Faktomats fact-check examines two Russian propaganda pieces about Latvia

TVNET's fact-checking project "Faktomats" has examined two Russian propaganda pieces about Latvia published this month. The project says that material of this kind is usually full of lies, fabrications and disinformation.

How propaganda portrays Latvia

According to "Faktomats", Russian propaganda regularly presents Latvia as a country weighed down by problems. The claims made in such material include that Latvia oppresses its Russian-speaking residents, sinks into Russophobia and restricts human rights. The country is also described as behaving aggressively and brazenly.

What Faktomats does

"Faktomats" is a fact-checking project run by TVNET, a Latvian news portal. This time it picked two recently published propaganda items and checks the claims made in them. In the project's assessment, there is no shortage of disinformation and lies in such material.

The source text gives no detailed information about the specific pieces or their authors. The full results of the check are available in the "Faktomats" article published on Apollo.lv.