Originally Posted by
Matt Jackson
In addition to that BBC strapline, I forgot to mention the irony of it all. On the same day as they went with the words "nuclear attack" to describe an extinguished fire at a power plant, Russian lawmakers backed legislation that would impose harsh jail terms and fines for publishing “fake news”. And the BBC’s response: The BBC, which has a large bureau in Moscow and runs a Russian-language news website, reacted by announcing a halt of its operations in Russia.
If the BBC can’t lie, they just close up shop. Good ol' Western media propaganda. But hey, it’s Russia that’s the biggest threat to the world.