Since the election and the widespread reading of purposely falsified news, many media outlets and social media companies have launched efforts to combat the spread of fake news.
Now, you can count the Russian government on that list, though its tactic for the process is a little different.
Maria Zakharova, of the Russian Foreign Ministry, announced the creation of a page on the ministry’s website dedicated to exposing “fake news” about Russia, according to Nathan Hodge, the Moscow bureau chief for the Wall Street Journal.
But unlike outlets such as Politifact, which analyze a piece of news they deem fake and give explanations, timelines and interviews about why the facts do not support the article, the Russian government simply slaps on a large red label with the word “FAKE” in all-caps and then provide a one-sentence rebuke of the article without any real explanation.