would have granted the U.S. half of Ukraine’s mineral resources, Donald Trump began accusing the Ukrainian president of …
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Russian state media falsely alleges Ukrainian soldiers killed in Chasiv Yar were American mercenaries
by Alex JohnsonThe Insider On Jan. 29, Russian state-run news agency TASS published a report titled “Akhmat Fighter: Ukrainian Troops with U.S. Flags Killed in Chasiv Yar Were Mercenaries.” The article states: …
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Zelensky’s life of luxury, weaponized cow parsnip, and the nearing collapse of the West: 10 subjects for Kremlin propaganda hoaxes in 2024
by Alex JohnsonRussian officials and propagandists love to brag about their country’s supposed stability. Vladimir Putin used this word and its derivatives as many as ten times during his annual end-of-year marathon …
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When the “action” starts: Debunking 12 falsehoods from Vladimir Putin’s “Direct Line”
by Alex JohnsonAt the start of his latest “Direct Line” — which this time was combined with a press conference — Vladimir Putin remarked: “You know, when everything is calm, measured, and …
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A botched debut: Russian propagandist Dmitry Kiselyov tries his hand at debunking fakes
by Alex JohnsonThe Insider In his weekly “Vesti Nedeli” news digest this past Sunday, Dmitry Kiselyov began making a show of debunking what he presented as fakes. He warmed up with an …
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Russian media spread hoax about Zelensky buying Hitler’s car for $15 million
by Alex JohnsonThe Insider A series of fake publications about President Volodymyr Zelensky’s alleged multi-million dollar purchases — including a hotel with a casino in Northern Cyprus, a winery in Tuscany that …
