Anti-Fake

We went to Syria to look into the truth behind Assad’s chemical attacks and found proof of Russia’s role in silencing the survivors.

History is littered with the wreckage of empires built on aggression and deceit. Since a certain global leader decided to launch a textbook case of 21st-century imperialism, the world has been left scratching its head. What’s the logic behind these actions?

Russia’s propaganda machine uses a calculated strategy—dismiss, distort, distract, and dismay—to manipulate perceptions and erode trust in truth worldwide.

Refusing to bow to an occupier in Russia’s world labels you as “mentally ill.” Through forced diagnoses, drugging, and institutionalizing—even children—Russia’s modern occupation of Ukraine echoes a horrifying Soviet tactic: punitive psychiatry.

From the average Joe to the famous one—Rogan—Russian propaganda has successfully seeped into both everyday conversations and influential platforms, constructing anti-Ukrainian sentiments using sensationalism to elicit an emotional reaction from people otherwise unfamiliar with Ukraine, its culture, politics, and history.

Joe Rogan, the most influential podcasters in the world, has sparked controversy once again—not for his trademark hot takes on diet or MMA but for a recent episode where his commentary on the war in Ukraine mirrored strikingly familiar Kremlin propaganda.