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May 16, 2023

Brilliant news platform and news outlet and has a balanced review of the facts. The platform is very user friendly and easy to navigate.

Date of experience: May 15, 2023
Singapore
1 review
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RT Censors with Ghost Bans
December 1, 2022

RT has a particularly deceptive way of ghosting its posters. They put posters into an "Unreliable" mode which auto blocks their posts and makes them wait for individual review. Yet they ask you to get around the censorship on them by various means. They are just as bad as the rest!

Date of experience: December 1, 2022
Florida
1 review
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I decided to see what Russians are seeing, and this station is political rhetoric from the Kremlin. Autocracy doesn't work.

Date of experience: August 13, 2022
GB
1 review
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Great to see Rory Sushet back
August 3, 2022

So good to see Rory back where he belongs, bring back the others there are 2 Colin, s and so on. Thanks Petya

Date of experience: August 2, 2022

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Canada
2 reviews
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Some articles from external authors are good, but RT own production is very poor. Also the website is run by children, or people who are mentally children and Russian government is wasting money on this "journalism". If you are looking for news from Russia, stay away and find other sources.

Date of experience: April 23, 2022
Australia
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Informative
March 13, 2022

Although biased, like every other news site, it is by far the best news source and makes an effort to prove its claims and if it cannot prove them, it also is honest about not being able to verify them, unlike almost every other source of news. For this reason, its comments section is flooded with anti-Russian trolls, many of which seem to sit on RT comments all day, every day, giving away that they do if for a job. Lately the site has been attacked by hackers constantly and plagued by disinformation trolls in the comments due to the Ukraine conflict. The bias at RT comes in the form of what the articles are about, not how the information in them is presented. They don't focus much on what bad things are happening in Russia for example, but mostly on what bad things happen to Russia or another country, if a Western Nation is responsible. I have no problem with this, because it is a fact that most problems around the world are indeed caused by Western Nations. This is a fact that many cannot admit, so they hate RT.

Date of experience: March 12, 2022
Germany
1 review
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Anna
March 13, 2022

I and my family and friends LOVE rt.com. One of the HONEST information sources, which is hard to find nowadays: in the period of TOTAL WESTERN-GLOBALIST-MEDIAS mind control. We trust RT, we respect RT, keep up great work! And we don't care that the "collective West" authoroties block you in the West. This is their "freedom of expression"! They blocked all other languges of your site, but we can read it in Russian and translate.
THANK YOU FOR BEEING THERE!

Date of experience: March 12, 2022
NL
1 review
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From bad to worse
March 9, 2022

It used to be a good way to get news that made the west look bad, but deteriorated badly. Almost all free media in Russia in gone, RT is just trumpeting the Kremlins bizarre reasoning and lies and almost all free media is gone, up to 15 years in prison for telling the truth will mean there's literally no more opposition unless all the Russians decide they don't like putin anymore, who's committing war crimes with his ukraine invasion, killing thousands Ukrainian and Russians citizens and his own soldiers, but RT wont tell that to the russian people, they are trumpets and betray their own people.

Date of experience: March 9, 2022
GB
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Never heard so many lies
March 8, 2022

Saying about mass graves, Ukraine and Russia admit both messed up on the cease fire. No just Russia. Saying Ukraine nationals refusing the let people leave to country to go to Russia. Am sure no Ukrainian wants to be a part of Russia. Russia is lying why you think blocked Facebook and other news feeds. Wake up and take your country back from a idiot!

Date of experience: March 8, 2022
Philippines
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Very reliable new platform
March 5, 2022

Best News channel than any other Local channel whom is too Biased...
BBC CNN are both bias platform.

Date of experience: March 5, 2022
Poland
1 review
3 helpful votes
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RT tv is the worst tv ever!
February 26, 2022

RT tv lies and gives the wrong information to people! The news is not right, it is controlled by Putin!

Date of experience: February 26, 2022
Arizona
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Awful lie
April 23, 2021

Dishonest, toxic to your mind, if you watch it daily there is a chance you fell in love with Putin
No evidence provided, false accusations, misleading statements

Date of experience: April 22, 2021
Bahamas
1 review
2 helpful votes
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They talk negatively about USA as of RUSSIA is the biggest democratic country, Its same sh,, everywhere don't try to make you look good guys

Date of experience: March 23, 2021
Canada
1 review
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Mass censorship in the comment section
December 20, 2020

I used to go to RT daily to get a different perspective. There is some bias, but my biggest complaint is with the recent change in their comment section, where comments are denied for incomprehensible reasons. I review my comments and cannot see ANYTHING in it that would be objectionable, and still it's denied - AND YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO POST ABOUT IT BEING DENIED. Is very frustrating.

Date of experience: December 20, 2020
Illinois
1 review
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More truthful than the corporate media
December 11, 2020

RT actually post stories with back up evidence that let the viewer decide if True or False, unlike the sensationalist gossip spewed out by the American corporate media. Pharmaceutical companies selling dangerous drugs and pro war, pro corporate, corrupt U.S. Politicians, ignoring voter's demands while catering to their wealthy financial backers are exposed to the Public every week. The brutal military occupation of Palestine as well as the never ending unwinnable American foreign wars are also highlighted. These topics are not covered by the U.S. mainstream media for fear of offending their advertisers and their access to government officials.

Date of experience: December 10, 2020
California
3 reviews
2 helpful votes
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This is a pure nightmare!
October 7, 2020

Propaganda of the ruling party in every word. I will never read the news on this resource again. Nightmare

Date of experience: October 7, 2020
GB
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Horrible lies
September 25, 2020

Awful lie, it is not possible to watch this channel. All information is provided one-sided. On facebook it is not possible to leave comments about the channel. Paid reviews, the ignorance of the commentators shocked me. Providing information and there is no respect for employees. There is also no security for journalists and their work.

Date of experience: September 25, 2020
GB
1 review
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DEMOCRACY DESTROYER!
November 14, 2019

PUTIN a man, imo, who would chip away your basic human rights & liberty's, yet people from the West still watch this UTTER GARBAGE!
Try living in Russia for a year and see how much you appreciate WESTERN LIFE!
I can't stand how many simple minded sheeple are in this world!

Date of experience: November 14, 2019
Switzerland
10 reviews
29 helpful votes
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Russian propagender
October 17, 2018

Its all communist ruskie propaganda and they hate us for our freedom! Its putin trying to destroy democracy in America. I am American and proud. I am also an gay and I dont have to be ashamed in the US, because we have the freedom!

Date of experience: October 17, 2018
Oman
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Iconic. Atomic. Ironic.
May 8, 2018

Russia today is a slap across the US's face (which was already in grave danger). The Russias are simply ruthless. They take on the Americans on the same game that had led to their defeat in 1991, but this time they've learned the ropes. And how: RT is rocking the media boat as professionally and impeccably as their Yankee counterparts, adding a touch of their icy flare.

So everything comes to the surface, all the information from all the forbidden nooks of American-dominated medias in the US. What was alternative, with RT appears the norm - and a more 'sober' normality, as many have started to realize.

IIf the Americans pride themselves on being "cool", RT retaliates in kind, with a sober style. Political correctness flies out of the window. It's merciless. It's a glorious show in the arena, and a part of the audience have chucked the emperor into the fight. They didn't expect it: "you... do this to US? There will be blood!"

If this was a game of poker, RT would look like the guy with the stone-cold nuts who keeps a cocky attitude, which induces his opponents to try and bully him off the pot. Explosive situations, that also can end with a disastrous all-in.

The American hysteria over a network that is "lying" is, at least, a competent opinion. RT plays this card to the audience, and with splendid nonchalance, in the backdrop of a relaxed atmosphere that pervades network's anchormen, the reporters, the hosts, and even the craziest guests. Sheer FUN throughout.

Date of experience: May 8, 2018