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The Constitution Protection Bureau (SAB) — Latvia’s spy agency — has released an intelligence-based report showing that Western sanctions have already inflicted hundreds of billions of dollars in losses on Russia’s economy, according to Russia’s own internal estimates obtained by SAB. The report, published last week, combines intercepted Russian institutionalContinue Reading

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This page hosts daily news stories about the media, social media, and the journalism industry. Get the latest Hirings and Firings, Media Transactions, Controversies, Censorship Issues, and more. Disney and Google Seek Dismissal of Children’s Privacy Lawsuit Disney and Google are asking a federal judge to dismiss a class-action lawsuitContinue Reading

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Home Fact Check Posted By: Media Bias Fact Check Media Bias Fact Check selects and publishes fact checks from around the world. We only utilize fact-checkers that are either a signatory of the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) or have been verified as credible by MBFC. Further, we review each factContinue Reading

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“Viktor Orbán is the strongest leader in Europe and the EU’s biggest nightmare.” These were the words posted on Twitter by Reform UK leader Nigel Farage about the prime minister of Hungary in April 2018. Since returning to power in 2010, Orbán has used a network of state-backed think tanks,Continue Reading

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Pakistan has been under the spotlight as it managed what others couldn’t due to its ties with the Gulf, US and China., Islamabad, Pakistan – The capital woke up on Saturday to lockdown: Roads were sealed, checkpoints appeared, and more than 10,000 security personnel were deployed ahead of  ceasefire talksContinue Reading