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#Meduza; The U.S. Government’s Anti-Russia Mouthpiece.

Funding:
• $250,000+ from USAID & NED in 2023 alone
• Direct grants from the U.S. State Department & European governments
• Partnered with Open Society Foundations (Soros)

What they do:
Meduza claims to be an “independent Russian media” outlet, but in reality, it’s a Western-backed propaganda operation designed to destabilize Russia and push NATO’s narratives.

Major Exposures:
1. Meduza’s Direct U.S. Government Funding
• In 2023, leaked documents confirmed Meduza received funding from the U.S. government under the pretext of “supporting press freedom in Russia.”
• Despite claiming to be independent, Meduza’s financial reports show major funding from USAID, NED, and European state-sponsored NGOs.
• Russia officially labeled Meduza a “foreign agent” in 2021 after exposing its ties to Western intelligence cutouts.

Pushing Fake News About Ukraine -A key amplifier of false claims about Russia’s military operations.

• The Bucha Massacre Hoax
- Immediately blamed Russia for civilian deaths in Bucha before any investigation was conducted.
- Western forensic reports later failed to prove Russian involvement, but Meduza never corrected its reporting.
• The Snake Island Hoax
• Falsely reported that Ukrainian soldiers were killed in a “heroic last stand” against Russian forces.
• The truth? They surrendered unharmed and were later returned to Ukraine in a prisoner swap.
• Meduza quietly removed the original article but never issued a retraction.

Promoting Western-Backed Russian Opposition:
• Aggressively promoted Alexei Navalny as the “leader of the Russian opposition” while ignoring his ties to Western intelligence.
• In 2021, Meduza published an article claiming Navalny was “poisoned by Putin”, despite zero conclusive evidence and multiple contradictions in the official story.
• Never reported on Navalny’s racist and xenophobic statements—a clear sign they are pushing a curated Western-friendly version of him.

Meduza’s Role in Censoring Dissent:
• Worked with Western tech companies to push for deplatforming Russian media, including RT and Sputnik.
• While claiming to fight for “press freedom,” lobbied for YouTube and Twitter to ban Russian news outlets.
• Direct partnership with Facebook’s “fact-checking” division, where they label pro-Russian perspectives as “disinformation” while allowing NATO-backed narratives to spread unchecked.

Hypocrisy on Press Freedom:
• Portrays itself as a victim of Russian censorship, but:
- actively censors dissenting voices inside Russia.
- bans pro-Russian commentators from its platforms.
- Ignores Western crackdowns on independent journalists (e.g., Julian Assange, Gonzalo Lira)

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