February 04, 2019
The Weekly Meetings
Who is the man on the left? This Kremlin official has held total control over Russian TV for almost 20 years. Only now Russian journalists reveal the full story.
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June 10, 2019
Russian Independent Journalism Under Disinformation Attack
State TV, a news agency tied to the St. Petersburg troll factory and Moscow police target investigative reporter with disinformation. He now faces 10-20 years in prison.
October 07, 2016
"I have a mortgage to pay, get out of my studio!"
Last Wednesday a talk show was interrupted on the pro-Kremlin TV channel NTV when a physical confrontation broke out between the show's host and a Ukrainian guest.
September 11, 2020
Question Less: RT Strike-Breakers Replace Belarusian Journalists on Strike
When journalists at Belarus State TV went on strike, Lukashenka called in strike-breakers from Russia. Even pro-Lukashenka activists are brought in from Moscow.
December 02, 2020
Defaming Obama through “Hahaganda”
"Hahaganda" is a means of getting away with lies, calling it "humour". A skit on national Russian TV depicted former US President Barack Obama in a stereotypical, racist way.
September 24, 2019
Figure of the week: 1/3
Only 1 in 3 Russians say they trust the news programmes on the state-controlled TV channels Pervyi Kanal and Rossiya 1, a recent survey by the Public Opinion Foundation (FOM) shows.
February 19, 2021
Diplomatic Demagoguery – Fact-Checking Russian Diplomacy
Russia's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sergey Lavrov, gave an interview to the Russian State TV Host Vladimir Solovyov on 12 February 2021. Here is a collection of some of the unfounded and misleading claims that were aired in the interview.
December 19, 2023
The Belarus KGB’s ill-conceived creativity
KGB and Belarusian state TV use new means to sow fear among Belarusians when a security seminar in Warsaw for members of the Belarusian diaspora ended with a Belarusian KGB officer’s online appearance.
November 20, 2019
Gazprom’s Double Standards
In Europe, Gazprom wants to be seen as a reliable business partner. But back home in Russia, Gazprom's TV channel NTV systematically attacks European diplomats and Russian civil society activists.
March 22, 2018
Behind the Smokescreen: Who are the Actors Spreading Disinformation on Ex-Spy Poisoning?
The Russian foreign ministry, top-level diplomats, main state-controlled TV channels and global companies like Russia Today and Sputnik are all involved in delivering multiple theories on the poisoning.