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The Moscow Times

4 audits on the record

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These numbers are not a fault score. A hard contradiction means two accounts cannot both be true; it does not say which one is wrong, and this desk does not decide. A masthead appears in these counts because it covered a contested story, which is usually a sign it was doing its job. Outlets that publish more, and get read more, appear more. Read the counts as exposure, not as error.

4audits citing this outlet
1carried a hard contradiction
1carried a framing split
5spans quoted

Quoted from this masthead

“unverified reports claimed the victim to be Major General Nikolai Varpakhovich, who heads a strategic bomber division at Engels-2 airbase.”
September 4, 2026 · see it in context →
“Aerospace Forces General Reportedly Shot and Wounded in Saratov Region”
September 4, 2026 · see it in context →
“in the southern Saratov region”
September 4, 2026 · see it in context →
“the only registered party campaigning on a pro-peace platform”
August 10, 2026 · see it in context →
“receiving foreign funding, violating copyright law”
August 10, 2026 · see it in context →

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