DISINFO: Lithuania follows totalitarian laws, while Sputnik fights against intolerance and...
DISINFORMATION CASE DETAILS
  • Outlet: sputnik.md (archived)*
  • Date of publication: April 20, 2017
  • Outlet language(s): Romanian
  • Reported in: Issue 68
  • Countries / regions discussed: Lithuania, Baltic states
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Democracy Sputnik

DISINFO: Lithuania follows totalitarian laws, while Sputnik fights against intolerance and...

SUMMARY

Lithuania follows totalitarian laws, while Sputnik fights against intolerance and intransigence and is therefore considered a dissident publication in Lithuania. // The Baltic States use Soviet methods to combat Sputnik journalists.

RESPONSE

No evidence given for the claims. All three Baltic states are well functioning democracies and members of the EU, thereby they adhere to the Treaty of the European Union which is founded on democracy and pluralism, among other fundamental values bit.ly/2oTuWY7, . Furthermore, Estonia ranks 12th in the world on the 2017 World Press Freedom, with Latvia on 28th place and Lithuania on 36th place out of 180 countries bit.ly/1YGtJug, .

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