As the “information war” heats up between east and west, Russia’s Foreign Ministry wades in the battle by planning a fact-checking service of its own to debunk “fake news.” Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova says that a fact-checking service will soon be launched that will collect and debunk any factually inaccurate international news stories that are put out by the “dishonest” western media. Her comments mirroring those of President Trump’s sentiments on “dishonest” U.S. media. Business Insider reports: Russia was reportedly responsible for an escalation of fake news since 2014, and has long used “kompromat” – controversial and typically false material offering salacious blackmail against domestic and international politicians – to bury any of the Kremlin’s adversaries. But the ministry’s spokesperson Maria Zakhararova failed to acknowledge the spread of fake news from Russian entities and other foreign outlets during the U.S. 2016 presidential election when speaking with reporters at a press briefing Tuesday morning. “The states of the so-called historical #West, especially #Europe” are losing their ability to “impose their will on the rest of the world” pic.twitter.com/EXmbEkgCmx — ГК РФ 🇷🇺 в Женеве (@RusConsulGen) 15 February 2017 Instead, the Russian official claimed there was an ongoing U.S.-led campaign against [...]
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