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Apr 2022
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'The word is a weapon, especially in tim...

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Interview with Olga Yurkova, journalist and co-founder of StopFake.org, an organisation dedicated to checking and debunking fake news in the global media. We talked about how Russian propaganda works, what main narratives it uses, and how the average person can tell truth from lies in the news feed.

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Интервью с Ольгой Юрковой, журналистом и соучредителем StopFake.org, - организации, которая занимается проверкой и опровержением фейковых новостей в мировых СМИ. Мы поговорили о том, как работает российская пропаганда, какие основные нарративы она использует, а также о том, как простому человеку отличить правду от лжи в ленте новостей.

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