Anton Shirikov

Image credit/license Russians seem to be trapped in an echo chamber of propaganda: The polling suggests that most Russian adults consume news through state‐controlled media. Our own research shows that…

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Filtering the News: Why Russians Prefer Propaganda and Shield Themselves from Independent Reporting

January 29, 2024
Anton Shirikov

Image license/credit How do the lies of Russian propaganda work? In recent years, Kremlin-controlled media have promoted thousands of fabricated stories, including some completely absurd narratives—e.g., about “Nazis” in Kyiv…

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