RT

{{hatnote|Not to be confused with Rotten Tomatoes, Rooster Teeth, or [[Twitter|Retweeting]].}}
[[File:Russia-today-logo.svg|right|thumb|165px|What did you think it stood for? "Really True"?]]
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{{cquote|Question More|||RT's slogan, which can be translated as [[JAQ]]<ref>''The Road to Unfreedom: Russia, Europe, America'' by Timothy Snyder (2018) Tim Duggan Books. ISBN 0525574468.</ref>{{rp|161-162}}}}
{{cquote|Every single day we're lying and finding sexier ways to do it.|||Former RT reporter Sara Firth<ref>{{a|http://gawker.com/im-for-the-truth-another-rt-reporter-publicly-quits-1607127867|Another RT Reporter Publicly Quits Her Job}}, Gawker</ref>}}
'''RT''' (formerly 
Правда
 '''Russia Today''') is a [[Russia]]n state-run 24/7 [[English]]-language 
Ministry of propaganda
 [[news]] channel launched in December 2005. The network aims to present the world with a Russian point of view and "become Russia's version of the [[BBC]]",<ref name="cbc">[http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/story/2005/06/07/russiantv050607.html Russia Today to be 24-hour, English TV station], CBC</ref> but comes off like a state-sponsored [[Fox News]] for the [[tankie]] demographic, prone to coverage slanted against "the [[West]]" in general and the [[United States]] in particular, and indulging in [[conspiracy theories]] and other [[fringe]] beliefs. The [[European Union|European Parliament]] has termed it "[an instrument of] international {{wpl|soft power||"}} and "Russia's main international media weapon".<ref name=EuroParl>
[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/BRIE/2015/571339/EPRS_BRI%282015%29571339_EN.pdf Briefing 2015: Russia's disinformation on Ukraine and the EU's response] (European Parliament)</ref>

RT's preferred methods of disinformation are [[Selective reporting|lying by omission]] and treating rumors as fact. This allows it to further a set of narratives, spins and rumors, without publishing something that could in isolation be regarded as an intentional lie. The only "news" they publish is re-heated articles from Reuters and other wire services. They sometimes ''approach'' real news when they publish stories that don't have any connection to the U.S. or any Russian interests. 

Ironically, the channel was founded by a Soviet bureaucrat-turned entrepreneur who merged his private channel with the state channel. Long story short, if you are looking for actual news stories- look somewhere else.

In the wake of the [[Ukraine#2022_Russian_Invasion_of_Ukraine|Russian invasion of Ukraine]] in February 2022, multiple media providers in at least 10 nations, as well as several technology companies, removed Russia Today from their services.<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/roku-is-removing-rt-roku-channel-store-europe-source-2022-03-01/ "Roku is removing RT from the Roku Channel Store in Europe - source"] by Dawn Chmielewski, Reuters, 2022 February 28</ref> In addition, the [[European Union]], citing Russia's "systematic, international campaign of media manipulation and distortion of facts in order to enhance its strategy of destabilisation of its neighbouring countries", banned RT and Sputnik from broadcasting within the EU, covering both traditional broadcast channels (like satellite TV) as well as online platforms.<ref>[https://techcrunch.com/2022/03/02/eu-rt-sputnik-ban-live/ "EU's ban on Russia Today and Sputnik is now in effect"] by Natasha Lomas, TechCrunch, 2022 March 2</ref><ref>[https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:L:2022:065:FULL&from=EN Council Regulation (EU) 2022/350 of 1 March 2022 amending Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia's actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine], Official Journal of the European Union, Volume 65, 2 March 2022</ref> As a result of this, RT America (their American branch) ceased production and laid off most of their staff.<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/03/media/rt-america-layoffs/index.html RT America ceases productions and lays off most of its staff], Oliver Darcy, ''CNN'' 4 March 2022</ref> On March 18, 2022, RT's licence to broadcast in the [[United Kingdom]] was revoked.<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-60791734 "Russia Today - News channel RT's UK licence revoked by Ofcom"], [[BBC]] News, 18 March 2022</ref>

==Conspiracy theories==
Conspiracy-related posts form the bulk of all comments on the majority of videos published by RT online. Although Fox News has supported conspiracy theorists<ref>[http://mediamatters.org/research/2010/11/29/unbalanced-fox-news-conspiracy-theory-obsession/173820 Fox News' conspiracy theory obsession], Media Matters</ref> including [[Birther]]s,<ref>[http://mediamatters.org/research/2011/04/27/report-fox-promotes-birther-myth-in-at-least-52/179060 "Fox Promotes Birther Myth In At Least 52 Segments"], Media Matters</ref> Russia Today is the only international news organization that promotes conspiracy theories on an ''industrial'' scale. For example, there is a compilation of (originally no fewer than) 56 Russia Today YouTube videos on [[9/11]] (7 now deleted).<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUmGvyUIU_E&list=PL172C9CC073815D38 A playlist]</ref> The majority publicize and clearly support conspiracy theories. The remainder involve other criticisms of the United States. 

RT regularly features interviews with [[crank]]s as experts on various subjects. The conspiracy theories it gives publicity to are generally those that portray the United States as deeply amoral, malicious and/or doomed to failure. However, as a government mouthpiece of the world's number one [[fossil fuel]] supplier, RT has also featured [[global warming conspiracy theory]] proponents including [[Piers Corbyn]],<ref>[http://rt.com/news/change-climate-warming-corbyn/ RT interviewing quack Piers Corbyn]</ref> [[Christopher Monckton]],<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKrw6ih8Gto RT interviewing the Lord!]</ref><ref>[http://rt.com/politics/climate-change-warming-moncktonthe/ "The great climate change swindle: global warming is not manmade!"]</ref> [[James Corbett]],<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=james+corbett+rt James Corbett RT] YouTube search</ref> and [[Patrick Michaels]].<ref>[http://www.cato.org/multimedia/video-highlights/patrick-j-michaels-discusses-climate-change-national-security-russia-today Patrick Michaels on climate change]</ref>  Other examples are in a compilation of seven videos on "[[Climategate]]".<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFt07eAAQ94&playnext=1&list=PL539FC8169CB0FC17&feature=results_main Another playlist]</ref>

RT's news articles have sourced [[fake news]] websites such as [[InfoWars]]<ref>[https://www.rt.com/usa/psyop-activists-internment-resettlement-526/ Alleged US Army doc: Re-education camps and psy-op missions aimed at activists] RT. May 3, 2012.</ref>
and [[WND]].<ref>[https://www.rt.com/usa/327514-absolutely-easy-hacking-train-systems/ ‘Absolutely easy’: Global train systems are vulnerable to hacking, warn security researchers] RT. December 31, 2015.</ref> Uber-conspiracy theorist and InfoWars founder [[Alex Jones]] has been interviewed by the network on numerous occasions,<ref>[http://rt.com/usa/news/army-manual-camps-citizens-593/ RT interviewing Jones on FEMA concentration camps]</ref><ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZKGNTN63uw RT interviewing Alex Jones on Gulf oil spill conspiracy]</ref><ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1qlB61mmFg RT interviewing Alex Jones on CIA creating Al-Qaeda]</ref><ref>[http://www.infowars.com/rt-interviews-alex-jones-at-bilderberg-2012/ RT showing Alex Jones demonstrating against Bildeberg conference]</ref> and other conspiracy theorists that have appeared as guests on his [[radio]] program and been interviewed (several times in most cases) by RT include [[NaturalNews|Mike Adams]],<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0h7T6VSzChc The US government deliberately created e-coli!]</ref> [[Mark Dice]],<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXgMcXvu3Ec Mark Dice on secret think tanks to further “American imperialism”]</ref> [[David Ray Griffin]],<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9kEwQud4Ek David Ray Griffin on 9/11 conspiracy theories]</ref> [[Jesse Ventura]],<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzhdMgI3Z9I Jesse Ventura on American conspiracies]</ref> [[Lyndon LaRouche]],<ref>[http://rt.com/politics/interview-with-lyndon-larouche/ Lyndon LaRouche alleging that the Russo-Georgian War was a “British-American operation intended to crush Russia”]</ref> and [[Gerald Celente]].<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFlKJmE4gVE 'America lives in a fascist state' —; Gerald Celente]</ref>  It's a needle-thread away from [[Scopie's Law]] status.

Peter Lavelle hosts ''CrossTalk'' on RT. On July 23, 2014, he claimed on his show that "I'm not a conspiracy theorist and I never allow conspiracy theorists on my program."<ref name=PolitiFact>[http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/statements/2014/jul/30/peter-lavelle/rts-peter-lavelle-says-he-doesnt-allow-conspiracy-/ RT's Peter Lavelle says he doesn't allow conspiracy theories on his show, then utters one] by Katie Sanders (Wednesday, July 30th, 2014 at 5:32 p.m.) ''PolitiFact''.</ref> However, in the same show, he went on to propose that a conspiracy theory that [[Ukraine]] shot down [[Malaysia Airlines Flight 17]] in order to gain worldwide sympathy (rather than the consensus opinion that it was a Russian-sponsored militia).<ref name=PolitiFact/> [[PolitiFact]] has further documented several conspiracy theorists who have appeared on his show on other dates.<ref name=PolitiFact/>

Alongside nutty conspiracy theorists, RT had also given voice to genuine [[whistleblower]]s from the Western world like [[Julian Assange]] or [[Edward Snowden]], while (unsurprisingly) ignoring similar whistleblowers or opposition figures (like {{wpl|Garry Kasparov}}) from Russia.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/may/25/how-russia-independent-media-was-dismantled-piece-by-piece How Russia's independent media was dismantled piece by piece], [[The Guardian]].</ref>

==Funding and objectives==
In 2012, RT was allocated [[Russia]]n [[government]] funding of 11 billion rubles (approx. $365 million) in addition to [[advertising]] revenue.<ref>[http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Flenizdat.ru%2Farticles%2F1105568%2F Anatomy of nonresistance], Lenizdat</ref>

RT's self-described objective is to "show you how any story can be another story altogether."<ref>[http://rt.com/About_Us/Corporate_Profile.html About Us], RT</ref> In this, at least, they do not disappoint. Margarita Simonyan, RT's editor-in-chief, has specified that the station was born out of the desire to present an "unbiased portrait of Russia".<ref name="cbc" /> [[Ironic]]ally (but not surprisingly for anyone who knows about what "unbiased" [[Bias|usually means]]), most critics share the opinion that the channel's main objective is to present a very [[bias]]ed portrait of other countries.<ref name="cbc2">[http://web.archive.org/web/20100521042836/http://www.cbc.ca/arts/story/2006/03/10/russia-today-critics.html Journalism mixes with spin on Russia Today: critics], CBC</ref><ref>[http://www.rferl.org/content/article/1063693.html Russia: New International Channel Ready To Begin Broadcasting], RFE/RL</ref>

==Influence==
RT promotes itself heavily on [[YouTube]], and has achieved a significant following. A 2012 survey published by the Pew Research Center's Journalism Project found that the network had the largest percentage of top videos out of all the other news organization surveyed:
{{quotebox|Russia Today has developed a large online following through a combination of factors. The network has actively promoted its online content. The RT YouTube channel has more than 280,000 followers and the videos in its official channel have been viewed more than 740 million times, a number far greater than many other well-known sources such as [[Al Jazeera]] English (380 million views), Sky News (52 million) and Fox News (23 million). Other prominent news organizations have far fewer followers, such as ABC News (111,000), the ''[[New York Times]]'' (78,000) and ITN News (54,000).<ref>[http://www.journalism.org/2012/07/16/youtube-video-creationa-shared-process/ YouTube Video Creation – A Shared Process], Pew Research Center</ref>}}

==Political bias==
{{cquote|Globally, you're probably the most popular man in modern history... you are looked on as a savior of sorts.|||RT's Peter Lavelle to Putin<ref>[http://muckrack.com/link/oit8U/putin-at-valdai-world-order-new-rules-or-a-game-without-rules-full-video Might be regretting saying that in a few years.]</ref>}}

Russian political dissident Boris Kagarlitsky described RT as a "continuation of the old [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[propaganda]] services".<ref name="cbc2" /> The network is also accused of having close ties with the Russian state authorities<ref>[http://www.kommersant.com/page.asp?id=609300 Russia Today Built on Kremlin Ties], ''Kommersant''</ref> and helping the Kremlin project an overtly positive image of Russia by refraining from criticizing the government, particularly [[Vladimir Putin]].<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/05/AR2008030503539_pf.html Russia Pumps Tens of Millions Into Burnishing Image Abroad], ''Washington Post''</ref><ref>[http://rt.com/op-edge/187156-us-syria-strike-illegal-un/ "No country can legally invade another country without UN approval"] [[Two wrongs make a right#America illegally invaded other countries, so why can't Russia?|Oh]].</ref>

Other criticism includes claims that RT is deliberately and incessantly engaging in [[Ameriphobia|US]]/[[NATO]]/[[EU]]-bashing through "interviews" in which only Russian ultra-[[nationalist]]s or exuberantly critical, anti-Western "[[experts for hire|experts]]" are interviewed &mdash; without any probing questions or challenges by RT reporters, and without even bothering to hear opposing points of view.<ref name="cbc2" /> The following "news" titles from RT may provide some examples of this:

*[[Globalresearch.ca|Chossudovsky]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4p1kD8CZX8 US will start WW3 by attacking Iran]
*[[The Venus Project|Jacques Fresco]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qlgzTlAvOo US has never been a democracy]

Some Western interviewees<ref>In this case, [[User:David Gerard|one RationalWikian]] and people he's asked</ref> have found the experience of an RT interview weird. The network fishes extremely hard for the quote they're looking for and are prone to just completely [[PIDOOMA|making shit up]] in the resulting story. Other Russian networks (''e.g.'' NTV) don't weird interviewees out like this.

RT was also the only network to broadcast ''The World Tomorrow'' (a.k.a. ''The [[Julian Assange]] Show''), considering it as "rallying a global audience of [[open mind|open-mind]]ed people who question what they see in mainstream media". The irony is not lost to anyone.<ref>[http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/13/assange-tv-presented-by-the-kremlin/?_r=0 Assange TV Presented by the Kremlin], ''New York Times''</ref>

A [[European Union|European Parliament]] briefing said:
{{quotebox|RT brands itself as a platform for provocative and original perspectives (its slogan: 'Question More'), raising sometimes legitimate concerns – for example over [[fracking]], [[austerity]] policies, the EU's democratic deficit, [[NSA]] surveillance – that resonate with a heterogeneous mix of environmentalists, civil liberties campaigners, eurosceptics, far-right parties, and various disaffected groups. Its reports feature the [[Occupy Wall Street]] movement, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, and [[Scottish]] Nationalists – precisely the kind of dissenting voices whose counterparts within Russia are ignored by the Russian domestic media.<br />
While RT focuses on attacking the US and EU rather than defending Russia, the methods it uses are very similar to Russian domestic media. Like her domestic counterparts, RT chief editor Magarita Simonyan admits to having a hotline to the Kremlin, and she echoes Dmitry Kiselev's disregard for 'objective reality'. Conspiracy theories are a staple both on RT and domestic media – one Spanish-language RT article (since withdrawn) speculated that the US may have been to blame for spreading the [[Ebola virus]].<ref name=EuroParl />}}

==Progressive voices==
Due to its status as an "{{wpl|Alternative media|Alternative media outlet|",}} RT UK and RT America [[Horseshoe theory|enjoy a large degree of sympathy from both the far-left and the far-right]] in Europe.<ref>Everett, Chris (August 4, 2016). [http://commentcentral.co.uk/the-alternative-right-has-a-putin-problem/ "The 'alternative' right has a Putin problem"]. ''Comment Central''.</ref> RT America employs several left-wing journalists and reporters, who criticize militarism, corruption and money in US politics. They include the co-hosts of the Ring of Fire network (journalist Farron Cousins and lawyer Mike Papantonio), progressive radio talking head [[Thom Hartmann]], Alyona Minkovski (who left and joined ''[[The Huffington Post]]''), Abby Martin (who left and joined teleSUR{{efn|basically Venezuelan RT}} with Chris Hedges), frequent guest Sam Seder of the Majority Report, and even Larry King of all people. David Pakman, Benjamin Dixon, Martin, Seder, and Hartmann are also part of the Ring of Fire, but other than the last two, they don't appear at all on RT America, which means they have complete autonomy over their own shows. 

By 2014, however, namely the annexation of Crimea, Seder, Pakman, Dixon, Hartmann, Cousins, and Minkovski all stopped associating themselves with RT. A great way to lose progressive support is by acting like an imperialist power.

Over in the UK, some of the comedic "progressive" voices include [[George Galloway]] on his show ''Sputnik'' (although his comedic skills are not premeditated),<ref>See: [https://www.rt.com/shows/sputnik/ "Sputnik" stories] on the RT website.</ref> ''{{wpl|Sam Delaney|Sam Delaney's}} News Thing''<ref>See: [https://www.rt.com/shows/news-thing/ "News Thing" stories] on the RT website.</ref> and [[fake news]]reader [[Jonathan Pie]]<ref>Bish, Joe (June 9, 2016). [http://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/jonathan-pie-unfunny-facebook-meme-man "The Cult of Jonathan Pie, Facebook's Dire Political Satirist"]. ''VICE''.</ref> Despite being partially funded by the Russian government, these individuals have a degree of autonomy over their own shows. Pie, for example, has used his platform to criticize Russia's anti-[[LGBT]] laws and attitudes, alongside other countries.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-mtFul1kHc "A slice of GAY Pie"], via Johnathan Pie's official YouTube channel.</ref> Alex Salmond, former first minister of [[Scotland]] for the center-left [[Scottish National Party]], started a chat show in November 2017, whose early episodes featured Labour and Conservative politicians and discussed [[Catalonia|Catalan]] independence, [[Brexit]], and [[LGBT]] rights. Salmond said the show is editorially independent because it is produced by his own company.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/nov/17/be-ashamed-alex-salmond-courts-controversy-rt-russia-today "'Be ashamed, Alex': Salmond courts controversy with RT"], The Guardian, 17 November 2017</ref> Given the sexual misconduct allegations that have plagued him recently,<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/aug/29/alex-salmond-resigns-from-snp-after-sexual-misconduct-claims "Alex Salmond resigns from SNP after sexual misconduct claims"], The Guardian, 29 August 2018</ref> it remains to be seen if the show will survive, although he was cleared of all charges.

This is actually a very calculated move on RT's part: plant genuine left-wingers on their English-language outlet and allow them to give legitimate criticisms of the United States without allowing them to talk negatively about Russia (unless they have their own shows to do that without RT breathing down their throats). This means they can look at the average public and say, "See? We're not ''totally'' [[bullshit]]!" so they can claim a veneer of credibility. We recommend ignoring RT altogether, of course.

==SputnikNews==
[[File:Sputnik logo.svg|thumb|right|165px|
Team Putin
 SputnikNews logo]]

Mindful of RT's unfortunately accumulating reputation as bat-guano insane propaganda, the same government department launched the ''totally'' unrelated '''SputnikNews''', which will surely not gather a similar image as the home of gibbering delusion, with headlines like "US Anger with RT Will Start World War Three".<ref>[http://sputniknews.com/world/20150515/1022192980.html US Anger With RT Will Start World War Three – Emir Kusturica]. Sputnik News, 15 May 2015.</ref> Possibly. Or given that SputnikNews quickly established itself as ''more'' overtly conspiratorial and biased in favor of the Russian government, it could be that it was created to make RT seem reasonable in comparison.

Andrew Feinberg, an American citizen and SputnikNews' former White House correspondent, was interviewed by the [[FBI]] in September 2017; he also turned over to them "a thumb drive containing thousands of internal Sputnik emails and documents."<ref name=walker>[https://www.yahoo.com/news/sputnik-russian-news-agency-investigation-fbi-090024231.html Sputnik, the Russian news agency, is under investigation by the FBI] by Hunter Walker & Michael Isikoff (September 11, 2017) ''Yahoo News''.</ref> The FBI investigation was with regard to whether SputnikNews was "acting as an undeclared propaganda arm of the Kremlin" in violation of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), but may have also been in connection with Russian tampering in the [[2016 U.S. presidential election]].<ref name=walker/>

==Radio Sputnik==
'''Radio Sputnik''' is the audio service of the Sputnik platform, broadcasting Russian propaganda across the world in several languages. Through the efforts of [[Florida]] resident Arnold Ferolito, it was carried on several broadcast stations in [[Washington, D.C.]] and Kansas City. After brokering deals with radio stations to put Radio Sputnik on the air, Ferolito was pressured to register as a foreign agent under terms of the Federal Agents Registration Act (FARA).<ref>Chris Haxel, [https://www.kcur.org/post/russian-propaganda-machine-selects-kansas-city-its-second-radio-broadcast-site Russian 'Propaganda Machine' Selects Kansas City As Its Second Radio Broadcast Site]. kcur.org, 25 January 2020.</ref><ref>Jeff Pegues, [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/russias-radio-sputnik-kremlin-funded-kansas-city-missouri-2020-02-17/ Russia's Radio Sputnik, funded by the Kremlin, airing in Kansas City]. CBS News, 17 February 2020.</ref><ref group=note>It appears that the Kansas City station that airs Radio Sputnik will sell airtime to ''anyone''. They also broadcast [[Rick Wiles]]' racist, conspiracy-clogged TruNews.</ref>

The [[Washington, D.C.]]-based Sputnik operation closed down on 15 October 2024, citing US government sanctions against Sputnik's parent company, the Russian government media agency Rossiya Segodnya.<ref>Adam Jacobson, [https://rbr.com/sputniks-d-c-based-programming-winds-down/ Sputnik’s D.C.-Based Programming Winds Down]. ''Radio Television Business Report'', 16 October 2024.</ref><ref>[https://fair.org/home/us-sanctions-shoot-down-sputnik-radio/ US Sanctions Shoot Down Sputnik Radio]. fair.org, 22 October 2024.</ref>

==Stopped clock==
Much to our surprise, the French-language version of RT published a debunking of "two Russians pursued their aggressors from Le Bourget to Saint-Denis" (unsurprisingly fake news [[Irony|from...French far-right Pro-Putin websites!]]).<ref>https://www.debunkersdehoax.org/quand-la-fachosphere-russe-dement-les-medias-mainstream-et-la-fachosphere-francaise</ref>

==Anti-vaccination==
During the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], western editions of RT spread [[Anti-vaccination movement|anti-vaxx]] propaganda, while its Russian edition encouraged its Russian audience to vaccinate.<ref>[https://meduza.io/en/feature/2021/11/11/the-two-faces-of-rt-s-coronavirus-propaganda The two faces of RT’s coronavirus propaganda]. ''Meduza''.</ref>

== 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine ==

RT has been a strong proponent of Russian warfare against [[Ukraine]], or what the Russian government calls a "special military operation" as Russian president Vladimir Putin forbid calling the war a war.  The Russian invasion and mass murder on civilians is said to be done in order to "liberate" parts of Ukraine from Ukraine and to "defend" Ukrainians against Ukraine.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/feb/25/rt-news-channel-uk-pro-russia-slant-ukraine-crisis "RT news channel in spotlight in UK over pro-Russia slant on Ukraine crisis"], The Guardian, 25 February 2022</ref>

RT editor in chief, Margarita Simonyan, has claimed that Ukrainian forces target children with banned cluster bombs (a blatant lie), that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has banned all private media (a blatant lie), that Ukrainians don't consider Russians to be human (a blatant lie), that Ukrainian doctors have called for Russian prisoners of war to be castrated (a blatant lie), and that Ukrainian “Nazis” are "prepared to pluck children’s eyes out based on their ethnicity" (a blatant lie).<ref>[https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-war-tv-brainwashing/31776244.html "'Military Brainwashing': Russian State TV Pulls Out The Stops To Sell Kremlin's Narrative On The War In Ukraine"], RadioFreeEurope / RadioLiberty, 29 March 2022</ref>

TV presenter Anton Krasovsky in RT said on public TV that Ukraine should not exist, and [[Genocide|that Ukrainian children who complained about Russian occupation should be drowned or burnt alive]].<ref>[https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-tv-presenter-krasovsky-drown-ukrainian-children-outrage/32097102.html "Russian State TV Presenter Suspended After 'Disgusting' Call To Drown Ukrainian Children"], RadioFreeEurope / RadioLiberty, 24 October 2022</ref>

==See also==
*[[Caleb Maupin]]
*[[Fake news]]
*[[Malcolm Kendrick]]
*[[Max Blumenthal]]

==External links==
*[http://rt.com/ RT's official website]
*[http://www.buzzfeed.com/rosiegray/how-the-truth-is-made-at-russia-today How the Truth is Made at Russia Today]
*[https://www.opendemocracy.net/od-russia/daniel-kennedy/who’s-afraid-of-russia-today Who’s afraid of Russia Today?]

==Notes==
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