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Margarita Simonovna Simonyan (born 6 April 1980) is a Russian media executive. She is the editor-in-chief of the Russian state-controlled broadcaster RT, as well as the state-owned media group Rossiya Segodnya. She covered the Second Chechen War in the 2000s while working as a journalist.
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Aug 31, 2022 · Margarita Simonyan is one of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s main faces of propaganda and disinformation, both internationally and inside Russia. She is adept at serving up lies as truths — and with a smile.
Oct 10, 2022 · Who is Margarita Simonyan? RT’s editor-in-chief is a regular guest on Russia’s talk shows. In the wake of the country’s partial mobilization, she skillfully exploits the resentment among the...
Apr 22, 2024 · State TV host Margarita Simonyan said in the future Russia may have to produce a more threatening ultimatum that could include nuclear weapons. By Gerrard Kaonga On 1/23/23 at 8:02 AM EST
Jul 15, 2023 · According to TASS, Russia’s intelligence agency foiled assassination attempts on Margarita Simonyan, the chief editor of state media outlet RT, and Ksenia Sobchak, a well-known journalist and...
Apr 1, 2024 · 7:00 am, April 1, 2024. Source: Meduza. Russian propagandist Margarita Simonyan has been charged in absentia for promoting genocide and other crimes against Ukraine, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) announced on Monday.
Aug 31, 2022 · Some examples of her propaganda include: Describing the war in Ukraine as a “civil war” on June 19, adding that Russia is supporting ethnic Russians against “Russophobes.”. Calling for Russia to annex Ukraine’s Donbas region during a conference in January 2021.
Margarita Simonyan’s meteoric rise was reflected when she was appointed editor-in-chief of RT, Russia’s main international propaganda outlet, at just 25 years old. She once described...
Jul 29, 2016 · Margarita Simonyan, editor of the Kremlin-funded 24-hour news network RT and a cheerleader for Russia’s propaganda efforts in the west, has come prepared. When I enter Zharko!, the restaurant...