Anti-Fake

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.

Recent satellite imagery has revealed significant renovations at Russia's Sergiyev Posad-6, a former Soviet biological weapons facility. This development comes alongside Russia's persistent claims about Ukrainian biolabs—a narrative the Kremlin used to justify its 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

In recent years, Russia has ramped up a disinformation campaign against NATO , spreading myths to manipulate public opinion and mask its own aggression. By distorting NATO ’s role and intentions, the Kremlin seeks to portray itself as a victim of external threats rather than the true aggressor.

"Current whereabouts remain unknown" is the reality for many Ukrainian journalists captured and detained by Russian forces. Even before the full-scale invasion in 2022, reporters covering Russian aggression in occupied territories faced arbitrary arrests, kidnappings, and torture—a pattern that continues today.

In 1984, Orwell wrote, “The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” And so it was in the USSR, a dystopia paralleling the fictional Airstrip One where reality and official rhetoric inherently contradict one another.

Since 2014, Russia has actively interfered in countries worldwide to expand its global influence. Here, we explore some of the most significant meddling scandals of the past decade.