The Insider Доступно на русском Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov, speaking at the so-called federal educational marathon “Knowledge. Firsts,” recently commented on the support the Soviet Union received from its Western …
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Orbán aide falsely claims Ukraine’s EU entry will cost €2.5 trillion — 12 times the bloc’s annual budget
by Alex Johnsonby Alex JohnsonThe Insider Kremlin-backed media are reporting that Hungary has calculated the potential cost of Ukraine’s accession to the European Union. State-owned RIA Novosti — in an April 15 article titled …
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Russia’s MoD falsely claims Palm Sunday strike on Sumy targeted Ukrainian military command meeting
by Alex Johnsonby Alex JohnsonAftermath of Russia’s April 13 missile strike on the Ukrainian city of Sumy. Photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine The Insider On April 14, the Russian Ministry of Defense claimed …
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Russia’s Channel One parrots false Daily Mail story of a UK city being “overrun with rats the size of cats” amid garbage collector strike
by Alex Johnsonby Alex JohnsonThe 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 Johnsonby 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 Johnsonby 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 Johnsonby 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 Johnsonby 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 Johnsonby 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 Johnsonby 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 …