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- In conclusion, we rate Kremlin.ru as Right-Center Biased and Questionable based on government ownership and control of the website, the promotion of one-sided propaganda that does not offer balanced viewpoints, poor sourcing, and numerous misleading claims and failed fact checks.
Detailed Report
Reasoning: Propaganda, Poor Sourcing, Misleading Information, Numerous Failed Fact-Checks
Bias Rating: RIGHT-CENTER
Factual Reporting: MIXED
Country: Russia
Press Freedom Rating: TOTAL OPPRESSION
Media Type: Government
Traffic/Popularity: Medium Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: LOW CREDIBILITY
History
Launched in 2015, Kremlin.ru is the official website of the President of Russia. The website provides information about the President’s activities, transcripts, photographs, videos, and audio recordings of events where he is present and official documents. The website is available in both Russian and English. The Presidential Executive Office is located in Moscow.
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Funded by / Ownership
Kremlin.ru is owned and funded by the government of Russia.
Analysis / Bias
Kremlin.ru is a government-run website, and as such, it primarily publishes content that aligns with the interests of the Russian government. The website provides updates on the activities of the President, including meetings, speeches, and policy decisions. For example, in the “Answer to a Journalist’s Question about the Situation at the Front” event, Putin claimed that 923 Ukrainian tanks and armored vehicles were “nailed” in 2 weeks. This claim was found false by fact-checkers. In another instance, during “Press statements by the President of Russia and President of China,” Putin’s statement that the UN Charter guides Russia has been debunked as false. The website does not provide hyperlinks to external sources, making verifying the information difficult.
In general, Kremlin.ru publishes factual news about the schedule of President Putin; however, it also frequently promotes one-sided propaganda favorable to the Russian government and the President, as well as Putin’s false and misleading claims.
Failed Fact Checks
- Putin Ordered a Withdrawal of Russia’s Military in Syria. – False
- “Russia and China insist that the United States, as the only state party to the Convention that has not completed the process of destroying chemical weapons, accelerate the elimination of its chemical weapons stockpiles.” – Misleading
- “Is the situation with the Donetsk Republic and the Luhansk Republic not the same? It is the same.” – False
- “Not a single country in the world has hypersonic weapons, let alone hypersonic weapons of intercontinental range.” – Misleading
- “The regular strikes on the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant by the Ukrainian military create the danger of a major nuclear disaster that could lead to radiation contamination of vast territories.” – False
In conclusion, we rate Kremlin.ru as Right-Center Biased and Questionable based on government ownership and control of the website, the promotion of one-sided propaganda that does not offer balanced viewpoints, poor sourcing, and numerous misleading claims and failed fact checks. This source will change bias with each new administration. (M. Huitsing 07/22/2023)
Source: en.kremlin.ru
Last Updated on July 22, 2023 by Media Bias Fact Check
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