stories this hour here on out to journalists rights groups react with indifference to the naming and shaming of russian media workers pry a british newspaper in connection with allegations of spreading information. candle hits a russian town off of the children of local officials go on a charity trip to turkey overnight for kids only with severe illness or disease. and girl scouts in the united states tell parents not to encourage their daughters to hug their guests and relatives during the christmas holidays saying it could prompt other displays of physical affection our guests trying debate that issue. children are often not around people that we would like to think are healthy people

when we presume that as a solution we're missing out on what is really happening here in my opinion or putting children at greater danger. that is just off the eight am on tuesday december the twenty fifth here in moscow all of us at all the international wishing you a very merry christmas and happy holidays let's get into some news the british newspaper the sunday times has named and shamed stothard russian media outlet sputnik u.k. offer an m.p. accuse the organization of spreading disinformation the hounding of sputnik's journalists has been met with indifference by media protection groups as part of boycott not reforms initially it was it was a bit of a shock on the other hand it's kind of hardly surprising given the instruction sentiment there is you know travel in all your key newspapers just say but it's

yes not nice to see your picture up there with your name makes a under the headline of being part of a shaman stooge but as i say you know it's very much part of what's going on just saying you key the sunday times. has been so thorough in its reporting of the threat of so-called russian descent information that its latest story about the russian funded radio station sputnik which has a bureau in edinburgh carries the photographs of the journalists that work there labels them kremlin stooges and quotes a politician who suggests that their assets should be frozen i would good for school harassment i think putting the pictures the hota graphs of people who work on a newspaper like that i think is tantamount to almost it might put those people's lives in danger i'm a member of the national news journalists are we right into my unit in the new year to ask what do you need is planning to do about journalists working for russian media organizations here in the u.k. have had to develop

a thick skin over the past few years as tensions between london and moscow have heightened articles calling for outlets like r.t. and sputnik to be banned have become a regular occurrence but recently the big papers have gone a step further and they started singling out the journalists working for russian media outlets this is the london bureau chief for russia's channel one more serious zia of last month he did some filming outside the gates of a british military base first story about the british army's cyber warfare unit aimed at fighting so-called russian propaganda he didn't break any laws gave his press credentials to all the security guards he met and left several weeks later the u.k.'s daily mail newspaper printed his personal details and accused him of being a spy the story was reprinted by a plethora of papers it ratcheted up so much that the u.k.'s defense secretary issued a statement for citizens to stay vigilant. we sent

an inquiry to the defense ministry there's a form on their website but we didn't get any response filming near the base is not a legal it's a public area public land you don't need permission to film there you need permission to get inside talk to the stuff we didn't record our interaction with the security personnel we didn't try to penetrate the base b.b.c. correspondent did the exact same thing as us it was broadcast and no one thinks of punishing him there's nothing illegal and you don't even have to work for the russian media to find yourself in hot water just expressing views that the mainstream is enough to be labeled a kremlin stooge putin's poor or useful idiot. in the information war nowadays you have extreme language and if you find someone with an opinion which you object to and you don't agree with you then abused him or

her by causing by causing them a stooge or to use the famous explosion about lennon they were useful idiots r.t. has approached a number of organizations whose job it is to protect journalists we've asked for their response to the naming and shaming of speech nick employees by the sunday times so far no response not what you'd expect from an organization that's meant to be an advocate for those working in the media the sputnik story isn't the first time the sunday times has used the naming and shaming tactic back in october the paper to came at the tongue in cheek i see why am i you tube channel which is funded like r.t. by russian taxpayers and fronted by yours truly the paper didn't shy away from printing my photograph and labeled the project the blue peter of russian propaganda

the times didn't request a comment from r.t. or myself it seems that naming and shaming doesn't carry a right of reply. german magazine der spiegel says it's filing a criminal complaint against its award winning reporter after his work was exposed as largely being made up. of us is also accused of stealing donations made to people featured in his articles he's admitted to fabricating over a dozen stories but the spiegel suspects well maybe he has done more. now one man who's made a bit of a name for himself calling out fake news none other of course than donald trump is a look back at some of the year's biggest hits. the fake media you are fake duce a level of dishonesty is out of control information that was false and fake i realize how the nasty how mean how vicious and how fake. the press can be very.

famous catchphrase fake news has dominated the headlines ever since he first uttered it why does it drive his detractors so crazy well some would argue that it's true false information and deceptive reporting seems to be everywhere let's review some of the fake news of twenty eighteen. well one of the most outrageous examples was the cover of time magazine it depicted a sobbing toddler representing donald trump's policy of separating immigrant children from their parents however it turns out that the girl in the photograph was not separated from her mother. who was not separated from her mother. but let's go through some other examples now folks had a good laugh when it was revealed that the washington post had actually cited the satirical publication known as click hole when reporting on the fact that british people were trying to make the song american idiot by green day go through the charts when donald trump was visiting the country and in other instances we've seen

journalists just straight up making things up. for example a reporter for the web zene known as mike claimed that maria know who's just pled guilty to charges of being an unregistered lobbyist for russia was in a meeting at the oval office i thought this was a photo shoot but it's not this is my review. of the in the russian spy on me in the oval office was turned out that she was wrong the person in the photograph was actually a national security council staffer but in the journalist defense they both do have red hair and we all know that all of us gingers look the same. how about a paper on canine rape culture in dog parks or a feminist rewrite of hitler's my struggle it turns out that this year fake news was used to make a political point people were submitting fake research. in order to expose what they believed was a bias in aca damia some of the fake research got through. closely

. work. for. us. and one trend we saw throughout the year was fact checkers retracting their fact checks what could be more embarrassing those who claim they are stopping the spreading misinformation actually spreading misinformation themselves and admitting to it based on what we've seen throughout the year it seems pretty clear that fake news will be while alive in twenty nineteen. r.t. new york donald trump cunt hope for some for spike from the fake news as it's almost christmas at the white house and he might even be opening his presence.

lol. so just after midnight in washington d.c.

hopefully the us president not opening all of his presents quite yet just a bit of christmas fun here not. in the united states or apparently warning parents not to encourage their children to hug guests this christmas the organization says this could pressure girls into showing other types of physical affection instead of the child herself should decide whether to give a hug a psychologist or andrea best yani archibold says learning about consent early on is key. sadly we know that some adults prey on children and teach them to do it about consent early on can help her understand her rights no one lines have been crossed and one to go to you for help the u.s. girl scouts were founded in one thousand and twelve but the group calls itself a leadership development organization promoting confidence courage and character to discuss this latest advice we spoke with conservative media personality gina luden

and women's rights advocate resurfacing. if you don't teach a child early on that they are in control of their bodies and that they are in control of their boundaries then there are subject to later on not be able to set healthy boundaries i think that this is all about communication and that's the key if parents are having the age appropriate conversations with their children that are well documented and data driven then they shouldn't have to have any sorts of concerns for thirty percent of the sexual abuse that happens to a child happens by a family member so here's the fact of the matter children are often not the around people that we would like to think are healthy people unfortunately we don't always know as adults what the appetite a person may have for a child in a sexual situation these conversations need to be taking long before any gifts are exchanged and any expectation is made i'm not saying that anyone should be lackadaisical about the cues that children are taking but it is a balance and it is something that is really important and we're not going to solve

it by telling our arts little girl on christmas day that she doesn't have to say thank you to grandma for her gift i just don't think that that's that's when we present that as a solution we're missing out on what is really happening here in my opinion or putting children at greater danger fortunately most times when a person is being molested the parents have no idea if the grandfather uncle is molesting them and so it the onus is on the parents to be aware cognizant of what the child is communicating to you as a parent have determined that these people are safe for your child to be around that the child this taught respect and manners and respect of elders and whatever whatever the appropriate response is for that child in that moment because some children have a natural bent toward inward and we need to teach our children to be. parents don't always know when a person is a safe person or not and we can't teach girls to put grace before being able to protect and set healthy boundaries no one saying that we should respect for elders

. for protecting our children but again if you decide only to protect your child on a holiday when they're already exposed to this relative that there are uncomfortable around the mistake has already made and i play the most story still coming here on the program on including a bit of a scandal erupted in russia after the children of lawmakers travel to turkey using money donated to charity that story and much more unfolding just about. i've been saying the numbers mean some things matter the u.s.

has over one trillion dollars in debt more than ten white collar crimes happen each day. eighty five percent of global wealth you want to be ultra rich eight point six percent market so thirty percent just last year some with four hundred to five hundred trade per second per second and one rose to twenty thousand dollars. china's building two point one billion dollars a i industrial but don't let the numbers overwhelm. the only numbers you need remember in one one show you know forward to mid one and only. it is good to have you with us today but a scandal hitting

a russian child after the children of lawmakers travel to turkey using money donated to a charity for kids with severe illnesses are seen as making a question of a picks up the story a group of children from the russian town of clinton say five hundred kilometers from moscow went on a trip to turkey the journey was organized by a charity foundation which helps children with severe illnesses and those caught up in difficult life such a way to. it does go to the consumer. who are in the mood with them at the who contributes computer or to look at their phone dream a new car out of a well turns out some of those children work kids city officials local media discovered a video where the town's top officials try to explain why this happened went viral but you cannot you cannot mean you thought that they needed to go to the clinic we need to do. it with you. or you could. do it but you might.

be dishing it gets even better or rather wars the mayor's daughter was also among the lucky ones to go to the russians were outraged and many of them went on social media to vent their fury these super arrogant officials are fully confident in their impunity. they must be fired a government official is a duty not a privilege all refuse shows are the neediest people in our country the poorest scumbags but it's not just ordinary citizens who are up in arms officials have also come out strongly against of the incidents calling it a moral and noxious after this scandal erupted the had of the city administration explained that the children of local officials worked as volunteers and some of them are gifted members of society. talented children they are volunteers this

world and it was the year of volunteers there was a special meeting with the candidates with chosen just as the fund o's to do they had of the charity foundation says there were no violations you ring the selection process she now plans an official complaint against the local media but the flames of a scandal have already been lit the governor of the region says he will investigate what happened and ask for the local official who loved one being asked about the consequences the willing to put in your book of which it was which this you know one of the first folks to get your response to the lady well we have learnt that you no longer works there. it is our international thanks for joining us on this day december twenty fifth as the world celebrates christmas a festive songs are certainly in the some have a slightly different ring to them with lyrics that carry a less traditional message like this parody remake of carol of the bells with chaz attracted thousands of online viewers.

you. know next. to me for whom i had never heard joe before christmas classics have had a bit of a hard time lately for example the song baby it's cold outside was banned by some radio stations as sexist and the popular jingle bells has been slammed as racist old rudolph the red nosed reindeer is apparently a bully on t.v. host and political commentator steve malzberg thinks the new remake of carol of the bells we just heard does actually make a valid point. i thought it was brilliantly done it addressed the problem that we really have to address in this country here in the united states and it did it in a satirical fashion ironically enough maybe some people would be offended that they

took that christmas song and chose it for the era of their music and to do their parody none the less it addressed every one of the problems going on on our universities or college campuses today it addressed the safe spaces that the college students are given because they can't take it they addressed capitalism being taught is evil gender that you can't assume somebody gender freedom of speech freedom of thought it's all encompassed in this parody and i think it was brilliantly done. book markets in the united states close to christmas eve at the lowest in decades for that day and comes off the president donald trump lashed out at the federal reserve system. the only problem our economy has is the food they don't have a feel for the market they don't understand this is three trade wars or strong dollars or even democrat shutdowns over borders the fed is like

a powerful goal for who can't school because he has no touch he coped pot the treasury minister has been reassuring investors after one of the worst weekly fails in u.s. stocks in a decade steve said banks confirmed they had ample liquidity for operations after holding what some are calling an emergency meeting with the country's six largest banks jeffrey tucker editorial director of the american institute for economic research things in order to avoid any crisis u.s. trade policy among other issues should be significantly changed this is actually a very bearish sign about our economic prospects in the future and that's why people are talking about a coming recession the economy is still strong on paper if you look at the data is strong but the job of the stock market is not to read the existing data which is always about the past the job of the stock market is to anticipate the future that hasn't yet unfolded it hasn't done damage yet but but we're in

a very critical moment right now things can change right now and we can reverse course so there's still time tom can reverse this today if he gets rid of his steel tariffs and there's a limit on terrorists and makes peace with china and starts to believe in a real free trade thank you joining us here in our international for this tuesday program on december the twenty fifth we are back with more.

join me every thursday on the alec simon show and i'll be speaking to guest of the world of politics sports business i'm show business i'll see you then. the greek riots occupy wall street arab spring these are the beginnings of. all of the protests across europe today it was all connected it's all based on the exact same concept of bankers printing too much money creating this wealth and income gap and it's a delayed or deferred riot you know sure that their violence was baked into the fiasco cake and now leaders like black hole are getting their just desserts.

i've been saying the numbers mean something they matter the u.s. is a rich one trillion dollars in debt more than ten point zero or foreign tempi each dish. eighty five percent of global will you want to be old for rich eight point six percent market saw thirty percent minus minus two years some with four hundred to five hundred trees per second per second and bitcoin rose to twenty thousand. china is building a two point one billion dollar ai industrial farms but don't let the numbers overwhelm. the only numbers you need to remember is one one business shows you can't afford to miss the one and only boom but. when gold make this manufacture consent to step into public wealth. when the running clubs assume protect themselves. when the financial

merry go round lifts only the one percent. we can all middle of the room signal. to lose any more you mean is. this. statistics. i've always been lucky i had a great education a good job and enough money to live on. i know lots more about where i would sleep i could eat but now i'm facing christmas alone out on the streets of london. to

come to the. pub it is so close up to the hotel i was on you know disappointed in the food still give up food for the hostess to. book her life again. but you don't really feel like a human being in that. and then. that guy this came over smithsonian gave me this book of.

christmas is about whoops love and family but there are so many people in the u.k. that have none of these things i want to see what it was like to be on the top the signs to go through christmas as a homeless person. myself . yes but i have said. well i know it's on your list. i see it anything but a lump of coal although i don't know. since two thousand and ten the number of rough sleepers in the u.k. has increased by over fifty percent that means literally thousands are out on the street every night. i wasn't going to have enough time to really understand

homelessness but everyone has to face the fear that first night out i change them sometimes of clothes and packed a plastic bag. i have no idea where i'm going to spend christmas or even where i'm going to sleep. classes me. groups a few things but not to my. with me. blankets which is going to be void to let go so that's one. just a bowl of water. something that's. actually put people in a good mood. and clean myself a bit less and also.

but i have no money. and i haven't eaten anything and the only way i'm going to get to eat something is on the boat finding it's full always begging for enough money to get me some sweets. so that's the first part of the plan. this regularly fit bunch of charities but i have no idea where. pizza because someone. me but surely we need to screen out food today you know. the places with money go to go since we arrived. it's on. you know not good enough enough to. argue that he is.