Anti-Fake

Russian-Canadian filmmaker Anastasia Trofimova premiered her film Russians at War at the Venice Film Festival, claiming it challenges Western media’s one-sided portrayal of Russian aggression. Trofimova wants to offer a different story, and it happens to be one in which she sees no war crimes committed by Russian soldiers.

Putin claims that Russia has media freedom. However, Russia is one of the world’s worst countries for that. What are the facts? How does Russia restrict information sharing, and what punishments are journalists and civilians facing?

Russell Bentley, widely known as “Texas,” defected to Russia and rose to fame as a TV personality. Eight years later, he was killed. We explore the line between privilege and peril in Russia.

What if your friendly neighbor was a Russian spy? Or your friend? Or even your colleague? We examine five notable cases of Russian espionage across the world in recent years and explore how they operate.

European capitals are focusing on a Russian disinformation campaign that has not only targeted the Olympics in Paris but has already caused mass riots, vandalism and the arrests of dozens of people across the UK.

Historical context reveals Russia's negotiations often serve as a disguise for further aggression, undermining just peace efforts crucial for Ukraine.