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Russian propaganda and influence operations

Russian propaganda and influence operations, including their impact on the Russia-Ukraine war and US politics.

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Jan 17, 2026
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Does putin have kompromat on trump?

The short answer: there is no publicly verified, incontrovertible proof that Vladimir Putin personally possesses specific kompromat that controls Donald Trump, but multiple sources, leaks, and long-st...

Jan 29, 2026
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Who started the Russian revolution was it the Bolsheviks

The n Revolution of 1917 was not the work of a single actor but a two-stage collapse: a broad social-political uprising in that toppled the tsar and installed a provisional government, followed by an ...

Feb 4, 2026

How did intelligence leaks and media reports shape public theories about who sabotaged Nord Stream?

and turned the from a technical mystery into a multi‑front public debate, elevating fragmentary classified tips and anonymous sources into competing narratives that pointed alternately at pro‑Ukrainia...

Feb 3, 2026

did russia give money to either of trumps campaigns

The publicly documented record shows that at least one n national provided money that ultimately entered events tied to ’s 2016 campaign through an illegal “straw” donation scheme, and GOP operatives ...

Feb 2, 2026

Is Donald Trump a nazi

The question " a Nazi?" can be split into a literal/historical definition and a political/behavioral comparison; available reporting shows repeated accusations that his rhetoric and some administratio...

Feb 1, 2026

did ukraine use people soldiers with down syndrome to check land mines

The claim that has been sending people with Down syndrome to check landmines is unsupported by available reporting and has been repeatedly flagged as disinformation; fact-checkers and local debunkers ...

Jan 31, 2026

all bad information about putin

Reporting and commentary mix well-documented allegations about —, repression of critics, and the —with a stew of exaggerations, conspiratorial leaps, and politically useful caricatures; separating ver...