Duma speaker calls Russia's vote 'competitive' in RIA Novosti; Novaya Gazeta Europe calls it 'a ritual' with a set result
Five RIA Novosti headlines carry Duma speaker Vyacheslav Volodin calling the campaign competitive. Novaya Gazeta Europe puts "elections" in quotation marks and quotes analysts who say the result was set in advance. A count of polling stations abroad adds a third set of numbers.
Two accounts of one vote. RIA Novosti carries Duma speaker Vyacheslav Volodin saying the campaign was held "on a competitive basis" and that Russians "rallied around Putin". Novaya Gazeta Europe runs the headline "The ritual is performed". It quotes four analysts who say the result was "largely predetermined".
| Moscow's account | Exile and Ukrainian press | |
|---|---|---|
| The campaign | "competitive", Volodin tells RIA Novosti | almost no real competition; Yabloko's list removed, Novaya Gazeta Europe's analysts say |
| Turnout | 59.32%, 62.6 million voters, TASS reports from the electoral commission | no count of its own |
| Chechnya | nothing in the reports we hold | Kadyrov "a record 99.85%" on turnout near 94%, by official data, Verstka reports |
| Abroad | United Russia first overall with 39.58% at 14:00, Espreso reports, citing Agentstvo | United Russia behind at 18 of 27 stations in cities Russians moved to after 2022, the same report says |
How the reports are built. Two separate readings of the reports found the same pattern. The five RIA Novosti headlines, filed within six minutes, carry one voice: the speaker's. Novaya Gazeta Europe quotes only critics. Its gravest charge, that official results are false "in the absolute majority of regions", comes from the one analyst it does not name.
The online count. Verstka reports that Moscow's blockchain data on online voting was taken out of public view for the first time. It does not say who removed it.
What is not settled. The electoral commission is due to publish final results on 25 September, Espreso reports. We hold no independent tally, for Chechnya or anywhere else. Neither account quotes a voter inside Russia.
What this is about. Russia has elected a new State Duma, the lower house of parliament. Whether that vote was a real contest is the question.
How it got here. The Duma has 450 seats. It is elected every five years; the last vote before this one was in 2021. Vladimir Putin has led Russia as president or prime minister since 1999. United Russia, the party that backs him, has held a majority in the Duma for most of that time. Russia invaded Ukraine in full in February 2022; its war there began in 2014. This is the first Duma vote since the full-scale invasion. Espreso reports that the voting ran from 18 to 20 September, and that Russia also held voting in occupied Ukrainian territory. Ukraine's foreign ministry condemned that vote. Many Russians left the country after 2022, and some of them voted at embassies and consulates abroad.
The actors. The Kremlin and United Russia, which Espreso's report says may take 355 of 450 seats on preliminary figures. Duma speaker Vyacheslav Volodin, a senior United Russia figure. The Central Election Commission, which counts the vote. The parties allowed to run, including the Communists (KPRF) and New People. Yabloko, a liberal party that opposes the war; Novaya Gazeta Europe reports that its list was removed from the ballot. Ramzan Kadyrov, who has run Chechnya since 2007. The exiled Russian press, which reports on Russia from abroad.
What is at stake. The Duma passes Russia's laws and budget. The Kremlin can point to a large majority as a mandate from voters. Critics say the figures were written before anyone voted. With fewer observers and less public data, the two claims are harder to test.
Where it stands. The commission has published preliminary results. Espreso reports that final results are due on 25 September.
What is being argued about
- Whether the Duma campaign was a contest or a set result
- Turnout of 59.32% and Kadyrov's 99.85% in Chechnya
- Moscow's online-voting blockchain data taken out of public view
- How Russians abroad voted compared with the national result
United Russia's share: emigré cities, all stations abroad, and the whole countryChart
Station figures are for 27 stations that Agentstvo chose because many Russians moved to those cities after 2022, as Espreso reports. They are not a sample of all voters abroad. The national figure is preliminary.
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Espreso TV
"Єдина Росія" програла на більшості закордонних дільниць на виборах до Держдуми РФ
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Actor named Russia is named as the actor in the shift to combat use. ×1Actor named Russia is named as the actor in the data-centre strike. Nobody is named behind the DDoS attack. ×1Actor named for the decision Names the EU Council as the body that acted and gives the date and the new expiry date. ×1Adopted wording The company's own word 'minor' sits next to the report's flat statement that customers could not send or receive parcels. ×1
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"Єдина Росія" програла на більшості закордонних дільниць на виборах до Держдуми РФ
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Actor named Russia is named as the actor in the shift to combat use. ×1Actor named Russia is named as the actor in the data-centre strike. Nobody is named behind the DDoS attack. ×1Actor named for the decision Names the EU Council as the body that acted and gives the date and the new expiry date. ×1Adopted wording The company's own word 'minor' sits next to the report's flat statement that customers could not send or receive parcels. ×1
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One vote, two vocabulariesSide by side
| Outlet | What it said | Hedged? |
|---|---|---|
| Volodin: the campaign was held 'on a competitive basis'; Russians 'rallied around Putin'; the West tried to interfere | Attributed to Volodin; no other voice | RIA Novosti |
| Turnout 59.32%, more than 62.6 million voters | Stated flat, in the report's own voice | TASS |
| 'Elections' in quotation marks; result 'largely predetermined'; 'The ritual is performed' | Quotation marks in its own voice; charges attributed to analysts | Novaya Gazeta Europe |
| Kadyrov 'a record 99.85%'; Moscow blockchain data removed from public view | Turnout attributed to official data; no one named for the removal | Verstka |
| 'So-called elections'; United Russia 'supposedly' took 57.83% | National result hedged; figures from abroad stated flat | Espreso TV |
Wording from each report, with who says it.
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RIA Novosti
Володин: избирательная кампания на выборах прошла на конкурентной основе
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Actor named no attacker named; the channels only 'said' there were failures ×1Actor named the outage is reported with no actor named ×1Actor named 'the West' is named as acting, attributed to the foreign ministry spokeswoman ×1Actor named headline names Ukraine's armed forces as the attacker ×1
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RIA Novosti
Володин заявил о попытках Запада вмешаться в выборы
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Actor named no attacker named; the channels only 'said' there were failures ×1Actor named the outage is reported with no actor named ×1Actor named 'the West' is named as acting, attributed to the foreign ministry spokeswoman ×1Actor named headline names Ukraine's armed forces as the attacker ×1
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RIA Novosti
Россияне сплотились вокруг Путина, заявил Володин
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What we have measured
Actor named no attacker named; the channels only 'said' there were failures ×1Actor named the outage is reported with no actor named ×1Actor named 'the West' is named as acting, attributed to the foreign ministry spokeswoman ×1Actor named headline names Ukraine's armed forces as the attacker ×1
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TASS
CEC chairwoman comments on preliminary election results, unprecedented threats
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What we have measured
Accusation carried by a verb of fact 'Noted' presents a Russian diplomat's accusation of terror as an observation. Kyiv gives no response anywhere in the text. ×1Accusation carried unhedged a charge of terror against civilians is introduced with 'noted', which treats it as fact, and nobody answers it ×1Actor named Ukrainian forces are named as acting, in the report's own voice ×1Actor named Names 'the Western community' as the actor, in Putin's words ×1
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Novaya Gazeta Europe
«Ритуал исполнен»
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Actor named Names Russia as the actor in the headline and in the first line. ×1Anonymous source asserts The report's strongest claim, that results were falsified across most regions, comes from a source it does not name ×1Anonymous sourcing Everything rests on a foreign newspaper citing two unnamed diplomats. ×1A party's label carried inside a quote, unmarked the Kremlin spokesman's phrase for the Ukrainian government is reproduced without a note ×1
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Verstka
Рамзан Кадыров набрал рекордные 99,85% на
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What we have measured
Count of participants Calls it a 'Carpathian Eight' with seven European countries and does not name them ×1Hedge the stake of removing the data is hedged: 'possible' ballot stuffing, and no actor is named for the removal ×1No actor named The headline says the blockchain voting data was taken down but does not say who took it down ×1People hurt counted, not named 28 hurt in the headline, then the damage is itemised as a restaurant, a hotel and closed beaches ×1
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Verstka
Данные блокчейна по дистанционному электронному голосованию в Москве впервые убрали из открытого доступа
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What we have measured
Count of participants Calls it a 'Carpathian Eight' with seven European countries and does not name them ×1Hedge the stake of removing the data is hedged: 'possible' ballot stuffing, and no actor is named for the removal ×1No actor named The headline says the blockchain voting data was taken down but does not say who took it down ×1People hurt counted, not named 28 hurt in the headline, then the damage is itemised as a restaurant, a hotel and closed beaches ×1
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Espreso TV
"Єдина Росія" програла на більшості закордонних дільниць на виборах до Держдуми РФ
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What we have measured
Actor named Russia is named as the actor in the shift to combat use. ×1Actor named Russia is named as the actor in the data-centre strike. Nobody is named behind the DDoS attack. ×1Actor named for the decision Names the EU Council as the body that acted and gives the date and the new expiry date. ×1Adopted wording The company's own word 'minor' sits next to the report's flat statement that customers could not send or receive parcels. ×1
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RIA Novosti
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Володин: избирательная кампания на выборах прошла на конкурентной основе
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What we have measured
Actor named no attacker named; the channels only 'said' there were failures ×1Actor named the outage is reported with no actor named ×1Actor named 'the West' is named as acting, attributed to the foreign ministry spokeswoman ×1Actor named headline names Ukraine's armed forces as the attacker ×1
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Володин заявил о попытках Запада вмешаться в выборы
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Actor named no attacker named; the channels only 'said' there were failures ×1Actor named the outage is reported with no actor named ×1Actor named 'the West' is named as acting, attributed to the foreign ministry spokeswoman ×1Actor named headline names Ukraine's armed forces as the attacker ×1
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Россияне сплотились вокруг Путина, заявил Володин
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What we have measured
Actor named no attacker named; the channels only 'said' there were failures ×1Actor named the outage is reported with no actor named ×1Actor named 'the West' is named as acting, attributed to the foreign ministry spokeswoman ×1Actor named headline names Ukraine's armed forces as the attacker ×1
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TASS
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TASS
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CEC chairwoman comments on preliminary election results, unprecedented threats
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What we have measured
Accusation carried by a verb of fact 'Noted' presents a Russian diplomat's accusation of terror as an observation. Kyiv gives no response anywhere in the text. ×1Accusation carried unhedged a charge of terror against civilians is introduced with 'noted', which treats it as fact, and nobody answers it ×1Actor named Ukrainian forces are named as acting, in the report's own voice ×1Actor named Names 'the Western community' as the actor, in Putin's words ×1
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Novaya Gazeta Europe
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Novaya Gazeta Europe
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«Ритуал исполнен»
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Actor named Names Russia as the actor in the headline and in the first line. ×1Anonymous source asserts The report's strongest claim, that results were falsified across most regions, comes from a source it does not name ×1Anonymous sourcing Everything rests on a foreign newspaper citing two unnamed diplomats. ×1A party's label carried inside a quote, unmarked the Kremlin spokesman's phrase for the Ukrainian government is reproduced without a note ×1
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Verstka
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Verstka
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Рамзан Кадыров набрал рекордные 99,85% на
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What we have measured
Count of participants Calls it a 'Carpathian Eight' with seven European countries and does not name them ×1Hedge the stake of removing the data is hedged: 'possible' ballot stuffing, and no actor is named for the removal ×1No actor named The headline says the blockchain voting data was taken down but does not say who took it down ×1People hurt counted, not named 28 hurt in the headline, then the damage is itemised as a restaurant, a hotel and closed beaches ×1
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Verstka
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Данные блокчейна по дистанционному электронному голосованию в Москве впервые убрали из открытого доступа
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What we have measured
Count of participants Calls it a 'Carpathian Eight' with seven European countries and does not name them ×1Hedge the stake of removing the data is hedged: 'possible' ballot stuffing, and no actor is named for the removal ×1No actor named The headline says the blockchain voting data was taken down but does not say who took it down ×1People hurt counted, not named 28 hurt in the headline, then the damage is itemised as a restaurant, a hotel and closed beaches ×1
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Espreso TV
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"Єдина Росія" програла на більшості закордонних дільниць на виборах до Держдуми РФ
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What we have measured
Actor named Russia is named as the actor in the shift to combat use. ×1Actor named Russia is named as the actor in the data-centre strike. Nobody is named behind the DDoS attack. ×1Actor named for the decision Names the EU Council as the body that acted and gives the date and the new expiry date. ×1Adopted wording The company's own word 'minor' sits next to the report's flat statement that customers could not send or receive parcels. ×1
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The bias in this coverageBias
One speaker, five headlines; four critics, one of them unnamed
Five of the state-side reports are separate headlines, filed within six minutes, on one official's statements, and none quotes anyone else. The exile report quotes four analysts, and its gravest claim, falsification in most regions, comes from the one who is not named. No report quotes a voter inside Russia.
5 reports headlined on the Duma speaker's statements
4 analysts quoted in the exile report
1 of those analysts left unnamed
0 reports quoting a voter inside Russia
Who puts 'elections' in quotation marks
Two reports put the word for the vote in quotation marks, and one also hedges the official share with 'supposedly'. The election commission's report states its turnout figure flat. The same Ukrainian report that hedges the national result states the emigré precinct figures without a hedge.
2 reports putting the word for the vote in quotation marks
1 reports hedging the official national result
1 reports stating official turnout without a hedge
Scored without the mastheads. Where the two passes differ, both are kept.
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RIA Novosti
Володин: избирательная кампания на выборах прошла на конкурентной основе
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What we have measured
Actor named no attacker named; the channels only 'said' there were failures ×1Actor named the outage is reported with no actor named ×1Actor named 'the West' is named as acting, attributed to the foreign ministry spokeswoman ×1Actor named headline names Ukraine's armed forces as the attacker ×1
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RIA Novosti
Володин заявил о попытках Запада вмешаться в выборы
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What we have measured
Actor named no attacker named; the channels only 'said' there were failures ×1Actor named the outage is reported with no actor named ×1Actor named 'the West' is named as acting, attributed to the foreign ministry spokeswoman ×1Actor named headline names Ukraine's armed forces as the attacker ×1
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RIA Novosti
Выборы в России показали устойчивость партийной системы, заявил Володин
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What we have measured
Actor named no attacker named; the channels only 'said' there were failures ×1Actor named the outage is reported with no actor named ×1Actor named 'the West' is named as acting, attributed to the foreign ministry spokeswoman ×1Actor named headline names Ukraine's armed forces as the attacker ×1
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RIA Novosti
Россияне сплотились вокруг Путина, заявил Володин
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Actor named no attacker named; the channels only 'said' there were failures ×1Actor named the outage is reported with no actor named ×1Actor named 'the West' is named as acting, attributed to the foreign ministry spokeswoman ×1Actor named headline names Ukraine's armed forces as the attacker ×1
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RIA Novosti
Володин назвал высокую активность на выборах признаком объединения общества
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What we have measured
Actor named no attacker named; the channels only 'said' there were failures ×1Actor named the outage is reported with no actor named ×1Actor named 'the West' is named as acting, attributed to the foreign ministry spokeswoman ×1Actor named headline names Ukraine's armed forces as the attacker ×1
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TASS
CEC chairwoman comments on preliminary election results, unprecedented threats
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What we have measured
Accusation carried by a verb of fact 'Noted' presents a Russian diplomat's accusation of terror as an observation. Kyiv gives no response anywhere in the text. ×1Accusation carried unhedged a charge of terror against civilians is introduced with 'noted', which treats it as fact, and nobody answers it ×1Actor named Ukrainian forces are named as acting, in the report's own voice ×1Actor named Names 'the Western community' as the actor, in Putin's words ×1
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Interfax
Мишустин заявил о готовности правительства к работе с новым составом Госдумы
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What we have measured
A checkable claim passed on unchecked relays the president's statistic about world cities in quotation marks with no check and no counter-voice ×1A denial carried as characterisation press reports are labelled planted, and the label is passed on in the report's own voice ×1Anonymous source The meetings are sourced to unnamed people familiar with the situation. ×1Anyone hurt named or counted injuries described in clinical detail; the man is never named ×1
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Vedomosti
Нечаев: поддержка «Новых людей» выросла до 5 млн избирателей
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What we have measured
Actor named names Russia as the state actor, not the company, and frames it neutrally ×1Asserted vs attributed the headline attributes the attacks to Novak ×1Asserted vs attributed Attributes the attack count to Novak in the headline. ×1Attribution figure stated flat with no source named, and tied to 2027 ×1
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Novaya Gazeta Europe
«Ритуал исполнен»
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Actor named Names Russia as the actor in the headline and in the first line. ×1Anonymous source asserts The report's strongest claim, that results were falsified across most regions, comes from a source it does not name ×1Anonymous sourcing Everything rests on a foreign newspaper citing two unnamed diplomats. ×1A party's label carried inside a quote, unmarked the Kremlin spokesman's phrase for the Ukrainian government is reproduced without a note ×1
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Verstka
Данные блокчейна по дистанционному электронному голосованию в Москве впервые убрали из открытого доступа
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What we have measured
Count of participants Calls it a 'Carpathian Eight' with seven European countries and does not name them ×1Hedge the stake of removing the data is hedged: 'possible' ballot stuffing, and no actor is named for the removal ×1No actor named The headline says the blockchain voting data was taken down but does not say who took it down ×1People hurt counted, not named 28 hurt in the headline, then the damage is itemised as a restaurant, a hotel and closed beaches ×1
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Verstka
Рамзан Кадыров набрал рекордные 99,85% на
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What we have measured
Count of participants Calls it a 'Carpathian Eight' with seven European countries and does not name them ×1Hedge the stake of removing the data is hedged: 'possible' ballot stuffing, and no actor is named for the removal ×1No actor named The headline says the blockchain voting data was taken down but does not say who took it down ×1People hurt counted, not named 28 hurt in the headline, then the damage is itemised as a restaurant, a hotel and closed beaches ×1
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Espreso TV
"Єдина Росія" програла на більшості закордонних дільниць на виборах до Держдуми РФ
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What we have measured
Actor named Russia is named as the actor in the shift to combat use. ×1Actor named Russia is named as the actor in the data-centre strike. Nobody is named behind the DDoS attack. ×1Actor named for the decision Names the EU Council as the body that acted and gives the date and the new expiry date. ×1Adopted wording The company's own word 'minor' sits next to the report's flat statement that customers could not send or receive parcels. ×1
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RIA Novosti
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Володин: избирательная кампания на выборах прошла на конкурентной основе
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What we have measured
Actor named no attacker named; the channels only 'said' there were failures ×1Actor named the outage is reported with no actor named ×1Actor named 'the West' is named as acting, attributed to the foreign ministry spokeswoman ×1Actor named headline names Ukraine's armed forces as the attacker ×1
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Володин заявил о попытках Запада вмешаться в выборы
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What we have measured
Actor named no attacker named; the channels only 'said' there were failures ×1Actor named the outage is reported with no actor named ×1Actor named 'the West' is named as acting, attributed to the foreign ministry spokeswoman ×1Actor named headline names Ukraine's armed forces as the attacker ×1
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RIA Novosti
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Выборы в России показали устойчивость партийной системы, заявил Володин
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Actor named no attacker named; the channels only 'said' there were failures ×1Actor named the outage is reported with no actor named ×1Actor named 'the West' is named as acting, attributed to the foreign ministry spokeswoman ×1Actor named headline names Ukraine's armed forces as the attacker ×1
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Россияне сплотились вокруг Путина, заявил Володин
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What we have measured
Actor named no attacker named; the channels only 'said' there were failures ×1Actor named the outage is reported with no actor named ×1Actor named 'the West' is named as acting, attributed to the foreign ministry spokeswoman ×1Actor named headline names Ukraine's armed forces as the attacker ×1
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Володин назвал высокую активность на выборах признаком объединения общества
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What we have measured
Actor named no attacker named; the channels only 'said' there were failures ×1Actor named the outage is reported with no actor named ×1Actor named 'the West' is named as acting, attributed to the foreign ministry spokeswoman ×1Actor named headline names Ukraine's armed forces as the attacker ×1
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TASS
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CEC chairwoman comments on preliminary election results, unprecedented threats
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What we have measured
Accusation carried by a verb of fact 'Noted' presents a Russian diplomat's accusation of terror as an observation. Kyiv gives no response anywhere in the text. ×1Accusation carried unhedged a charge of terror against civilians is introduced with 'noted', which treats it as fact, and nobody answers it ×1Actor named Ukrainian forces are named as acting, in the report's own voice ×1Actor named Names 'the Western community' as the actor, in Putin's words ×1
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Interfax
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Мишустин заявил о готовности правительства к работе с новым составом Госдумы
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What we have measured
A checkable claim passed on unchecked relays the president's statistic about world cities in quotation marks with no check and no counter-voice ×1A denial carried as characterisation press reports are labelled planted, and the label is passed on in the report's own voice ×1Anonymous source The meetings are sourced to unnamed people familiar with the situation. ×1Anyone hurt named or counted injuries described in clinical detail; the man is never named ×1
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Vedomosti
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Нечаев: поддержка «Новых людей» выросла до 5 млн избирателей
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Actor named names Russia as the state actor, not the company, and frames it neutrally ×1Asserted vs attributed the headline attributes the attacks to Novak ×1Asserted vs attributed Attributes the attack count to Novak in the headline. ×1Attribution figure stated flat with no source named, and tied to 2027 ×1
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Novaya Gazeta Europe
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«Ритуал исполнен»
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Actor named Names Russia as the actor in the headline and in the first line. ×1Anonymous source asserts The report's strongest claim, that results were falsified across most regions, comes from a source it does not name ×1Anonymous sourcing Everything rests on a foreign newspaper citing two unnamed diplomats. ×1A party's label carried inside a quote, unmarked the Kremlin spokesman's phrase for the Ukrainian government is reproduced without a note ×1
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Данные блокчейна по дистанционному электронному голосованию в Москве впервые убрали из открытого доступа
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Count of participants Calls it a 'Carpathian Eight' with seven European countries and does not name them ×1Hedge the stake of removing the data is hedged: 'possible' ballot stuffing, and no actor is named for the removal ×1No actor named The headline says the blockchain voting data was taken down but does not say who took it down ×1People hurt counted, not named 28 hurt in the headline, then the damage is itemised as a restaurant, a hotel and closed beaches ×1
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Рамзан Кадыров набрал рекордные 99,85% на
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Count of participants Calls it a 'Carpathian Eight' with seven European countries and does not name them ×1Hedge the stake of removing the data is hedged: 'possible' ballot stuffing, and no actor is named for the removal ×1No actor named The headline says the blockchain voting data was taken down but does not say who took it down ×1People hurt counted, not named 28 hurt in the headline, then the damage is itemised as a restaurant, a hotel and closed beaches ×1
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Espreso TV
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"Єдина Росія" програла на більшості закордонних дільниць на виборах до Держдуми РФ
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What we have measured
Actor named Russia is named as the actor in the shift to combat use. ×1Actor named Russia is named as the actor in the data-centre strike. Nobody is named behind the DDoS attack. ×1Actor named for the decision Names the EU Council as the body that acted and gives the date and the new expiry date. ×1Adopted wording The company's own word 'minor' sits next to the report's flat statement that customers could not send or receive parcels. ×1
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Claims and verdicts
misleading
United Russia lost at most of its polling stations abroad.
Espreso TV, citing Agentstvo, reports that United Russia trailed at 18 of 27 stations abroad, but those 27 were chosen because they are in cities where many Russians moved after 2022. The same report says United Russia led the overall vote abroad as of 14:00, with 39.58% to 24.49% for New People.
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Espreso TV
"Єдина Росія" програла на більшості закордонних дільниць на виборах до Держдуми РФ
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What we have measured
Actor named Russia is named as the actor in the shift to combat use. ×1Actor named Russia is named as the actor in the data-centre strike. Nobody is named behind the DDoS attack. ×1Actor named for the decision Names the EU Council as the body that acted and gives the date and the new expiry date. ×1Adopted wording The company's own word 'minor' sits next to the report's flat statement that customers could not send or receive parcels. ×1
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"Єдина Росія" програла на більшості закордонних дільниць на виборах до Держдуми РФ
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Actor named Russia is named as the actor in the shift to combat use. ×1Actor named Russia is named as the actor in the data-centre strike. Nobody is named behind the DDoS attack. ×1Actor named for the decision Names the EU Council as the body that acted and gives the date and the new expiry date. ×1Adopted wording The company's own word 'minor' sits next to the report's flat statement that customers could not send or receive parcels. ×1
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disputed
The Duma election campaign was competitive.
RIA Novosti carries Duma speaker Volodin saying the campaign was held on a competitive basis. Novaya Gazeta Europe quotes a political scientist, a sociologist, a political strategist and an anonymous electoral expert who say there was almost no real competition and that Yabloko's list and prominent candidates were removed.
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RIA Novosti
Володин: избирательная кампания на выборах прошла на конкурентной основе
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What we have measured
Actor named no attacker named; the channels only 'said' there were failures ×1Actor named the outage is reported with no actor named ×1Actor named 'the West' is named as acting, attributed to the foreign ministry spokeswoman ×1Actor named headline names Ukraine's armed forces as the attacker ×1
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Novaya Gazeta Europe
«Ритуал исполнен»
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Actor named Names Russia as the actor in the headline and in the first line. ×1Anonymous source asserts The report's strongest claim, that results were falsified across most regions, comes from a source it does not name ×1Anonymous sourcing Everything rests on a foreign newspaper citing two unnamed diplomats. ×1A party's label carried inside a quote, unmarked the Kremlin spokesman's phrase for the Ukrainian government is reproduced without a note ×1
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Володин: избирательная кампания на выборах прошла на конкурентной основе
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What we have measured
Actor named no attacker named; the channels only 'said' there were failures ×1Actor named the outage is reported with no actor named ×1Actor named 'the West' is named as acting, attributed to the foreign ministry spokeswoman ×1Actor named headline names Ukraine's armed forces as the attacker ×1
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Novaya Gazeta Europe
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Actor named Names Russia as the actor in the headline and in the first line. ×1Anonymous source asserts The report's strongest claim, that results were falsified across most regions, comes from a source it does not name ×1Anonymous sourcing Everything rests on a foreign newspaper citing two unnamed diplomats. ×1A party's label carried inside a quote, unmarked the Kremlin spokesman's phrase for the Ukrainian government is reproduced without a note ×1
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unverified
Ramzan Kadyrov was credited with 99.85% of the vote in Chechnya.
Verstka's headline gives the 99.85% figure and puts turnout close to 94%, and an expert quoted by Novaya Gazeta Europe cites the same number as a sign of falsification. Both rest on one account, the official count, and we hold no independent tally.
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Verstka
Рамзан Кадыров набрал рекордные 99,85% на
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What we have measured
Count of participants Calls it a 'Carpathian Eight' with seven European countries and does not name them ×1Hedge the stake of removing the data is hedged: 'possible' ballot stuffing, and no actor is named for the removal ×1No actor named The headline says the blockchain voting data was taken down but does not say who took it down ×1People hurt counted, not named 28 hurt in the headline, then the damage is itemised as a restaurant, a hotel and closed beaches ×1
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Novaya Gazeta Europe
«Ритуал исполнен»
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Actor named Names Russia as the actor in the headline and in the first line. ×1Anonymous source asserts The report's strongest claim, that results were falsified across most regions, comes from a source it does not name ×1Anonymous sourcing Everything rests on a foreign newspaper citing two unnamed diplomats. ×1A party's label carried inside a quote, unmarked the Kremlin spokesman's phrase for the Ukrainian government is reproduced without a note ×1
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Verstka
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Рамзан Кадыров набрал рекордные 99,85% на
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What we have measured
Count of participants Calls it a 'Carpathian Eight' with seven European countries and does not name them ×1Hedge the stake of removing the data is hedged: 'possible' ballot stuffing, and no actor is named for the removal ×1No actor named The headline says the blockchain voting data was taken down but does not say who took it down ×1People hurt counted, not named 28 hurt in the headline, then the damage is itemised as a restaurant, a hotel and closed beaches ×1
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Novaya Gazeta Europe
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Actor named Names Russia as the actor in the headline and in the first line. ×1Anonymous source asserts The report's strongest claim, that results were falsified across most regions, comes from a source it does not name ×1Anonymous sourcing Everything rests on a foreign newspaper citing two unnamed diplomats. ×1A party's label carried inside a quote, unmarked the Kremlin spokesman's phrase for the Ukrainian government is reproduced without a note ×1
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РИА Новости
RIA Novosti · 5 reports on this story
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Actor named
no attacker named; the channels only 'said' there were failures×1
Actor named
the outage is reported with no actor named×1
Actor named
'the West' is named as acting, attributed to the foreign ministry spokeswoman×1
Actor named
headline names Ukraine's armed forces as the attacker×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
2 false2 misleading5 disputed38 unverified12 true
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Наталя Пристанська
Espreso TV
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Attributed intent
Moscow's purpose is asserted inside the sourced passage×1
Claim checked against a named body
his stated reason for travel put against what the assembly itself says×1
Context added that no other report carries
earlier threats to other states are stacked beneath the speech as a pattern×1
Counter check attributed
his stated reason for the trip is checked against the body he said he was visiting×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
2 misleading4 disputed13 unverified7 true
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Наталья Глухова
Novaya Gazeta Europe
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Anonymous source asserts
The report's strongest claim, that results were falsified across most regions, comes from a source it does not name×1
Prediction as certainty
A quoted expert presents a forecast of fabricated results as settled×1
Whose voice
the central charge that official results are false is carried by an unnamed expert; the named voices quoted are all critics, and no official or Kremlin-aligned voice is quoted×1
Word for the event
the report puts 'elections' in quotation marks in its own voice, in the first sentence×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 disputed1 unverified
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Анна Виноградова
Vedomosti
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Context chosen
leads on how often the envoy has been summoned, not on what fell×1
Epithet dropped
The same claim in another headline says 'Ukraine' instead of the insult.×1
Frequency framing
It frames the story as a repeat summons, not as munitions landing.×1
Headline subject
The headline names the blogger as the man arrested. It uses a passive verb and does not name the court.×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 unverified1 true
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Редакция «Вёрстки»
Verstka · 2 reports on this story
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Count of participants
Calls it a 'Carpathian Eight' with seven European countries and does not name them×1
Hedge
the stake of removing the data is hedged: 'possible' ballot stuffing, and no actor is named for the removal×1
No actor named
The headline says the blockchain voting data was taken down but does not say who took it down×1
People hurt counted, not named
28 hurt in the headline, then the damage is itemised as a restaurant, a hotel and closed beaches×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 disputed3 unverified
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RIA Novosti
Володин: избирательная кампания на выборах прошла на конкурентной основе
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What we have measured
Actor named no attacker named; the channels only 'said' there were failures ×1Actor named the outage is reported with no actor named ×1Actor named 'the West' is named as acting, attributed to the foreign ministry spokeswoman ×1Actor named headline names Ukraine's armed forces as the attacker ×1
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Володин: избирательная кампания на выборах прошла на конкурентной основе
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What we have measured
Actor named no attacker named; the channels only 'said' there were failures ×1Actor named the outage is reported with no actor named ×1Actor named 'the West' is named as acting, attributed to the foreign ministry spokeswoman ×1Actor named headline names Ukraine's armed forces as the attacker ×1
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— state-controlledVolodin says the campaign was held on a competitive basis.
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https://ria.ru/20260921/volodin-2119306256.html
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RIA Novosti
Володин заявил о попытках Запада вмешаться в выборы
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Actor named no attacker named; the channels only 'said' there were failures ×1Actor named the outage is reported with no actor named ×1Actor named 'the West' is named as acting, attributed to the foreign ministry spokeswoman ×1Actor named headline names Ukraine's armed forces as the attacker ×1
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Володин заявил о попытках Запада вмешаться в выборы
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Actor named no attacker named; the channels only 'said' there were failures ×1Actor named the outage is reported with no actor named ×1Actor named 'the West' is named as acting, attributed to the foreign ministry spokeswoman ×1Actor named headline names Ukraine's armed forces as the attacker ×1
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— state-controlledVolodin says the West tried to interfere in the elections; the headline quotes no one else.
Single voice claim: A claim of Western interference is carried on the speaker's word alone, and no one else is asked — “Володин заявил о попытках Запада вмешаться в выборы”
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https://ria.ru/20260921/volodin-2119305723.html
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RIA Novosti
Выборы в России показали устойчивость партийной системы, заявил Володин
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Actor named no attacker named; the channels only 'said' there were failures ×1Actor named the outage is reported with no actor named ×1Actor named 'the West' is named as acting, attributed to the foreign ministry spokeswoman ×1Actor named headline names Ukraine's armed forces as the attacker ×1
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Выборы в России показали устойчивость партийной системы, заявил Володин
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Actor named no attacker named; the channels only 'said' there were failures ×1Actor named the outage is reported with no actor named ×1Actor named 'the West' is named as acting, attributed to the foreign ministry spokeswoman ×1Actor named headline names Ukraine's armed forces as the attacker ×1
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— state-controlledVolodin says the vote showed the party system is stable.
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RIA Novosti
Россияне сплотились вокруг Путина, заявил Володин
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Actor named no attacker named; the channels only 'said' there were failures ×1Actor named the outage is reported with no actor named ×1Actor named 'the West' is named as acting, attributed to the foreign ministry spokeswoman ×1Actor named headline names Ukraine's armed forces as the attacker ×1
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Россияне сплотились вокруг Путина, заявил Володин
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Actor named no attacker named; the channels only 'said' there were failures ×1Actor named the outage is reported with no actor named ×1Actor named 'the West' is named as acting, attributed to the foreign ministry spokeswoman ×1Actor named headline names Ukraine's armed forces as the attacker ×1
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— state-controlledVolodin says Russians rallied around Putin.
Whose voice: the Duma speaker's claim of national unity is the whole headline; no other voice appears in this or four more headlines filed within seven minutes — “Россияне сплотились вокруг Путина, заявил Володин”
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RIA Novosti
Володин назвал высокую активность на выборах признаком объединения общества
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Actor named no attacker named; the channels only 'said' there were failures ×1Actor named the outage is reported with no actor named ×1Actor named 'the West' is named as acting, attributed to the foreign ministry spokeswoman ×1Actor named headline names Ukraine's armed forces as the attacker ×1
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Володин назвал высокую активность на выборах признаком объединения общества
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Actor named no attacker named; the channels only 'said' there were failures ×1Actor named the outage is reported with no actor named ×1Actor named 'the West' is named as acting, attributed to the foreign ministry spokeswoman ×1Actor named headline names Ukraine's armed forces as the attacker ×1
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— state-controlledVolodin calls high turnout a sign that society is united.
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Espreso TV
"Єдина Росія" програла на більшості закордонних дільниць на виборах до Держдуми РФ
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What we have measured
Actor named Russia is named as the actor in the shift to combat use. ×1Actor named Russia is named as the actor in the data-centre strike. Nobody is named behind the DDoS attack. ×1Actor named for the decision Names the EU Council as the body that acted and gives the date and the new expiry date. ×1Adopted wording The company's own word 'minor' sits next to the report's flat statement that customers could not send or receive parcels. ×1
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"Єдина Росія" програла на більшості закордонних дільниць на виборах до Держдуми РФ
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Actor named Russia is named as the actor in the shift to combat use. ×1Actor named Russia is named as the actor in the data-centre strike. Nobody is named behind the DDoS attack. ×1Actor named for the decision Names the EU Council as the body that acted and gives the date and the new expiry date. ×1Adopted wording The company's own word 'minor' sits next to the report's flat statement that customers could not send or receive parcels. ×1
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— Citing Agentstvo: United Russia trailed at 18 of 27 stations abroad but led overall abroad with 39.58% at 14:00; nationally it is put at 57.83%.
Про це пише видання "Агентство".Як голосували росіяни за кордономЖурналісти проаналізували результати голосування на 27 закордонних дільницях. Йдеться про дільниці в містах, куди після 2022 року виїхала значна кількість росіян. На 18 із них "Єдина Росія" отримала менше голосів, ніж одна або дві інші партії.В Алмати "Нові люди" отримали 53,87% голосів, КПРФ – 24,22%, тоді як "Єдина Росія" – 8,94%.У Бангкоку результати становили 48,8% у "Нових людей", 23,11% у КПРФ та 13,56% у "Єдиної Росії". У Барселоні "Нові люди" набрали 55,44%, КПРФ – 24,26%, а партія влади – лише 5,56%.У Варшаві "Нові люди"
Hedge on official figure: The official result is hedged with 'supposedly', while the same report states the emigré precinct results flat — “"Єдина Росія" начебто набрала 57,83% голосів”
Hedge: the official result is attributed to the election commission and also hedged with 'supposedly'; the vote is 'so-called' — “"Єдина Росія" начебто набрала 57,83% голосів”
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TASS
CEC chairwoman comments on preliminary election results, unprecedented threats
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Accusation carried by a verb of fact 'Noted' presents a Russian diplomat's accusation of terror as an observation. Kyiv gives no response anywhere in the text. ×1Accusation carried unhedged a charge of terror against civilians is introduced with 'noted', which treats it as fact, and nobody answers it ×1Actor named Ukrainian forces are named as acting, in the report's own voice ×1Actor named Names 'the Western community' as the actor, in Putin's words ×1
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CEC chairwoman comments on preliminary election results, unprecedented threats
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Accusation carried by a verb of fact 'Noted' presents a Russian diplomat's accusation of terror as an observation. Kyiv gives no response anywhere in the text. ×1Accusation carried unhedged a charge of terror against civilians is introduced with 'noted', which treats it as fact, and nobody answers it ×1Actor named Ukrainian forces are named as acting, in the report's own voice ×1Actor named Names 'the Western community' as the actor, in Putin's words ×1
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— state-controlledThe commission's figures: 59.32% turnout and more than 62.6 million voters, stated without attribution in the sentence.
MOSCOW, September 21. /TASS/. Voter turnout in the State Duma election stood at 59.32%, with more than 62.6 million citizens casting ballots, Chairwoman of Russia’s Central Election Commission Ella Pamfilova said at a briefing at the commission’s information center. According to her, the elections were unprecedented in terms of the level of external threats and various challenges, but Russia managed to overcome them successfully. TASS has compiled the key statements by the CEC chairwoman. Voter turnout in the State Duma election stood at 59.32%, with more than 62.6 million citizens casting bal
Headline frame: The headline gives the election commission's claim of 'unprecedented threats' without saying who made the threats or where the claim comes from — “CEC chairwoman comments on preliminary election results, unprecedented threats”
Asserted vs attributed: the official turnout figure is stated flat in the report's own voice; the counting body is not named in the sentence — “Voter turnout in the State Duma election stood at 59.32%, with more than 62.6 million citizens casting ballots”
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Interfax
Мишустин заявил о готовности правительства к работе с новым составом Госдумы
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What we have measured
A checkable claim passed on unchecked relays the president's statistic about world cities in quotation marks with no check and no counter-voice ×1A denial carried as characterisation press reports are labelled planted, and the label is passed on in the report's own voice ×1Anonymous source The meetings are sourced to unnamed people familiar with the situation. ×1Anyone hurt named or counted injuries described in clinical detail; the man is never named ×1
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Мишустин заявил о готовности правительства к работе с новым составом Госдумы
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A checkable claim passed on unchecked relays the president's statistic about world cities in quotation marks with no check and no counter-voice ×1A denial carried as characterisation press reports are labelled planted, and the label is passed on in the report's own voice ×1Anonymous source The meetings are sourced to unnamed people familiar with the situation. ×1Anyone hurt named or counted injuries described in clinical detail; the man is never named ×1
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— Prime Minister Mishustin says the government expects to work constructively with the ninth Duma.
Мишустин заявил о готовности правительства к работе с новым составом Госдумы Москва. 21 сентября. INTERFAX.RU - Правительство продолжит конструктивное взаимодействие с новым созывом Госдумы, заявил премьер-министр РФ Михаил Мишустин. "Рассчитываем на конструктивное взаимодействие с Государственной думой девятого созыва, чтобы продолжить работу по реализации национальных целей, поставленных главой государства на благо наших граждан. Ведь их поддержка для правительства - это безусловный приоритет", - сказал Мишустин на совещании с вице-премьерами. В России21 сентября 2026"Справедливая Россия" пр
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Novaya Gazeta Europe
«Ритуал исполнен»
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Actor named Names Russia as the actor in the headline and in the first line. ×1Anonymous source asserts The report's strongest claim, that results were falsified across most regions, comes from a source it does not name ×1Anonymous sourcing Everything rests on a foreign newspaper citing two unnamed diplomats. ×1A party's label carried inside a quote, unmarked the Kremlin spokesman's phrase for the Ukrainian government is reproduced without a note ×1
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Novaya Gazeta Europe
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newspaper · exile
«Ритуал исполнен»
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Actor named Names Russia as the actor in the headline and in the first line. ×1Anonymous source asserts The report's strongest claim, that results were falsified across most regions, comes from a source it does not name ×1Anonymous sourcing Everything rests on a foreign newspaper citing two unnamed diplomats. ×1A party's label carried inside a quote, unmarked the Kremlin spokesman's phrase for the Ukrainian government is reproduced without a note ×1
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— exileFour analysts, one of them unnamed, say the result was set in advance, Yabloko's list was removed and results are false in most regions.
Первые с начала полномасштабной войны «выборы» в Госдуму не принесли неожиданностей: их результат был в значительной степени предопределен, считают собеседники «Новой-Европа». По их словам, реальной политической конкуренции в России почти не осталось. Но если голосование практически не определяет ни состав реальной власти, ни ее дальнейший курс, зачем Кремль продолжает проводить электоральное мероприятие и чего следует ожидать теперь? О первых итогах «Новая-Европа» поговорила с политологом, социологом, политтехнологом и электоральным экспертом. По словам электорального эксперта, с которым пого
Anonymous source asserts: The report's strongest claim, that results were falsified across most regions, comes from a source it does not name — “в абсолютном большинстве регионов официальные результаты не соответствуют тому, как в действительности голосовали люди”
Prediction as certainty: A quoted expert presents a forecast of fabricated results as settled — “Понятно, что «Единой России» нарисуют абсолютное большинство.”
Word for the event: the report puts 'elections' in quotation marks in its own voice, in the first sentence — “Первые с начала полномасштабной войны «выборы» в Госдуму не принесли неожиданностей”
Whose voice: the central charge that official results are false is carried by an unnamed expert; the named voices quoted are all critics, and no official or Kremlin-aligned voice is quoted — “в абсолютном большинстве регионов официальные результаты не соответствуют тому, как в действительности голосовали люди,”
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Vedomosti
Нечаев: поддержка «Новых людей» выросла до 5 млн избирателей
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Actor named names Russia as the state actor, not the company, and frames it neutrally ×1Asserted vs attributed the headline attributes the attacks to Novak ×1Asserted vs attributed Attributes the attack count to Novak in the headline. ×1Attribution figure stated flat with no source named, and tied to 2027 ×1
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Vedomosti
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Нечаев: поддержка «Новых людей» выросла до 5 млн избирателей
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What we have measured
Actor named names Russia as the state actor, not the company, and frames it neutrally ×1Asserted vs attributed the headline attributes the attacks to Novak ×1Asserted vs attributed Attributes the attack count to Novak in the headline. ×1Attribution figure stated flat with no source named, and tied to 2027 ×1
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— New People leader Alexei Nechaev says his party's support grew to 5 million voters.
Около 5 млн избирателей поддержали «Новых людей» на выборах в Госдуму девятого созыва, тогда как в 2021 г. за партию проголосовали чуть менее 3 млн человек. Об этом заявил лидер партии Алексей Нечаев на пресс-конференции в ТАСС. Он уточнил, что подсчет голосов продолжается и итоговая цифра может измениться. «Для результата на этих выборах значительно больше, чем пять лет назад – в 2021 году. Если в 21-м году это было чуть меньше 3 миллионов людей, то сейчас это 5 миллионов избирателей. Цифры пока уточняются, но вот около этого ориентира», – сказал Нечаев. После обработки 97,37% протоколов «Нов
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Verstka
Рамзан Кадыров набрал рекордные 99,85% на
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What we have measured
Count of participants Calls it a 'Carpathian Eight' with seven European countries and does not name them ×1Hedge the stake of removing the data is hedged: 'possible' ballot stuffing, and no actor is named for the removal ×1No actor named The headline says the blockchain voting data was taken down but does not say who took it down ×1People hurt counted, not named 28 hurt in the headline, then the damage is itemised as a restaurant, a hotel and closed beaches ×1
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Verstka
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digital ·
Рамзан Кадыров набрал рекордные 99,85% на
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What we have measured
Count of participants Calls it a 'Carpathian Eight' with seven European countries and does not name them ×1Hedge the stake of removing the data is hedged: 'possible' ballot stuffing, and no actor is named for the removal ×1No actor named The headline says the blockchain voting data was taken down but does not say who took it down ×1People hurt counted, not named 28 hurt in the headline, then the damage is itemised as a restaurant, a hotel and closed beaches ×1
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— Kadyrov credited with 'a record 99.85%' in Chechnya, on official turnout close to 94%.
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Verstka
Данные блокчейна по дистанционному электронному голосованию в Москве впервые убрали из открытого доступа
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What we have measured
Count of participants Calls it a 'Carpathian Eight' with seven European countries and does not name them ×1Hedge the stake of removing the data is hedged: 'possible' ballot stuffing, and no actor is named for the removal ×1No actor named The headline says the blockchain voting data was taken down but does not say who took it down ×1People hurt counted, not named 28 hurt in the headline, then the damage is itemised as a restaurant, a hotel and closed beaches ×1
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Verstka
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Данные блокчейна по дистанционному электронному голосованию в Москве впервые убрали из открытого доступа
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What we have measured
Count of participants Calls it a 'Carpathian Eight' with seven European countries and does not name them ×1Hedge the stake of removing the data is hedged: 'possible' ballot stuffing, and no actor is named for the removal ×1No actor named The headline says the blockchain voting data was taken down but does not say who took it down ×1People hurt counted, not named 28 hurt in the headline, then the damage is itemised as a restaurant, a hotel and closed beaches ×1
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— Moscow's blockchain data on online voting was taken out of public view for the first time; that data had let observers track possible ballot stuffing.
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No actor named: The headline says the blockchain voting data was taken down but does not say who took it down — “Данные блокчейна по дистанционному электронному голосованию в Москве впервые убрали из открытого доступа”
Hedge: the stake of removing the data is hedged: 'possible' ballot stuffing, and no actor is named for the removal — “Ранее они позволяли отслеживать возможные вбросы голосов”
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Meduza
Centre
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Meduza
🇱🇻LV ·
digital · exile
What we have measured
Agenda given without a verdict the only report that lists what was discussed and stops there ×1Asserted versus attributed figure attributed to the leaders' own declaration ×1Attribution the release is sourced to the leaders' joint declaration ×1Attribution inside the sentence the whole account marked as one leader's telling ×1
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The Moscow Times
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The Moscow Times
🇳🇱NL ·
newspaper · exile
What we have measured
Asserted vs attributed Repeats a two-sided deal on one side's word; the second party's silence is not mentioned. ×1Asserted vs attributed headline states the nuclear warning flat, with no source ×1Attributed justification Russia's justification is carried in quotation marks and attributed. No Ukrainian response is given. ×1Attribution Attributes the threat to Moscow and repeats the ministry's list of targets unchallenged. ×1
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Suspilne
Centre
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Suspilne
🇺🇦UA ·
public broadcaster · public-service
What we have measured
Actor label Names the attacker as 'the Russian army' and gives the date ×1Actor label The Russian side is called 'occupiers' in the headline. ×1Actor named The sentence is given by 'occupiers', so the actor is named and labelled. ×1Actor named hurt aged On the other side of the Dnipro, the Russian drone is named as the actor and the wounded man is given an age, not a name. The vote is called 'pseudo-elections' in the report's own voice. ×1
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Ukrainska Pravda
Centre
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Ukrainska Pravda
🇺🇦UA ·
digital · independent
What we have measured
Actor named shortages are described with no one named as causing them ×1Actor named The cancellation is pinned on a named Hungarian official's refusal. ×1Actor named The town is called 'occupied', but the lede does not name who occupies it or who blocks aid. ×1Actor named Names the EU and partners as the ones paying ×1
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Ukrinform
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Ukrinform
🇺🇦UA ·
digital · state-controlled
What we have measured
Actor named names the occupying force ×1Actor named Names the occupying force but not what residents are fleeing from ×1Actor named No actor is named. The drone is not attributed to anyone. ×1Actor named Names the attacker and what was damaged, and states the halt flat without naming a source. ×1
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Mediazona
Centre
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Mediazona
🇷🇺RU ·
digital · independent
What we have measured
Actor named the Russian army is named as the actor, in active voice ×1A running total, and a collective actor 'two more' implies earlier removals, and the courts act as a plural with no case or plaintiff named ×1Harm counted The only report that counts people hurt, with a floor rather than a figure ×1Harm counted the only report that counts people hurt ×1
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