Regnum and Life say 'Kyivans' rallied for peace on the Maidan, RIA says 'Ukrainians', TASS says 'people' — none says how many
Four Russian outlets reported a peace rally in central Kyiv on 3 October. None gave a crowd size. Only one named its Ukrainian source. We hold no Ukrainian report of the rally.
What is reported. Four Russian outlets say people gathered on Independence Square in Kyiv on 3 October to demand peace with Russia. All four published within 28 minutes of each other. Every account rests on Ukrainian media or footage. We hold no Ukrainian report of the rally.
Four words for the crowd.
| Outlet | Who rallied | Source given | Organiser |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regnum | "Kyivans" | unnamed "Ukrainian media" | Oleksandr Todorov, a serviceman "under arrest" |
| Life.ru | "Kyivans"; in the text, Todorov's "supporters" | Strana.ua | Todorov |
| RIA Novosti | "Ukrainians" | we hold only the headline | not in what we hold |
| TASS | "people" | "media" | not named |
What each adds. Regnum says those present spoke against the country's current authorities. Life.ru says Todorov's supporters oppose Volodymyr Zelensky's policy, and calls this a "new" rally. TASS describes one sign: "Stop the war, peace only!"
Only one source is named. Life.ru is the only one to say where its account comes from: Strana.ua. Regnum and TASS say only "media".
What is not settled. - How many people came. None of the four gives a number. - Who organised it. Only Regnum and Life.ru name Todorov. We hold nothing independent on him or on his arrest. - Whether Ukrainian outlets covered it. We could not read any that did. That is not the same as silence. - Whether police or the city authorities responded. No report says.
What this is about. Russian outlets reported a street protest in Kyiv calling for Ukraine to make peace with Russia. This story is about how they told it.
How it got here. Independence Square, the Maidan, is Kyiv's central square. It was the stage of the Orange Revolution in 2004 and of the Euromaidan protests of 2013–14. Those protests ended with President Viktor Yanukovych leaving office in February 2014. Russia then annexed Crimea, and war began in the eastern Donbas region that same year. On 24 February 2022 Russia launched a full-scale invasion. Ukraine declared martial law that day and has extended it ever since. Martial law lets the authorities restrict public gatherings. So a crowd on the Maidan carries a weight that a crowd elsewhere does not.
The actors. Volodymyr Zelensky has been Ukraine's president since 2019. Regnum and Life.ru are private Russian outlets. RIA Novosti and TASS are Russian state news agencies, and they carry what the Russian state is saying. Strana.ua is a Ukrainian news site that Ukraine's government placed under sanctions in 2021. Two of the reports name Oleksandr Todorov as the organiser. We hold nothing else about him.
What is at stake. Russian state media has long said that ordinary Ukrainians do not want this war. A peace rally in Kyiv's best-known square fits that account. If the rally was small, or was the work of one detained man's supporters, it tells us far less about Ukrainian opinion than the headlines suggest.
Where it stands. We hold four Russian reports, all published on 3 October and all relying on Ukrainian media. None gives a crowd size. We hold no Ukrainian account we can read, and no response from the Ukrainian authorities.
What is being argued about
- Who the protesters were: 'Kyivans', 'Ukrainians', 'people' or one man's supporters
- Whether a serviceman under arrest organised the rally
- How many people came — no report says
- Why, of the reports we hold, only Russian outlets carried it
Four Russian reports, four ways to describe the crowdSide by side
| Outlet | Who rallied | Source given | Organiser named? | Crowd size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regnum | "Kyivans" | unnamed "Ukrainian media" | Yes — Todorov, "under arrest" | none given |
| Life.ru | "Kyivans"; Todorov's "supporters" | Strana.ua | Yes — Todorov | none given |
| RIA Novosti | "Ukrainians" | we hold only the headline | not in what we hold | none given |
| TASS | "people" | "media" | No | none given |
None of the four gives a crowd size. We hold no Ukrainian report of the rally.
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Regnum
Киевляне вышли на майдан с требованием заключить мир с Россией
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What we have measured
Actor label Calls Ukraine's president the head of a regime in the report's own voice. ×1Actor named names Ukraine's forces as the attacker of the town ×1Actor named Ukraine's armed forces are named outright as the side attacking the town ×1Actor named Names the organiser and says he is under arrest ×1
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Life.ru
Киевляне вышли на Майдан с требованием мира
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What we have measured
Absence of notice framed as a finding a booking agent not having heard is put in the headline as the news ×1Absence used as rebuttal a booking service's lack of notice is run as a counter-report, sourced anonymously ×1Actor framing The company is the only actor named. The regulator appears only as a law it obeys. ×1Actor label Calls the Ukrainian president the head of a 'regime' ×1
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RIA Novosti
Украинцы вышли на акцию в центре Киева с требованием заключить мир
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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
People rally on Kiev’s Independence Square demanding peace deal — media
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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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Киевляне вышли на майдан с требованием заключить мир с Россией
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What we have measured
Actor label Calls Ukraine's president the head of a regime in the report's own voice. ×1Actor named names Ukraine's forces as the attacker of the town ×1Actor named Ukraine's armed forces are named outright as the side attacking the town ×1Actor named Names the organiser and says he is under arrest ×1
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Life.ru
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Life.ru
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Киевляне вышли на Майдан с требованием мира
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What we have measured
Absence of notice framed as a finding a booking agent not having heard is put in the headline as the news ×1Absence used as rebuttal a booking service's lack of notice is run as a counter-report, sourced anonymously ×1Actor framing The company is the only actor named. The regulator appears only as a law it obeys. ×1Actor label Calls the Ukrainian president the head of a 'regime' ×1
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RIA Novosti
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Украинцы вышли на акцию в центре Киева с требованием заключить мир
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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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People rally on Kiev’s Independence Square demanding peace deal — media
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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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Four reports in 28 minutesTimeline
- 2026-10-0312:57 TASS publication time TASS "People" rally on Independence Square demanding a peace deal, citing "media"quotes one sign
- 2026-10-0313:06 Life.ru publication time Life.ru A "new" rally of Todorov's supporters, citing Strana.uathe only report naming its source
- 2026-10-0313:17 RIA Novosti publication time RIA Novosti "Ukrainians" rally in central Kyiv demanding peacewe hold only the headline
- 2026-10-0313:25 Regnum publication time Regnum "Kyivans" rally; the organiser is a serviceman under arrestcites unnamed Ukrainian media
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People rally on Kiev’s Independence Square demanding peace deal — media
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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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Life.ru
Киевляне вышли на Майдан с требованием мира
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What we have measured
Absence of notice framed as a finding a booking agent not having heard is put in the headline as the news ×1Absence used as rebuttal a booking service's lack of notice is run as a counter-report, sourced anonymously ×1Actor framing The company is the only actor named. The regulator appears only as a law it obeys. ×1Actor label Calls the Ukrainian president the head of a 'regime' ×1
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RIA Novosti
Украинцы вышли на акцию в центре Киева с требованием заключить мир
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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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Regnum
Киевляне вышли на майдан с требованием заключить мир с Россией
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What we have measured
Actor label Calls Ukraine's president the head of a regime in the report's own voice. ×1Actor named names Ukraine's forces as the attacker of the town ×1Actor named Ukraine's armed forces are named outright as the side attacking the town ×1Actor named Names the organiser and says he is under arrest ×1
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TASS
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People rally on Kiev’s Independence Square demanding peace deal — media
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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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Life.ru
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Life.ru
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What we have measured
Absence of notice framed as a finding a booking agent not having heard is put in the headline as the news ×1Absence used as rebuttal a booking service's lack of notice is run as a counter-report, sourced anonymously ×1Actor framing The company is the only actor named. The regulator appears only as a law it obeys. ×1Actor label Calls the Ukrainian president the head of a 'regime' ×1
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RIA Novosti
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Украинцы вышли на акцию в центре Киева с требованием заключить мир
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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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What we have measured
Actor label Calls Ukraine's president the head of a regime in the report's own voice. ×1Actor named names Ukraine's forces as the attacker of the town ×1Actor named Ukraine's armed forces are named outright as the side attacking the town ×1Actor named Names the organiser and says he is under arrest ×1
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The bias in this coverageBias
A crowd of no stated size, credited to a whole city
No report says how many people came. Three headlines credit the rally to 'Kyiv residents' or 'Ukrainians'. Of the three reports with text, one names the source it relies on and two say only 'media'.
0 reports giving a crowd size
3 headlines crediting the rally to a whole city or nation
1 reports naming their source
2 reports citing unnamed media
Scored without the mastheads. Where the two passes differ, both are kept.
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Regnum
Киевляне вышли на майдан с требованием заключить мир с Россией
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What we have measured
Actor label Calls Ukraine's president the head of a regime in the report's own voice. ×1Actor named names Ukraine's forces as the attacker of the town ×1Actor named Ukraine's armed forces are named outright as the side attacking the town ×1Actor named Names the organiser and says he is under arrest ×1
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RIA Novosti
Украинцы вышли на акцию в центре Киева с требованием заключить мир
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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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Life.ru
Киевляне вышли на Майдан с требованием мира
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What we have measured
Absence of notice framed as a finding a booking agent not having heard is put in the headline as the news ×1Absence used as rebuttal a booking service's lack of notice is run as a counter-report, sourced anonymously ×1Actor framing The company is the only actor named. The regulator appears only as a law it obeys. ×1Actor label Calls the Ukrainian president the head of a 'regime' ×1
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TASS
People rally on Kiev’s Independence Square demanding peace deal — media
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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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What we have measured
Actor label Calls Ukraine's president the head of a regime in the report's own voice. ×1Actor named names Ukraine's forces as the attacker of the town ×1Actor named Ukraine's armed forces are named outright as the side attacking the town ×1Actor named Names the organiser and says he is under arrest ×1
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Украинцы вышли на акцию в центре Киева с требованием заключить мир
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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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Life.ru
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What we have measured
Absence of notice framed as a finding a booking agent not having heard is put in the headline as the news ×1Absence used as rebuttal a booking service's lack of notice is run as a counter-report, sourced anonymously ×1Actor framing The company is the only actor named. The regulator appears only as a law it obeys. ×1Actor label Calls the Ukrainian president the head of a 'regime' ×1
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TASS
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People rally on Kiev’s Independence Square demanding peace deal — media
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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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Claims and verdicts
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Who wrote it
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РИА Новости
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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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What the bias passes found in their reporting
Asserted versus attributed
Describes the same background more softly, as rising prices.×1
Assertion before attribution
Europe's car industry 'in deep crisis' is stated in the report's voice. The attribution 'Putin believes' comes only after it.×1
Attributed
Names the single outlet the account comes from×1
Figure chosen
two radars×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
2 disputed6 unverified3 true
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Coverage, outlet by outlet
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Regnum
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Actor label Calls Ukraine's president the head of a regime in the report's own voice. ×1Actor named names Ukraine's forces as the attacker of the town ×1Actor named Ukraine's armed forces are named outright as the side attacking the town ×1Actor named Names the organiser and says he is under arrest ×1
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Actor label Calls Ukraine's president the head of a regime in the report's own voice. ×1Actor named names Ukraine's forces as the attacker of the town ×1Actor named Ukraine's armed forces are named outright as the side attacking the town ×1Actor named Names the organiser and says he is under arrest ×1
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— Regnum alone says the organiser, Oleksandr Todorov, is a serviceman under arrest, and that those present opposed the current authorities.
Жители Киева вышли на майдан с требованием заключить мир с Россией. Об этом 3 октября сообщили украинские СМИ. Инициатором акции стал находящийся под арестом украинский военнослужащий Александр Тодоров. Присутствующие на площади выступили против политики действующих властей страны. На обнародованных...
Generalisation: The headline credits the rally to the city's residents and gives no number — “Киевляне вышли на майдан с требованием заключить мир с Россией”
Vague attribution: The source is unnamed 'Ukrainian media' — “Об этом 3 октября сообщили украинские СМИ”
Actor named: Names the organiser and says he is under arrest — “находящийся под арестом украинский военнослужащий Александр Тодоров”
Vague source: sources the rally to unnamed 'Ukrainian media' — “Об этом 3 октября сообщили украинские СМИ.”
Generalisation: the headline presents 'Kyiv residents' as a body, with no number given — “Киевляне вышли на майдан с требованием заключить мир с Россией”
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RIA Novosti
Украинцы вышли на акцию в центре Киева с требованием заключить мир
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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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Украинцы вышли на акцию в центре Киева с требованием заключить мир
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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-controlledRIA Novosti's headline credits the rally to 'Ukrainians' as a whole; we hold no text beyond it.
Generalisation: The headline credits the rally to 'Ukrainians' as a whole — “Украинцы вышли на акцию в центре Киева”
Generalisation: the headline presents 'Ukrainians' as a body — “Украинцы вышли на акцию в центре Киева с требованием заключить мир”
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Life.ru
Киевляне вышли на Майдан с требованием мира
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What we have measured
Absence of notice framed as a finding a booking agent not having heard is put in the headline as the news ×1Absence used as rebuttal a booking service's lack of notice is run as a counter-report, sourced anonymously ×1Actor framing The company is the only actor named. The regulator appears only as a law it obeys. ×1Actor label Calls the Ukrainian president the head of a 'regime' ×1
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Absence of notice framed as a finding a booking agent not having heard is put in the headline as the news ×1Absence used as rebuttal a booking service's lack of notice is run as a counter-report, sourced anonymously ×1Actor framing The company is the only actor named. The regulator appears only as a law it obeys. ×1Actor label Calls the Ukrainian president the head of a 'regime' ×1
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— Life.ru is the only report to name its source, Strana.ua, and calls the crowd Todorov's supporters at a 'new' rally.
Нынешний выход оказался заметнее предыдущего. 10 сентября на призыв бывшего одесского журналиста и правозащитника откликнулись лишь несколько человек, тогда как теперь участников пришло больше. Среди озвученных требований — борьба с коррупцией, недовольство ситуацией в стране и армии, а также скорейшее прекращение конфликта. К протестной активности Тодоров начал призывать ещё в начале сентября. Он резко критиковал украинские власти и предлагал гражданам выходить на улицы, чтобы открыто заявлять о своих претензиях. Позднее его сторонники решили продолжить эту линию. Сам инициатор на площади не
Attributed: Names the single outlet the account comes from — “Об акции сообщает украинское издание «Страна.ua»”
Source named: names the Ukrainian outlet it relied on — “Об акции сообщает украинское издание «Страна.ua».”
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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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People rally on Kiev’s Independence Square demanding peace deal — media
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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-controlledTASS quotes a single sign seen in footage: 'Stop the war, peace only!'
MOSCOW, October 3. /TASS/. A protest is underway on Independence Square in central Kiev - people gathered at the urging of Ukrainian serviceman Alexander Todorov, who is currently in custody, the Ukrainian news outlet Strana reported. According to the publication, one of the protesters’ main demands is the swift conclusion of a peace agreement with Russia. Footage from the scene shows one demonstrator holding a sign reading: "Stop the war, peace only!" Alexander Todorov is an Odessa journalist and human rights activist who now serves in the military. In early September, he called on people to
Vague attribution: Attributed only to unnamed 'media', and uses the Russian spelling of the capital — “People rally on Kiev’s Independence Square demanding peace deal — media”
Single image: a single sign stands in for the crowd — “Footage from the scene shows one demonstrator holding a sign reading”
Vague source: attributed only to '— media' — “People rally on Kiev’s Independence Square demanding peace deal — media”
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Meduza
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Meduza
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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
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newspaper · exile
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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
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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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Interfax
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Interfax
🇷🇺RU ·
digital ·
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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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Ukrinform
State / loyalist
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Ukrinform
🇺🇦UA ·
digital · state-controlled
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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
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Mediazona
🇷🇺RU ·
digital · independent
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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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Novaya Gazeta Europe
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Novaya Gazeta Europe
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newspaper · exile
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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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