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This Mysterious Occult Healer Is Behind Some of Russia’s Biggest Wartime Protests

Svetlana Lada-Rus defies conventional expectations of who a worthy Putin opponent should be. What's the secret to her popularity?

Pro-Kremlin Accounts Using Epstein Files to Push Conspiracy Theories – Research

The accounts have used the Epstein files to bolster efforts to spread baseless claims that Russia has saved Ukrainian children from sex trafficking.

Yandex Named Most Likely Search Engine to Promote Conspiracy Theories – Study

More than half of all results for some terms resulted in pro-conspiracy theory websites — more than at any other major search engine.

Man Breaks Into U.S. Embassy in Moscow, Citing ‘Universal Conspiracy’ – Reports

The man reportedly told police he climbed the Embassy’s fence in search of Christians who could give him money.

QAnon Gains Traction in Russia

The coronavirus pandemic has boosted the popularity of the pro-Trump viral conspiracy theory.

Soviet Diehards and Covid-19 Conspiracies: Inside Russia’s Anti-5G Movement

In a country widely viewed as the home of global disinformation, a Western conspiracy theory is flourishing.

Russia Finds Wiretaps in Foreign-Made Clothing Irons – Trade Official

The official did not specify the countries in which the irons were allegedly manufactured.

Russian Investigators Are Reopening the Dyatlov Pass Case. But What Is It?

Nine hikers died in the mysterious Dyatlov Pass incident in 1959.

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