Factory of Lies

Sep 2, 2018

0h 58m

★ 2.5

Overview

Russia has launched an information war - introducing a new weapon. Hundreds of young Russian are producing fake news from fake profiles. And the fake stories are spread in US and Europe to sow division and distrust. But some brave Russian journalists are fighting back. Meet the brave journalists in a new documentary about the "Factory of Lies".

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Documentary

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Express Tv-production

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