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by Patentlywong 2267 days ago
Just because RT news is state backed to the point of being an apparatus of the state, it doesn't make moot the same market incentives that drove readership to huffpost, buzzfeed or vice. RT news coverage is to draw in an english audience that is that is skeptical of, or contrarian, to mainstream anglo news reporting. 5G conspiracies likely drove traffic to the site.