Valerie Hopkins

Valerie Hopkins is an international correspondent for The New York Times, covering the war in Ukraine and how it's changing Russia, Europe and America. She has been based in Moscow since 2021. Her work focuses on the wide-ranging consequences of Russia's invasion of Ukraine both countries.

Biography:  https://www.nytimes.com/by/valerie-hopkins

68%

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The Daily's Verdict

This author has a mixed reputation for journalistic standards. It is advisable to fact-check, scrutinize for bias, and check for conflicts of interest before relying on the author's reporting.

Bias

75%

Examples:

  • The article portrays Russia as a showcase of its achievements and promises for the future after Putin secures another term in rubber-stamp elections. However, it does not provide any information on how these achievements were made or what they are.
  • Visitors to Belgorod pavilion are greeted by two LED screens displaying tulip fields that portray the region as calm and peaceful despite regular air raid sirens and deadly Ukrainian missile and drone strikes on the city. This is a cognitive dissonance many Russians have adopted.

Conflicts of Interest

50%

Examples:

  • At the Crimea pavilion, throngs of visitors pose with men dressed as Roman legionnaires next to a video boasting about the bridge connecting the peninsula, which was illegally annexed in 2014. There is no mention of the Ukrainian attack in 2022 that blew a hole in the bridge or frequent threats that lead to its closing.
  • The exhibition promotes what the Kremlin portrays as Russia's achievements in the past two decades, roughly the period Mr. Putin has been in power.

Contradictions

80%

Examples:

  • Several Russians poured dye into ballot boxes in protest against presidential election
  • The centerpiece of the exhibition is a grand hall housing pavilions featuring all Russian regions, including five illegally annexed from Ukraine. Visitors are greeted by LED screens displaying tulip fields that portray these regions as calm and peaceful despite regular air raid sirens and deadly Ukrainian missile and drone strikes on the cities.
  • The Kremlin denied any involvement in Navalny's death
  • Vladimir V. Putin is casting himself as the only leader able to end the war in Ukraine.

Deceptions

80%

Examples:

  • The article presents Putin's triumphal narrative even though he has become a pariah in much of the Western world due to his actions in Ukraine.
  • Visitors to Belgorod pavilion are greeted by two LED screens displaying tulip fields that portray the region as calm and peaceful despite regular air raid sirens and deadly Ukrainian missile and drone strikes on the city. This is a cognitive dissonance many Russians have adopted.

Recent Articles

Russian Presidential Election: Protests and Violence Mar the Vote, Putin Expected to Win Again

Russian Presidential Election: Protests and Violence Mar the Vote, Putin Expected to Win Again

Broke On: Friday, 15 March 2024 Russia is holding its presidential election this weekend, with Vladimir Putin expected to win another term. However, there have been protests against the election in several regions of Russia. In Moscow, a woman threw a Molotov cocktail at a polling station signboard and was arrested for obstructing the vote. Elsewhere in Russia, protesters poured dye into ballot boxes to spoil votes cast for Putin's opponents. The Russian government has denied any involvement in these incidents.