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rt.com is a russian tv station funded by the government. It is a proganda outlet for Russia. one can assume kgb involvement and vetting of their stories. so th

rt.com is a russian tv station funded by the government. It is a proganda outlet for Russia. one can assume kgb involvement and vetting of their stories. so this story seems benign enough, but bear in mind the source and consider what their motivations might be. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RT_(TV_network) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RT_(TV_network)

Synaesthesia 9y ago
Similar to the BBC for England or many countries which have state television.
- aaronlifshin 9y ago
  Not really. The BBC is a pretty independent body, and criticizes the government often. RT is a propaganda arm of the government and is under its direct control, as all mass media in Russia now (with few exceptions).
  - Synaesthesia 9y ago
    The BBC is quite balanced, I watch Russia today and find it similar in tone to most western outlets, both state owned and private ... screeching on about terrorism. Repetitive, mundane. They’re all quite openly propagandistic from my point of view.
- rwoodley 9y ago
  Ah you must be a Russian government employee. It is not similar at all. There is no editorial independence at rt.com. It is a tool of the KGB used for info wars. The BBC is staffed by independent journalists and is often quite critical of the UK government. Please do not posit a false equivalence between totalitarian kleptocracies and western democracies, whatever the flaws of the latter.
  - Synaesthesia 9y ago
    You seem a little paranoid there, no I’m not a Russian employee, I know RT will be pro-Russian. Don’t fool yourself western media ha bounds to it’s criticism too, due to the way it’s structured. Anyway the piece in question is on a well known Soviet hero, I had heard of him before. Cheers to him.
  - dang 9y ago
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Synaesthesia 9y ago

Similar to the BBC for England or many countries which have state television.

aaronlifshin 9y ago
Not really. The BBC is a pretty independent body, and criticizes the government often. RT is a propaganda arm of the government and is under its direct control, as all mass media in Russia now (with few exceptions).
- Synaesthesia 9y ago
  The BBC is quite balanced, I watch Russia today and find it similar in tone to most western outlets, both state owned and private ... screeching on about terrorism. Repetitive, mundane. They’re all quite openly propagandistic from my point of view.
rwoodley 9y ago
Ah you must be a Russian government employee. It is not similar at all. There is no editorial independence at rt.com. It is a tool of the KGB used for info wars. The BBC is staffed by independent journalists and is often quite critical of the UK government. Please do not posit a false equivalence between totalitarian kleptocracies and western democracies, whatever the flaws of the latter.
- Synaesthesia 9y ago
  You seem a little paranoid there, no I’m not a Russian employee, I know RT will be pro-Russian. Don’t fool yourself western media ha bounds to it’s criticism too, due to the way it’s structured. Anyway the piece in question is on a well known Soviet hero, I had heard of him before. Cheers to him.
- dang 9y ago
  This comment breaks the HN guidelines: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html. We ban accounts that do this, so would you please read them and follow them when commenting here from now on?