The Kremlin's main international media

RT (formerly russia Today) is a russian propaganda state-owned multilingual television company focused on foreign audiences. It has existed since 2005, is funded by the russian government, and is based in moscow. It broadcasts in English, Arabic, Spanish, russian and German.
It positions itself as an ‘alternative to the Anglo-Saxon global information space’, or news channels such as CNN and BBC. In contrast to the Soviet practice of foreign broadcasting during the Cold War only from moscow, RT has a policy of opening foreign branches and hiring local journalists. RT is banned from broadcasting in the European Union because it engages in systematic information attacks on kremlin opponents.
Sputnik is a news agency that unites websites, a mobile app, online broadcasts, Sputnik Radio and press centres. It is part of the russia Today international media holding. The agency is also headquartered in moscow. Sputnik has regional offices and bureaus in various countries, including the United States, Egypt, China, Uruguay, and Kyrgyzstan. The agency broadcasts kremlin propaganda to foreign audiences.

"Pravda" website network is controlled from the Kremlin

russian propaganda influences the responses of AI chatbots.In 2024, the "Pravda" website network published (https://www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/a-well-funded-moscow-based-global) at least 207 proven fakes related to Ukraine in 3.6 million articles, which were picked up by leading AI chatbots from Microsoft, Google, OpenAI, xAI, Meta, Anthropic, Mistral, Perplexity, and You.com.The network spreads disinformation in dozens of languages in different geographical regions. Out of 150 sites, 40 are in russian, published under domain names targeting specific cities and regions of Ukraine.- 70 sites are focused on Europe and use English, French, Czech, Irish and Finnish.- 30 sites are targeted at countries in Africa, the Pacific, the Middle East, North America, the Caucasus and Asia.Chatbots are becoming the main source of information for people, but AI systems cannot distinguish truth from disinformation.

The Global Fact-Checking Network is a smokescreen for promoting propaganda

Of the 39 publications analysed by the Global Fact-Checking Network (GFCN), at least 15 are dedicated to promoting the network itself and its participants, rather than refuting fakes, according to the international organisation Reporters Without Borders (RSF): https://rsf.org/sites/default/files/medias/file/2025/06/GFCN_UA.pdf?mc_cid=9c7d2be6ff&mc_eid=06fc9a4c92 ‘The GFCN does not verify facts — it manipulates them,’ said Pauline Moffret, RSF's regional manager. Moreover, the name GFCN is almost identical to the authoritative International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN), which, according to IFCN Director Angie D.Holan, was done deliberately by the russians to mislead people.The GFCN network was created by russians in November 2024, and its website went live in April 2025. Its ‘experts’ include well-known pro-kremlin figures from France (Christelle Nean), Italy (Andrea Lucidi) and the Netherlands (Sonya van den Ende), who actively support russia's aggression against Ukraine and spread moscow's false narratives.

Rand Paul, American senator in the service of the Kremlin

‘Ukraine is a homeless country, and the United States no longer has the money to help Kyiv.’ This statement was made in an interview by American Senator Rand Paul — and it was immediately picked up by russian propaganda. In fact, Rand Paul is known for his isolationism and has long opposed aid to Ukraine. His statements are not new and are regularly used by the kremlin for its own purposes. His rhetoric coincides with the pro-kremlin theses promoted by the Ron Paul Institute, an organisation founded by his father that systematically broadcasts pro-kremlin messages about the ‘2014 revolution,’ ‘Nazis in Kyiv,’ ‘CIA conspiracies,’ and so on. Moreover, Rand Paul himself has a long history of contacts with representatives of moscow, and his speeches have been repeatedly quoted by russian state media. Paul's position is marginal and does not reflect the line of the US Congress. But it is actively used by russian special services to sow doubt in the societies of democratic states.

Rick Sanchez called for the return of Russian propaganda to the US

The kremlin's top propagandist, margarita simonyan, called tucker carlson ‘the most fearless person in the US media space’. She noted that carlson's conversation with former rt host rick sanchez received almost 3 million views on X in half a day. sanchez, along with carlson, devoted a long part of their conversation to the need for rt to return to the American media space.As expected, after ben swann, the battle for the return of rt to the US was joined by heavier ‘artillery’ in the person of tucker carlson and rick sanchez, who appealed to the US Constitution, freedom of speech, etc. sanchez is known for justifying putin's dictatorial regime and simultaneously criticising the US Democratic Party. Sanchez was also notable for his appearances on russia's rt, after which he was not hired by any leading American TV channel. Apparently, that is why sanchez and his associates are so eager for rt to return to the US, as no one but russia will pay him serious fees.

YouTube vloggers caught in Russian propaganda

Our blacklist will be supplemented by disrespected bloggers whose principles allow them to spread kremlin propaganda and outright disinformation. Unfortunately, the US media landscape is undergoing unfortunate changes. The new administration in Washington seems to have given the green light to the spread of russian propaganda. This is especially true after the first official talks between the US and russia to ‘normalise’ relations in February 2025.

Carslon Tucker has finally taken the side of evil

‘Volodymyr Zelenskyy is a dictator because he was not elected, because he rules the country by force, bans the Christian denomination and kills his opponents.’ This was stated by Tucker Carlson, a former Fox News TV host.russian propaganda has been talking about Zelenskyy's ‘illegitimacy’ for more than a year. Propagandists have been pushing this narrative in view of the fact that no elections were held in Ukraine in 2024. However, they keep silent about the fact that the decision to postpone the presidential election was made in accordance with the Constitution of Ukraine and current legislation, with the consent of parliamentary political forces and civil society. And the reason is russia's full-scale aggression, accompanied by daily missile terror. In these circumstances, holding elections is impossible even technically.The thesis about the ‘ban on the Christian denomination’ is also a manipulation, because only religious organisations associated with russia have been banned in Ukraine in order to protect national and public security.Carlson is now openly admiring the policies of putin, the most audacious terrorist in modern history, and promoting them to a Western audience. We add this pseudo-journalist, who is highly dependent on bloody russian money, to the shameful list of kremlin propaganda broadcasters.

Alice Weidel, leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany party, a big supporter of the criminal Putin

"We want to have very good relations with Russia. Two years ago we were getting cheap natural gas from Russia through the Nord Stream pipeline. We want to put an end to the policy of sanctions, which is primarily harmful to our country", Weidel said in one of her recent speeches, finally revealing her priorities to the public. Supporters of the Alternative for Germany have long incited xenophobia and hatred towards Ukrainians, Jews and other minorities in Germany. Weidel herself has been diligently broadcasting russian propaganda to the German population: about the greatness and peacefulness of russia, the wisdom of putin, and the fact that the European Union and the United States provoked the war in Ukraine. Recently, a massive demonstration against the far-right Alternative for Germany party took place in Berlin, with about 250,000 Germans taking part (https://www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/article255321216/Berlin-160-000-Menschen-demonstrieren-gegen-eine-Zusammenarbeit-mit-der-AfD.html). We join this signal and add Alice Weidel to the blacklist of russian propagandists.

Jason Hinkle is a pseudo-journalist who openly works for the Kremlin media

"By deciding to attack Russia with ATACMS missiles, Zelenskyi has determined his fate and the fate of Ukraine", is the statement of US blogger and journalist Jason Hinkle, which is being replicated by russian media and Telegram channels.
But the truth is that Hinkle systematically spreads russian propaganda and also participates in events organised by the kremlin. Earlier, he actively spread fakes about the "ties between the Ukrainian Armed Forces and ISIS", that "Olena Zelenska bought a luxury car for $4.8 million" and that a billboard in Tokyo allegedly broadcast the slogan "Stop the war, stop Zelenskyi". Hinkle has nothing to do with journalism - only the kremlin's propagandists present him as a "journalist", a "political scientist", or an "activist". By the way, Meta recently blocked his Instagram and Facebook pages due to a constant stream of disinformation. This includes denying the well-documented use of chemical weapons by Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, whom Hinkle enthusiastically calls a "hero", and for supporting the Hamas terrorist organisation.

Tenet Media is a branch of the Russian media holding rt

Bribery of bloggers, fake domains, and undercover work are all ways that the russian propaganda machine tries to circumvent sanctions. One of the main ways to circumvent sanctions is bribing American influencers. The US Department of Justice has reported that russian media are funding right-wing bloggers who promote pro-kremlin narratives in the US. According to information from the media, rt transferred $9.7 million through front companies to Tenet Media, which produced thousands of videos and collected more than 16 million views on YouTube. Propagandists focused on immigration, inflation, culture wars, and more. At the same time, rt employees worked at Tenet Media under pseudonyms, managing content and financing. More about this company in the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NsRC0T35WA
In September 2024, YouTube blocked the Tenet Media channel and all of its videos. This is a significant step, but not enough. rt now increasingly uses so-called "guerrilla projects". In countries where russian media are officially banned, russians promote propaganda through alternative media platforms or veiled campaigns. At the same time, they use bots, social networks and anonymous accounts to distribute content. Another mechanism of the russians is a network of fake domains. rt clones sites to spread its propaganda, effectively circumvent sanctions, and influence public opinion. All this demonstrates the need for stronger, coordinated actions by international organizations to prevent the further spread of harmful kremlin propaganda.

Youtube Blogger Danny Haiphong

Creates collaborations with pseudo-experts, spreads russian narratives together with them. "russia Today" uses these records in its news. In particular, Haiphong promotes the narratives that "the West pursues an aggressive policy towards russia, due to which it is forced to defend itself" and that "russia is a peace-making state that seeks peace and stability."

American "journalist" Ben Swann created a documentary series on order from Russia

In April 2024, the American "journalist" Ben Swann released the series "Zelenskyi without a mask". It was created by an American with russian money. And for distribution, he engaged a digital marketing firm. This is stated in the AP investigation.Reporters note that Swann was a journalist on television until he was fired in 2018 due to the proliferation of conspiracy theories. Later, he became popular on social networks, where he promotes various unreliable theses - in particular, regarding the vaccine against COVID-19 and various theories about Israel.In addition, Swann worked for RT America, and after the russian invasion of Ukraine, he continued to work with russian media for audiences outside the United States.The series about Zelenskyi promotes the thesis of russian propaganda that the Ukrainian authorities are stealing money and weapons, and Joe Biden and his family are profiting from the war, so they do not want to end it.Those promoting the show include Trump's eldest son, former Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis and Andrew Giuliani, a former New York gubernatorial candidate and son of Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani.According to an analysis by Syracuse University's Institute for Democracy, Journalism and Citizenship, posts about the series were shared by at least 9,300 X accounts, which have a combined 33 million followers.It should be added that Swann previously promoted a conspiracy theory about Democrats who allegedly "kidnap children and turn them into their sex slaves."

The Seatlle Tribune online is one of the tools of Russian propaganda aimed at the American audience

Firstly, this online media (namely its domain) was created in October 2024, so it is quite fresh, which already raises certain questions: who created it and for what? In addition, the domain is registered in Iceland, although it is aimed at the US audience and, specifically, the city of Seattle. Secondly, the site is 95% full of plagiarism. Third, there is no contact information for the editors or administration. And, finally, the vast majority of materials on political topics have popular russian narratives, as well as criticism of the administration of US President Joe Biden. For greater attractiveness, the site highlights current economic and social topics in order to win the trust of readers. But by all indications, it looks more like an ordinary tool of the russian special services.

Laura Loomer plays along with Russian propaganda because of her love for Trump

Laura Loomer calls herself an investigative journalist. She dreams of becoming Donald Trump's press secretary. In 2023, Laura Loomer's mother, Joanna Elizabeth Loomer, posted photos of Loomer and Trump together on her Facebook page and wrote about their visit to a golf club in New Jersey. Donald Trump himself published a video with the caption "Thank you, Laura!". In this video, Laura Loomer answers the question of why she is still single.
In addition to propaganda and disinformation at X, Lumer also runs a channel at Telegram. On March 2, 2022, she called for the removal of Ukrainian flags (in the United States at that time the public widely supported Ukrainians because of the russian invasion), calling it "disgusting." Loomer expressed a personal negative attitude towards Ukraine and its allies. At the same time, in December 2023, it spread the opinion that aid to Ukraine provokes the Third World War. In the X social network, she calls herself the "queen of evidence". In LinkedIn, she also notes that she has been working as an editor for the WSVN (Channel 7) TV channel since 2013. But we did not find Laura on the website of this company. In 2020-2023, she worked as a reporter with the far-right publication InfoWars, which publishes fake news and conspiracy theories.

The scandalous American congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Green persistently relays Putin's narratives

"Zelenskyi and Washington continue to call for new deaths in Ukraine. The war could have ended a few months ago, but Zelenskyi's calls for the supply of more weapons will lead to the destruction of a whole generation of Ukrainian men." This statement of American Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Green is spread by kremlin propagandists.
The statement that the war could have ended a few months ago is an outright lie. moscow has not made any proposals for a peaceful settlement since the start of the full-scale war, other than demands for the surrender of Ukraine.
In addition, the kremlin is trying to convince the world that military and financial support of Ukraine "will only increase the number of useless victims among Ukrainians", instead its termination will "bring peace closer". In fact, military aid to Ukraine allows Ukraine to resist the aggressor more effectively, preventing even greater casualties, destruction, and terror brought to Ukrainian lands by the russian occupiers.
Marjorie Taylor Green is a well-known relayer of kremlin narratives and an ardent opponent of aid to Ukraine. Earlier, she stated that there is allegedly a "war against Christianity" in Ukraine, "civilians are being tortured" and that "Nazism is flourishing in Ukraine", which is an outright delusion. Ms. Green appears to have a vested interest in the success of putin's terrorist regime. Unequivocally, this person must be responsible for his actions and words.

American Daniel Davis (YouTube channel Deep Dive) openly works for the Kremlin

Ex-US military Daniel Davis purposefully spreads pro-kremlin narratives on his "Deep Dive" YouTube channel and as a pundit for the kremlin media.
In particular, on his YouTube channel, the most actively circulated fakes are that allegedly "Ukraine is not fighting for freedom and democracy, but to siphon more money from the USA", as well as "Ukraine is doomed to defeat" and "Nazis are fighting in the ranks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces." And so on.
Now Davis is helping moscow carry out another disinformation operation. Its design is very typical: every time Ukraine reveals russia's weakness, propaganda begins to intimidate Ukrainians and the world with a "tough response", as well as assure that "Kyiv is in despair and any step it takes only brings the inevitable defeat closer." The main goal of such disinformation operations is to convince Ukraine and the international community that the best way out is "peace at any price", that is, the capitulation of Ukraine on putin's terms.

Ex-US Army officer Scott Bennett is a long-time agent of Russian propaganda

In November 2023, he visited the temporarily occupied cities of Donbas, after which he circulated the lie that Soledar was allegedly destroyed by "American weapons." In addition, in March 2024, Bennett asked putin to grant him russian citizenship, saying that he wanted to use his skills and experience "for the benefit of russia." Bennett's completely fresh statement: "The attack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the Kursk region is Zelenskyi's agony. Soon, panic will break out in Kyiv's political circles and a coup d'état will begin." Because Scott Bennett regularly acts as an expert for the kremlin media, he must be held accountable under international law as a supporter of international terrorism under putin.Update: On 22 November 2024 the media, citing representatives of the russian media "rt", reported the death of Scott Bennett. Some sites wrote that it happened in a war zone. As they say, on the side of good: "He followed the russian ship".

Tony Shaffer is a favorite of Russian propaganda

The kremlin press willingly quotes his statements that russia has "defeated Ukraine and NATO", about the "failure of the Armed Forces of Ukraine", etc. These theses Shaffer recently repeated in a conversation with Andrew Napolitano, whose YouTube channel is a platform for spreading russian narratives to an American audience.
"With active military actions against russia, Volodymyr Zelenskyy wants to involve the North Atlantic Alliance in the war and draw even more attention of the West to the situation in Ukraine" - a quote from Shaffer. Narratives that Kyiv seeks to draw the US and NATO into a war with russia are designed to undermine the American audience's trust in Ukraine's leadership and fuel fears of "escalation." This is part of the information operation against Ukraine, which russian special services have been carrying out in the West since 2022.

Jackson Hinkle, Dan Kovalik, Chris Helali are pseudo-journalists who openly work for the Kremlin

Jackson Hinkle, Dan Kovalik and Chris Helali, who "just visited Donbas" and spoke about what they saw there, spoke at a press conference at the UN organized by russia on July 3.The purpose of this performance is to spread another batch of russian propaganda through the UN platform. Here are the main theses voiced by the commissioned speakers:- People in Donbas began to seek independence from Ukraine in response to violence by the authorities after the 2014 coup;- Since 2014, people in Donetsk and Luhansk have been subjected to terror from Ukraine, which was silenced by Western media and politicians, and in February 2022, Kyiv was preparing to attack Donbas;- The population of Donbass, Zaporozhye and Crimea categorically does not want the return of Ukraine and is very happy about the arrival of russia;- russia is rapidly rebuilding Donbas, in particular Mariupol, which was destroyed by the war and neglected during the time of independence;- Ukraine is not looking for peace, but seeks further escalation;- Ukraine does not defeat russia, but uses Western support in order to commit terrorist acts;- Ukraine is attacking the Zaporizhzhia NPP with drones and American missiles, which could trigger a nuclear disaster.Obviously, this press conference, as well as related events, are part of a wider informational and psychological operation by the kremlin, aimed at disrupting the diplomatic process launched by Ukraine and its allies during the Global Peace Summit in Switzerland. russia's goal is to show that Ukraine is an aggressor that should be forced into peace on putin's terms. To carry out this operation, moscow used proven agents of influence.
Jackson Hinkle was happy to pose with the banner of the fighters "Wagner". This American political commentator with 2.6 million followers on the X social network (Twitter) positions himself as an "American conservative Marxist-Leninist" and diligently spreads the most absurd russian fakes among his audience. Hinkle has nothing to do with journalism.
Dan Kovalik positions himself as a human rights defender and "fighter for peace". From the very beginning of the full-scale war, he has been spreading narratives about the "Maidan coup", that "Crimea made its choice in a referendum", that "NATO provoked the war", etc. At the beginning of the russian invasion, Kovalik wrote an article for "russia today" under the telling title "Why russia's invasion of Ukraine is legal from the point of view of international law."
Chris Helali is a member of the Communist Party of the USA. On Twitter, Helali positions himself only as a "researcher, geopolitical analyst, independent journalist, teacher and farmer." And also a contributor to "russia today", the Iranian edition of Press TV and the Chinese CGTN. On March 8, 2022, he published in the columns of the American publication "VTDigger" a text under the heading "NATO must be liquidated to bring peace to Europe."
This tolerance for misinformation is dangerous because it allows the kremlin to influence certain areas of Western societies. It is especially regrettable that the UN has not yet created effective mechanisms that would prevent openly propagandistic activities on such a high international platform. Thus, criminals feel their impunity and are ready to intensify their criminal activities.
According to the materials of Spravdi.ua

Robert Kennedy, Jr. campaigns for the establishment of a dialogue with Putin and spreads fakes

Even some ambiguous statements of Donald Trump about russia, Ukraine and foreign policy look completely innocent against the background of Kennedy. In August 2023, Robert Kennedy Jr. gave an interview to Tucker Carlson. In it, he expressed several openly anti-Ukrainian theses. In particular, that the USA allegedly financed the protests on the Maidan in 2013-2014. According to Kennedy, the American government invested 5 billion dollars in the revolution in Ukraine. Also, the nephew of the ex-president of the USA criticizes the allocation of aid to Ukraine at that time.The independent presidential candidate also voiced fakes about "biological laboratories in Ukraine and the development of biological weapons" with the assistance of American special services, about "14 thousand killed residents of Donbas", as well as about "300 thousand casualties in the Defense Forces of Ukraine in the summer of 2023". Kennedy believes that Ukraine is doomed to lose to russia. He accuses the White House administration of provoking the war in Ukraine because of its imperial expansion toward russia. In addition, Kennedy regularly campaigns for the establishment of a dialogue with putin.

ex-sheriff from Florida John Dugan runs a network of 167 online resources that work for Kremlin propaganda

The NewsGuard publication exposed ex-sheriff from Florida John Dougan (https://en.wikialpha.org/wiki/John_Mark_Dougan) in the organization of disinformation campaigns ordered by the kremlin. It emerged that Dugan, who was granted "political asylum" in russia in 2016, is believed to be behind a network of approximately 167 online resources that position themselves as national or local websites in the USA and UK but are actually operated from moscow. They revealed at least 19 separate false stories in 16 different languages ​​that received a total of 37.7 million views.
One of these fakes was that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi bought a castle owned by King Charles of Great Britain (1.3 million views). And the accusation against Zelenskyi for the purchase of two superyachts (this "news" also spread through Dugan's network) was repeated by American congressmen as an argument to deny Ukraine continued aid.
The technology is banal: it all starts with a YouTube video where an informant or journalist allegedly exposes some crime or corruption by Ukrainian or American officials and cites some alleged document. The videos from this account are then picked up by russian and pro-russian Western media.
Also during the research, the "Expat Russia" program was found, which offers immigration and legal services for representatives of the West who want to move to the russian Federation and become a cog in the kremlin propaganda machine.