The Russian government has launched its own “fake news” watchdog service. The heavily-controlled media landscape evidently wants to make it clear that it disagrees with a lot of the news published by foreign outlets. In the western media, there are plenty of independent websites that claim to “debunk” articles and trends it deems false. The articles deemed false by the Russian government are shown dramatically on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website, with a big red “FAKE” stamp over it. It’s accompanied by a disclaimer that reads: “This material contains data, not corresponding to the truth.”CLICK TO READ MORE FROM NEWS.COM.AU

Source: Fox News February 23, 2017 12:42 UTC