Russian Propaganda Presents Fringe Views in US as Mainstream
Voice of America
A screen shot of Russia's RIA Novosti website on Nov. 23, 2023. RIA Novosti is one of the state-owned outlets that picks up fringe content and out-of-context headlines from U.S. media to bolster Kremlin narratives FILE - Tucker Carlson, shown here in Bedminster, N.J., on July 31, 2022, is one of the American commentators who figure prominently in Russian state-run media. U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar, shown here in Washington on Nov. 13, 2023, is one of a group of congresswomen from the Democratic left whose words are frequently used in Russian state-run media.
From headlines taken out of context to the framing of fringe figures as representative of wider American views, Russian state-run outlets are cherry-picking U.S. content to back up Kremlin narratives.
This handout photo taken June 9, 2024, and provided by the South Korean Defense Ministry shows unidentified objects believed to be North Korean trash from balloons that crossed the inter-Korea border, on a street in Seoul. A North Korean military guard post, top, and South Korean post, bottom, are seen from Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, May 31, 2024.