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Editor-in-Chief of RT broadcaster and Sputnik news agency Margarita Simonyan on Thursday mocked the statement of US Congressman Adam Kinzinger, who expressed confidence that "the KGB farms" are spreading the so-called fake news allegedly produced by the broadcaster.
Simonyan Mocks Accusations of Spreading 'Fake News' With Use of 'KGB Farms'
https://sputniknews.com/world/201802011061256332-simonyan-fake-news-kgb-farms/
On Tuesday, Kinzinger told CNN that there were special "KGB, FSB farms" that used to spread the stories of RT, to which he referred as "fake news," via social media.
"The KGB ghost is still wandering across the US Congress and is boggling the congressmen's impressionable minds," Simonyan was quoted as saying by the channel's press service.
This is not the first time Kinzinger has made the statements on alleged Russian threat in the information sphere. In May 2016, he was a co-author of an initiative to establish a special agency aimed at tackling the so-called propaganda of Russia and China.
A number of Russian media outlets, such as RT and Sputnik, have faced significant pressure in the United States over the past few months, with US lawmakers and intelligence community claiming that they may have been involved in Russia’s alleged attempts to influence US 2016 presidential election. RT and Sputnik, as well as Russian authorities, have repeatedly refuted the allegations as unsubstantiated.
On November 13, RT America registered as a foreign agent in the United States under the FARA upon the request of the US Justice Department. In mid-November, Sputnik Radio's partner Reston Translator, a company that rebroadcasts radio programs, was also forced to register as a foreign agent by the Department of Justice. In December, the Multicultural Radio Broadcasting Inc. (MRBI) company, broadcasting Sputnik radio programs on AM frequencies, also received a notice from the US Justice Department about the possibility of registering as a foreign agent and was requested to provide additional information for taking a decision.
Responding to this pressure exerted on the Russian media, Moscow worked out a set of measures in response. In particular, Russian President Vladimir Putin on November 25 signed a law allowing the Russian Justice Ministry to recognize media outlets as "foreign agents." The Ministry of Justice in December placed nine media outlets, including the Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, on its list of foreign agents.
Vladimir Putin Praises ‘Fearless’ Work of Sputnik, RT 19.10.2017
https://sputniknews.com/world/201710191058385483-putin-rt-sputnik-valdai-club-meeting/
They [RT and Sputnik] work brilliantly, really talented people. Sometimes I am even surprised by their courage and ability to present information so vividly, to do it so precisely and fearlessly. I simply take my hat off. This must be the key to the success of RT and Sputnik’s activities," Vladimir Putin noted.
Simonyan Criticizes US 'Kremlin Report' as 'Incompetent, Clumsy, Stupid'
https://sputniknews.com/us/201801301061199992-simonyan-kremlin-report-criticize/
"They clearly took the Forbes list, the schedule of the government and the presidential staff, and here you have the 'Kremlin report.' [The United States] also put [on the list] some [people] loyal to themselves, those who are called a fifth column in Russia, pitched [those on the list] and their environment against themselves [the United States], disappointed [themselves], that is, they hurt themselves… It is terrible, because that is how they [the United States] rule the world. They twisted the globe, poked a finger, wrote a couple of articles in some [kind of] Washington Post themselves, read them themselves, and decided to democratize another Syria. Incompetent, clumsy, stupid. [Made] to their own disadvantage," Simonyan said.
Simonyan Mocks Accusations of Spreading 'Fake News' With Use of 'KGB Farms'
https://sputniknews.com/world/201802011061256332-simonyan-fake-news-kgb-farms/
On Tuesday, Kinzinger told CNN that there were special "KGB, FSB farms" that used to spread the stories of RT, to which he referred as "fake news," via social media.
"The KGB ghost is still wandering across the US Congress and is boggling the congressmen's impressionable minds," Simonyan was quoted as saying by the channel's press service.
This is not the first time Kinzinger has made the statements on alleged Russian threat in the information sphere. In May 2016, he was a co-author of an initiative to establish a special agency aimed at tackling the so-called propaganda of Russia and China.
A number of Russian media outlets, such as RT and Sputnik, have faced significant pressure in the United States over the past few months, with US lawmakers and intelligence community claiming that they may have been involved in Russia’s alleged attempts to influence US 2016 presidential election. RT and Sputnik, as well as Russian authorities, have repeatedly refuted the allegations as unsubstantiated.
On November 13, RT America registered as a foreign agent in the United States under the FARA upon the request of the US Justice Department. In mid-November, Sputnik Radio's partner Reston Translator, a company that rebroadcasts radio programs, was also forced to register as a foreign agent by the Department of Justice. In December, the Multicultural Radio Broadcasting Inc. (MRBI) company, broadcasting Sputnik radio programs on AM frequencies, also received a notice from the US Justice Department about the possibility of registering as a foreign agent and was requested to provide additional information for taking a decision.
Responding to this pressure exerted on the Russian media, Moscow worked out a set of measures in response. In particular, Russian President Vladimir Putin on November 25 signed a law allowing the Russian Justice Ministry to recognize media outlets as "foreign agents." The Ministry of Justice in December placed nine media outlets, including the Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, on its list of foreign agents.
As Russian media outlets are being subjected to pressure by US authorities on the pretext of their alleged involvement in the 2016 presidential election, the Russian president has commented on their work during the final plenary session of the Valdai International Discussion Club.
Vladimir Putin Praises ‘Fearless’ Work of Sputnik, RT 19.10.2017
https://sputniknews.com/world/201710191058385483-putin-rt-sputnik-valdai-club-meeting/
They [RT and Sputnik] work brilliantly, really talented people. Sometimes I am even surprised by their courage and ability to present information so vividly, to do it so precisely and fearlessly. I simply take my hat off. This must be the key to the success of RT and Sputnik’s activities," Vladimir Putin noted.
RT broadcaster and Sputnik news agency Editor-in-Chief Margarita Simonyan on Tuesday criticized the US "Kremlin report" as "incompetent, clumsy, stupid," adding that the presence of certain names on the list left her puzzled.
Simonyan Criticizes US 'Kremlin Report' as 'Incompetent, Clumsy, Stupid'
https://sputniknews.com/us/201801301061199992-simonyan-kremlin-report-criticize/
"They clearly took the Forbes list, the schedule of the government and the presidential staff, and here you have the 'Kremlin report.' [The United States] also put [on the list] some [people] loyal to themselves, those who are called a fifth column in Russia, pitched [those on the list] and their environment against themselves [the United States], disappointed [themselves], that is, they hurt themselves… It is terrible, because that is how they [the United States] rule the world. They twisted the globe, poked a finger, wrote a couple of articles in some [kind of] Washington Post themselves, read them themselves, and decided to democratize another Syria. Incompetent, clumsy, stupid. [Made] to their own disadvantage," Simonyan said.