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Jefferson23

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Tue Mar 4, 2014, 01:53 AM Mar 2014

14 Insane Moments From RT’s Coverage Of The Russian Invasion Of Ukraine

Too funny, lol

On Saturday, Russian forces effectively seized the Ukrainian region of Crimea. Formerly known as Russia Today, RT is a Kremlin-funded television network. Its U.S. version, RT America, is carried in the United States by Comcast, Verizon FiOS, Time Warner Cable, and other providers. (Larry King actually has a show on RT, if you’ve wondered where he went.) We decided to watch RT to see how they covered the news.

1. So on Saturday, RT used all kinds of chyrons to explain the situation in Crimea. For example: The Russian military is a “stabilizing force for Ukraine.”

remainder: http://www.buzzfeed.com/katherinemiller/insane-moments-from-rts-coverage-of-the-russian-invasion-of

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14 Insane Moments From RT’s Coverage Of The Russian Invasion Of Ukraine (Original Post) Jefferson23 Mar 2014 OP
RT is as objective as Fox. marble falls Mar 2014 #1
I posted it because it was so damn funny how inaccurate it has been on this subject, lol. Jefferson23 Mar 2014 #2
When it comes to being critical of Putin... nolkyz Mar 2014 #3
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