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

Russia-Latin America Relations

RT headline takes Sebastián Piñera’s quote on Russia out of context and gives it new meaning

November 15, 2018

RT en Español is twisting Piñera’s words and making it seem like he said Russia is playing a great, or stellar, role in world politics. Spoiler: he's ...
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Exaggerated speculation on the economic relationship between Russia and Mexico

June 10, 2018

An article in Sputnik Mundo makes exaggerated claims about the viability of Russia as a major trading partner for ...
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Global Americans monitors 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, wefeature 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.