RFE/RL's Russian

RFE/RL's Russian service is an American nonprofit corporation and international broadcaster funded by the U.S. Congress through a grant from the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG). It provides news and information in the Russian language to audiences in Russia, Ukraine, Central Asia, and the Caucasus region. The service's reporting primarily focuses on topics such as politics, human rights, democracy, and freedom of expression. RFE/RL's Russian service has been operating since 1953 under various names and formats.

Biography:  https://www.rferl.org/

85%

The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermines the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
Analysis.OverallConflictOfInterestScore * 0.3F + Analysis.OverallBiasScore * 0.3F + Analysis.DeceptivenessScore * 0.3F + Analysis.ReadabilityScore * 0.1F

A score that takes into consideration the content for flow, interruptions with ads, and overt search engine optimization techniques that makes the content hard to understand

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

50%

Examples:

  • The author sometimes reports with a slight slant towards providing information that may be unfavorable to Russia.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

  • As RFE/RL's Russian service is funded by the U.S. Congress through a grant from the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), there may be a conflict of interest in reporting on topics related to U.S. policy objectives.

Contradictions

50%

Examples:

  • The number of people killed in the attack on Kherson Region is different between articles: 22 in the first article and 26 in one of the other articles.

Deceptions

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Recent Articles

Explosions in Luhansk and Kherson: At Least 26 Killed, Dozens Injured as Ukrainian and Russian Forces Clash

Explosions in Luhansk and Kherson: At Least 26 Killed, Dozens Injured as Ukrainian and Russian Forces Clash

Broke On: Friday, 07 June 2024 On June 7, 2024, explosions in Luhansk and Kherson regions of Ukraine resulted in at least 31 deaths and injuries. An oil depot was hit in Luhansk, causing a large fire. In Kherson, a shop was destroyed and residential areas were targeted with missiles. Ukrainian forces claimed responsibility for the attacks but Russian authorities accused them of targeting civilians. Despite gains by Ukrainian forces, ongoing conflict caused significant civilian casualties and hardships.