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LIES & DISTORTIONS: Monitoring Russian and Chinese Misinformation in Latin America

Human Rights

Sputnik Mundo posts article on Nicaragua that aims to distract

July 16, 2018

The article, which centers on criticism of comments by the mayor of Barcelona, makes no mention of the government-sponsored repression on the ground in ...
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From June 2018 to July 2019, Global Americans monitored four state news sources that have quickly gained influence in the region —Russia Today and Sputnik from Russia, and Xinhua and People’s Daily from China — to understand how they portray events for readers in Latin America and the Caribbean. Examining the authors, the headlines, the sources used, and the content, we feature articles that clearly intend to advance a partial view, agenda or an out-and-out mistruth, labeling them either False or Misleading, explaining why the Global Americans team has determined them so.