It seems that the #Kremlin doesn’t appreciate the free press covering the unilateral and unusually large build up of Russian forces along the borders of #Ukraine.
But news you don’t like or don’t want to have reported isn’t inherently “fake news.” /1
But news you don’t like or don’t want to have reported isn’t inherently “fake news.” /1
This isn’t to say there isn’t room for improvement (oops, Bloomberg!), not that some of the headlines have been worded in sensationalist, clickbait-y ways. /2
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But the simple fact is that an extremely large number of Russian forces, contrary to their usual habits and contrary to their usual schedule of exercises, have gathered on the Russian and Belarusian borders with #Ukraine, while the Kremlin has issued repeated threats. /3
The facts themselves are disturbing and dramatic, so one can hardly blame the headline writers for mirroring reality. /4
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