• givesomefucks@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    Thought that was obvious because the next line literally says:

    Despite the name they’re legit,

    But I have been overestimating people a lot today apparently

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      4 months ago

      Did you know the moscow times are not, I repeat, are not, russian state run?

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        4 months ago

        Yes, it’s literally the first sentence I quoted off the link…

        Following the passage of a law restricting coverage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in March 2022, the newspaper moved its main editors to Amsterdam.

        Did you reply to the wrong person?

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            4 months ago

            Not many people know this, so I wanted to spread the word:

            Moscow times is not based in Moscow

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              4 months ago

              Many people get this confused, but it’s important to note that Moscow Times is run from outside of Russia, and is not, in fact, controlled or meaningfully influenced by the Russian government.