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I cry bogus. > Bartlett describes herself as an "independent writer and rights activist."[3] She writes commentary pieces for RT's website.Critics contend that
by conz 4y ago
I cry bogus.
> Bartlett describes herself as an "independent writer and rights activist."[3] She writes commentary pieces for RT's website.Critics contend that her advocacy amounts to participation in a disinformation campaign whereby the aim is to lessen the responsibility of the Assad regime for the acts of indiscriminate killing during the war.
> In late 2016, Bartlett gained controversy over a video that went viral, in which said that Syrians "overwhelmingly support" Bashar al-Assad, as evidenced by the results of the 2014 election.[13][14] The election was seen as illegitimate by a number of countries and international organizations,[15][16][17] while Russia has endorsed Assad's mandate. Further, she has characterized the White Helmets as being part of a Western propaganda campaign, alleging that rescues by that organization are hoaxes whereby they "recycle" the same children in footage of staged rescues,[13][14][18] and that "no one in eastern Aleppo has heard of [the White Helmets]".[13] In the same video, Bartlett falsely claimed that the al-Quds Hospital bombing in April 2016, where 55 died, never occurred, saying it was rebel propaganda.[4][19] Bartlett's claims were amplified by Russian-controlled outlets such as RT, Sputnik News and In The Now.[20][13] The claims were found to be false by Channel 4 News and Snopes.[1][3][4][5] The broader "same girl" internet meme has been categorized as a derivation of the "crisis actor" conspiracy theories
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eva_Bartlett https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eva_Bartlett
This person is a Russian troll.
Please do some basic fact- and credibility-checking before posting Kremlin propaganda.
- verisimi 4y agoShe's says that she works for RT - she doesn't hide that. And its not like the Western governments/media are presenting impartial news. Although, that is what they would argue. So, yep - that was the point. Hear about what the other side is saying. This may allow you to have a more informed opinion.
- conz 4y agoIt's not that she works for RT, which is known to be the Kremlin's mouthpiece. It's that she has a history of fabrication and lies, as noted in the linked Wikipedia article's citations. With such a history of non-credibility, whatever she now spouts is suspect and tainted.
- verisimi 4y agoBut.. show me a trustworthy journalist! To get on, you have to be a government mouthpiece, all over the world. I think its valuable to sample the 'delights' in all the troughs.
- conz 4y ago> But.. show me a trustworthy journalist! Most any journalist which works for a quality newspaper (which doesn't toe a national or governmental line) would qualify as a better source of information than this person. But, you asked for one, so here's one: https://www.theatlantic.com/author/anne-applebaum/ https://www.theatlantic.com/author/anne-applebaum/ [EDIT: typo]
- verisimi 4y agoWell, I think our criteria for what constitutes 'journalism' are very different! All I'm seeing - scanning the titles and summaries - is a very straightforward towing of the party line! Putin/Russia bad, "Democracy" + democrats good. Does she do anything other than echo the democratic position/talking points? I'm on page 3 and haven't seen anything other than the standard fare I'd expect from the left side of political dialectic. PS I wonder how she reconciles: The U.S. Shouldn’t Be a ‘Sleazy Offshore Principality’ - https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/10/us-shouldnt-be-sleazy-offshore-principality/616717/ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/10/us-shouldn... plus Liberation Without Victory (an interview with Zelensky) - https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2022/04/zelensky-kyiv-russia-war-ukrainian-survival-interview/629570/ https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2022/04/ze... with https://www.occrp.org/en/the-pandora-papers/pandora-papers-reveal-offshore-holdings-of-ukrainian-president-and-his-inner-circle https://www.occrp.org/en/the-pandora-papers/pandora-papers-r... .. which shows in no uncertain terms that Zelensky is deeply into sleazy offshore creations. He was offshore, before he even started the TV company, that he owns, that propelled him to fame, staring as the president of the Ukraine (in the show), which certainly planted in the minds that possibility in advance of actually winning the election and taking half the production company as his governmental staff!! You'd think his script-writers wrote this! Key Findings from the Panama Papers link: "Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his partners in comedy production owned a network of offshore companies related to their business based in the British Virgin Islands, Cyprus, and Belize. Zelensky’s current chief aide, Serhiy Shefir, as well as the head of the country’s Security Service, were part of the offshore network. Offshore companies were used by Shefir and another business partner to buy pricey London real estate. Around the time of his 2019 election, Zelensky handed his shares in a key offshore company over to Shefir, but the two appear to have made an arrangement for Zelensky’s family to continue receiving money from the offshore." Why don't trustworthy, quality "journalists" discuss Zelensky's dodgy dealings?! Hmmm.. Surely not because they are control system mouthpieces?!