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Russia Pretends Not to Care About Trump-Biden Debate, Then Dances on Biden’s ‘Coffin’
Why Troubling News:
While the title of the article suggests that the Russian government has made comments regarding the most recent presidential debate, that is not correct. The article presents statements from the Russian government saying they are not concerned with the United States domestic issues enough to focus on the debate. The article then discussed how two Russian media agencies asked an American psychiatrist to dissect the debate. At no point did any negative comments regarding Biden's performance in the debate, it was only that of the psychiatrist. The article's title seemed to suggest Russia had a documented opinion and was confident in Biden's failure.
This is good to point out. The opinions of the US debate from foreign countries’ administrations are typically secret knowledge that the public doesn’t get access to. Even still, if the Russian gov’t …Read MoreThis is good to point out. The opinions of the US debate from foreign countries’ administrations are typically secret knowledge that the public doesn’t get access to. Even still, if the Russian gov’t made such claims, we would expect to see direct evidence across multiple sources. Read Less