The Russian Foreign Ministry will request official explanation from l’Elysée, as well as from the French Embassy in Moscow concerning a media-cited statement by President Emmanuel Macron alleging that Russian media is meddling in the republic’s affairs, namely Yellow Vests protests, Spokesperson Maria Zakharova said. “If this piece of news cites everything correctly (and we will officially request…
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Moscow demands Kiev to investigate real assassinations not fake
In a comment on fake news, and a staged assassination of Kiev journalist Arkadi Babchenko Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) requested from Ukrainian authorities to investigate the assassinations of journalists, and activists happened in the past, instead of indulging in theatrical performances of doubtful effects. Moscow has also assessed the operation as a stir, with…
Reporters without Borders condemn Babchenko fake news
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns the distressing simulation of Russian exile journalist Arkady Babchenko’s murder, which was done with the aim of unmasking those who wanted to kill him, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) claimed today. Nothing justifies faking journalist’s murder in Kiev, RSF says #ArkadyBabchenko https://t.co/bMUYd2K1RD — RSF in English (@RSF_en) May 30, 2018…
Duma dabbs casualties in Deir ez-Zor as “fake news”
The Chairman of the Russian State Duma Defense Committee Vladimir Shamanov said media reports about a significant number of casualties in a US-led coalition attack in the Syrian province of Deir ez-Zor on February 7 are “fake” news. https://twitter.com/SputnikInt/status/963694300440621058 “Judging by the intelligence agencies’ assessments, there are many signs showing that someone is deliberately overstating…
Trump dabbs NBC report on increase of nuclear arsenal as fake
U.S. President Donald Trump wanted to dramatically increase the country’s nuclear arsenal, he said in a meeting with his national security advisers in July, NBC News reported on Wednesday, citing three officials who were present in the room. Trump sought dramatic increase in U.S. nuclear arsenal: NBC https://t.co/gg5i7nvxJi — Reuters (@Reuters) October 11, 2017 Trump’s…
Trump thrashed ‘mainstream (fake)’ media
At 100 days celebration the US president Trump waged an attack against the media, reminding that he was not attending the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, breaking tradition with the other US presidents. “I could not possibly be more thrilled than to be more than 100 miles away from Washington’s swamp, spending my evening with…
MEPs impose on Google filtering information
Video-sharing platforms such as Google’s YouTube and Vimeo will have to take measures to protect citizens from content containing hate speech and incitement to violence under measures voted by EU lawmakers on Tuesday, 25.04.2017. #EPlenary debated last week #fakenews/hate speech. How to fight the war online? Watch: pic.twitter.com/Zcvir1ThbB — EP in Cyprus (@Europarl_CY) April 10,…
Teleguided democracy vs. social networks
Shareholders have proposed that Facebook Inc prepare a report on the threat to democracy and free speech from so-called ‘fake’ news spread on the social media forum, and the dangers it may pose to the company itself, according to US mass-media reports. The proposal, which suggested Facebook had provided “a financial mechanism supporting fabricated content”…
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