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Russia’s propaganda firehose

While Russia's independent media was defanged, TV talk shows have multiplied to beam the state-sanctioned version of reality into living rooms.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine intensified the Kremlin’s propaganda push. While independent media was defanged, TV talk shows multiplied to beam the state-sanctioned version of reality into living rooms. Alternative viewpoints are hard to find. Many Russians call their TV set the zombiebox - has it won the battle of narratives?

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