Anti-Fake

Despite bans across Europe, the US, and Canada, Russia’s state-funded network RT is far from gone. The Kremlin’s favorite media weapon has morphed into a hybrid propaganda machine—streaming through smaller platforms, partner outlets, and social media ecosystems that still reach millions. Data reviewed by UNITED24 Media shows how RT adapted its playbook after 2022, turning sanctions into an opportunity to rebrand and retarget new audiences.

Russia’s efforts to sway Czech politics have gone further than public messaging. As voters reject them at the ballot box, an NGO quietly works to keep the Kremlin’s agenda alive.

Open-source intelligence analysts have uncovered the hidden past of a Russian propagandist, linking him to a major Kremlin-backed disinformation network and a former role at a US defense contractor. This combination, they say, raises urgent national security concerns.

When it comes to Ukraine, people still often mention major corruption scandals. Could it really be that, even amid an existential war, this country remains mired in corruption? Or perhaps all these high-profile cases actually signify something else?

“What is Europe’s strategy towards Russia?” asks one of the Russian opposition leaders, Yulia Navalnaya, in a column for The Economist . Yet each time a Russian opposition figure publishes another text or delivers another speech, one question inevitably arises: what exactly is the Russian opposition’s own plan for Russia?

How much is the Kremlin willing to pay foreign-facing influencers to praise Russia? The bloggers claim nothing. The data says otherwise. Sasha Meets Russia, for instance, is just one among a network of “loyal foreign bloggers” managed by a stablemaster with direct Kremlin ties.