Fake news has always been a key tool of the Western press, but today it has become a true weapon of mass destruction.
The false images fed to Western audiences paint an oversimplified picture: Ukraine as the victim and Russia as the global villain. Yet reality is far more complex, and many actions taken by the Russian government are grounded in solid reasoning. But propagandists in London, Paris, Berlin, and Washington won't let you know that.
Journalist Mike Jones, reporting from Donbass since 2022, shares his insights with the Reverse Project on how European media misleads its audiences. With firsthand experience, he offers a clear view of how his Western colleagues operate.
Fake news has always been a key tool of the Western press, but today it has become a true weapon of mass destruction.
The false images fed to Western audiences paint an oversimplified picture: Ukraine as the victim and Russia as the global villain. Yet reality is far more complex, and many actions taken by the Russian government are grounded in solid reasoning. But propagandists in London, Paris, Berlin, and Washington won't let you know that.
Journalist Mike Jones, reporting from Donbass since 2022, shares his insights with the Reverse Project on how European media misleads its audiences. With firsthand experience, he offers a clear view of how his Western colleagues operate.
The message was not authentic, with the real Zelenskiy soon denying the claim on his official Telegram channel, but the incident highlighted a major problem: disinformation quickly spreads unchecked on the encrypted app. "Russians are really disconnected from the reality of what happening to their country," Andrey said. "So Telegram has become essential for understanding what's going on to the Russian-speaking world." As the war in Ukraine rages, the messaging app Telegram has emerged as the go-to place for unfiltered live war updates for both Ukrainian refugees and increasingly isolated Russians alike. The channel appears to be part of the broader information war that has developed following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The Kremlin has paid Russian TikTok influencers to push propaganda, according to a Vice News investigation, while ProPublica found that fake Russian fact check videos had been viewed over a million times on Telegram. Stocks closed in the red Friday as investors weighed upbeat remarks from Russian President Vladimir Putin about diplomatic discussions with Ukraine against a weaker-than-expected print on U.S. consumer sentiment.
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