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hello i can r.t. has our social media giant twitter to explain by one of our reports on us election of ford was labeled as potentially misleading killer who is the correspondent at the center of the story explaining to me earlier what up. it's very interesting that this report has been labeled misleading by twitter and regards to a civic matter because if you look at it none of the material is original to ourselves right i mean the report that i put together i simply drew from what's being said by international bodies as well as what was said by u.s. president donald trump this is what we included in the report this election will be the most rigged election in history this is going to be a fraud like you've never seen now we also included highlights of what u.s. media itself u.s. mainstream media outlets have been saying take a listen to that east texas official is a jail accused of committing voter fraud manatee county supervisor of elections mike bennett says wiggins requested a mail in ballot for himse

r.t. has asked the social platform twitter to explain why one of our reports on the us election fraud was labelled as potentially misleading for voters 4 years ago the site was plagued by allegations of the cillit ating election meddling my colleague nic joins me with more on this story. nick if 1st of all that why they make this decision twitter and other supposed to be you know more careful about that the stories they put out in their platform what is the problem with this report when they all as we've all noticed right now are leading many news cycles around the world is the upcoming u.s. election just days to go reporters all over focusing on the polls the process and everything to do with this major political event and here at r.t. we've been doing eggs. actually the same but now for the 1st time ever we've had one of our reports flag a civic integrity label this is a warning if you like for readers that. the details of the particular report might be misleading or disputed now on closer i

r.t. . a 2nd man has been arrested by french counterterrorism officers. on suspicion of links to the perpetrator of the gruesome knife attack in nice on thursday the trustee left 3 dead and several others injured earlier on friday another man with alleged ties was taken into police custody which prosecutors are trying to establish whether the suspected killer was in contact with extremist islamic groups his family in tunisia have also come under scrutiny they deny any involvement in the gruesome killing. to them i started crying when he told me that he traveled to france and i asked him about her drove him to go and he doesn't speak the language or even know anyone there so i asked his brothers to call him and his phone was switched off and we tried to call him repeatedly but his phone was switched off until the day came when suddenly we were raided by the police we were all taken for interrogation we do know what happened i lost my son and i lost my life and i demand an investigation about who stands behind this incident and i want to know who committed

social media giant twitter has flagged a recent r.t. report on the u.s. presidential election as potentially misleading label means that users cannot comment on the post or share it and in the report our correspondent look to potential fraud in the upcoming vote including troubles at u.s. polling stations and the drawbacks of mail in voting during the pandemic r.t. has us to explain it sanctions for the social network has recently expanded its election integrity policy posts with disputed claims or and verified information on the election are to be labeled or removed tweets that could mislead people about voting results also fall under the restrictions in ma twitter isn't a load on worrying about the integrity of that coming votes the international community u.s. politicians even donald trump himself all warned the 2020 election could be rigged . this election will be the most rigged election in history this is going to be a fraud like you've never seen if congress and steet don't act immediately our country could fisa no electoral chornobyl this fall ove

cova tightening its grip worldwide r.t. has heard from a leading evolutionary biologist who has conducted extensive studies into the virus he's explained how it mutates and how outbreaks can be dealt with in cats the full interview on our website but here's a quick preview. i think it's a blessing the crown of arses evolve more slowly than other r.n.a. viruses but still it's a very quick process the virus mutates every 2 weeks but in one specific lineage what is a specific leni age well thus infects mush mush infects pets or pets infects tanya in such a lineage the virus mutates once but at the same time a similar process is taking place across the globe since different viruses acquire different mutations in total we see tens of thousands of mutations we can already see approximately $20000.00 mutations. that is 20000 versions of the same corona virus that is believed to have her originated and one where. we now see that the common ancestor was around in december or january the genomes of all the coronaviruses we are sequencing

chances in the race to the white house maybe joe biden has rubbish this report normal less whether it's stories being run by the new york post or by r.t. or anybody else questions are already and increasingly being raised over how much power social media has in determining what people do and do not read on the web now we have requested twitter to comment but had no response yet we'll bring it to you when we do they will great. big question is using it for really interesting to see what the response will be many thinks nikki. but with the pandemic pounding health care systems across europe the european blocks movers and shakers they convened online the trying to patch up the problem they did agree on a number of let's say resuscitation measures reporting from berlin on how the you will battle the 2nd wave is peter oliver. well it was a 3 hour video summit thursday evening from the e.u. council they agreed on a couple of things one of them is that borders across the block should remain open they also talked about of a vaccine when it is discovered that it should be freely and equally distributed across the member states for the law and

polling stations and the drawbacks of mail in voting during the pandemic r.t. has asked twitter to explain its actions the social network has recently expanded its election integrity policy posts with disputed claims are unverified information on the election are to be labeled or removed tweets that could mislead people about voting results also fall under the restrictions meanwhile twitter isn't alone on worrying about the integrity of the upcoming vote the international community u.s. politicians and donald trump himself have all worn the 20 twentieth's lection could be richt. this election will be the most rigged election in history this is going to be a fraud like you've never seen if congress and state don't act immediately our country could face intellectual tour noble this fall overall office for democratic institutions and human rights needs assessment mission into look it is noted that the conduct of these elections will be the most challenging in recent decades they expect that election officials will face serious challenges prior to and on election day d

soaked face mask and just underneath his chin that move that post has since been removed and that r.t. has been able to see that all the. been able to verify that that is the teacher that has been decapitated never the police did show up they say they were accosted by a man brandishing a knife and they shot him he later died of his injuries a crisis unit is being set up here in france and this has been taken over by the anti terror prosecution unit last night president matt corn arrived on the scene this is what he had to say to motivate yourself who are i want to say to all the teachers are from that we stand with them i'm secure into zim and the violence that goes with it will not win again you know they will not divide us you know this is what they are looking for and we must all stand united in there is shock and horror here in france that what is being seen as a heinous brutal attack is even being reaction from some members of the muslim community here in france the a mom for example of the grand mosque in described this as being vile behavior and said that you know you would have tho

r.t. has been on the ground in the complex down with his report on friday shelling of the car bomb capital here's a customer. has come under probably the heaviest shelling since we arrived here 2 massive explosions in the very center of the city usually what we could hear what we could see the smoke from the explosions on the outskirts in the suburbs this is the very city center and moreover this is the building of the ministry of emergencies so it has been obliterated i mean look look at this everything is gone windows are gone the whole wall there's a hole in the whole wall and it's not just this building there's a whole complex it's a large it's a large complex and it's everywhere like this obliterated not raised to the ground but it's gone i don't see any way how it can be fixed all renovated we don't know what we don't know what exactly caused the explosion but we didn't hear any sirens and sirens so probably wasn't a drone but some really heavy artillery and with a very long range as wel

has been shelled in the past number of weeks the armenian president though denied any involvement from his side saying it was initially broke the 1st ceasefire he said those remarks exclusively to r.t. . clear information from my government from ministry of defense for foreign minister and former minister have spoken about that already it's definitely not i mean you know that has told it we should not. forget. in this account the real fact who started this stage of war that was the there is side clearly. people of nagorno-karabakh republic of arts. so why illusions are there there are fortunate and i think all parties have to put a lot of firsts in order to stop it. in a move designed to end needless suffering the dutch government moved to legalize youthen easier for terminally ill children aged 12 reaction to. more stories including. the world is driven by a dream shaped by one person. thinks . we dare to ask. when you look. you know it's it's been 153 years since emancipation when you look at it's been 400 years right since black people have been in the u.s. and extract in their labor for the construction of the country and then you think that black people on about 2 percent of u

presidential election as potentially misleading label means users cannot comment on the post or share it r.t. has asked twitter to explain its actions but so far we've received no reply and the report our correspondent looks at potential fraud and the upcoming vote including glitches at u.s. polling stations and the drawbacks of mail in voting during the pandemic that information was already widely available and politicians including double trump himself have warned the 2020 a lecture and could have problems. this election will be the most rigged election in history this is going to be a fraud like you've never seen if congress and state don't act immediately our country could face intellectual tour noble this fall overall office for democratic institutions and human rights needs assessment mission into look it is noted that the conduct of these elections will be the most challenging in recent decades they expect that election officials will face serious challenges prior to and on election day new measures in response to covert $900.00 pandemic and expressed concerns over their ability to overcom

minutes into the program welcome back r.t. has fallen follow all of the twitter censors one of our latest reports on the u.s. election has effectively been blocked for containing potentially misleading material we're now trying to establish what the offending information was so far the social media giant has not responded to our request for an explanation in the video or a correspondent look at potential fraud in the upcoming vote including glitches u.s. polling stations on the possible drawbacks of meal in voting during the pandemic that information was already widely available but having been flying the report can no longer be commented on or shared that's the spy politicians including donald trump warning that the voting process is far from watertight this election will be the most rigged election in history this is going to be a fraud like you've never seen if congress and state don't act immediately our country could face a no electoral tour noble this fall overall office for democratic institutions and human rights needs ass

actually enough to prevent this sort of radicalization that leads to such extreme brutality well r.t. has spoken to the former murder of the town where the atrocity happened. shoot. i'm shocked and angered because this is complete madness a teacher doing their job giving food for thoughts about freedoms and republican values he was beheaded it's horrendous he's a victim of madness i'm even more shocked that this college is one i opened when i was the town mayor and it had a good reputation working there was nice and it was located in a neighborhood without any problems or violence it's time for us to take a tough stance on the issue on how people intrude into from well being deemed as refugees and surprisingly given resident cause to 2030 i don't think that this act of terror is a crazy man's deed but a premeditated act at this point we must prosecute for any violation of the republic's laws in particular for the pressure being put on teachers and journalists to keep them silent. well some of the reaction we have been getting included space political analyst nicol america believes the dea

r.t. has often shown journalism that wins awards. and that maybe proves that the truth is not necessarily to be found in mainstream media. we distrust the media as the press or even scientific experts on certain issues. are politically motivated misinformation and disinformation further amplify feelings of mistrust and insecurity. in the it's like a hobby if someone is hashanah to about collecting the champagne corks they can devote hours and hours to it i believe that here we are dealing with people who've gone crazy about their hobby who. continually do it. to glisten i think conspiracy theories doesn't mean that they don't exist. it's called no move your when we do it arouses extraordinarily violent reactions see it will go over insults and name calling to intimidation into actual threats work of all of us. even versing with people you don't know one line who often use pseudonyms amplifies the violence of these exchanges it doesn't take long before you compare the other to hitler or a nazi time as well. when charlie hebdo was atta

his efforts some might be left wondering if he has perhaps more than he can chew charlotte r.t. paris a lonely british widower has been overwhelmed by new friendships from around the world after he put a poster in his window during lockdown and will be meeting him after the break. is your media a reflection of reality. in a world transformed. what will make you feel safe from. isolation community. are you going the right way or are you being led. by. what is true what's his face.

but for all his efforts some might be left wondering if he has perhaps more than he can chew charlotte r.t. paris. a lonely british widower has been overwhelmed by new friendships from around the world after he put the poster in his window during long we'll meet him after the break. the world is driven by a dream shaped by. the jerry thinks. we dare to ask.

r.t. has often shown journalism that wins awards. she pulls. that maybe proves that the truth is not necessarily to be found in mainstream media. you want who says we distrust the media as the press or even scientific experts on certain issues. are politically motivated misinformation and disinformation further amplify feelings of mistrust and insecurity. it's like a hobby if someone is fashion it about collecting the champagne corks they can devote hours and hours to it i believe that here we are dealing with people who've gone crazy about their hobby. continually do it. to glisten i think conspiracy theories doesn't mean that they don't exist. it's called no more of your when we do it arouses extraordinarily violent reactions see it will go over insults and name calling to intimidation to actual threats work of us. even versing with people you don't know on line who often use pseudonyms amplifies the violence of these exchanges it doesn't take long before you compare the other to hitler or a nazi as well. when shirley abdul was attacked in fr

r.t. charlotte has more. charlie hebdo the satirical magazine has published this front page which is mocking the turkish president seen here in a caricature in his underwear holding what seems to be a can of beer and lifting up the skirt to show the bottom of a woman and it's got the comments to the profit well of course tookie is incensed by this caricature on the front page it's described it as being utterly despicable and it is of course taking those actions it has also blamed president matt corn for this saying that this comes as a result of his anti muslim or toric the aim of these publications devoid of morality and decency is to sow seeds of hatred and animosity turning freedom of expression into hostility towards religion and belief can only be the product of a sick mentality well there seems to be surely have those response to those comments by president one over the last few days to boycott french products and also to the comments he made about president himself which he said twice over the weekend

r.t. shelley dubinsky has more now on the reaction to the incident. 9 arrests have taken place following searches overnight following that attack that terror attack in that region to the northwest of paris when the stand one is a minor and 2 are parents of children to attend did the school where the 47 year old history teacher has been named by french media as samuel patty taught this is the reaction from the ground for human human madness that's where we are today in france it's unfortunate just a lesson just a caricature you're frankly it's hard to imagine that someone could do it just for that a drawing a simple drawing that we can no longer see what we want because if our democracy has been crushed by religion by politics. it's just it's a pity that the attacker was killed because he should have been judged for his actions and it's a pity that we can no longer teaches we wish and enjoy freedom of speech every time there is this kind of reprisal it's related to religion and that's a problem in a secular country. that the alleged attacker tweeted a picture of that attack and posted here all soc

r.t. america has been discussing the pros and cons of lockdown. these lock downs extended lock downs are ridiculous and are causing such economic and mental and health devastation at some point we have to have a conversation about how do we protect the most vulnerable but we've got to get back to work these lockdowns are devastating to the working class and i would argue that those that are are doing for extended lockdowns are anti working class i got your point but here's the other point here other countries that have been able to deal with this effectively vietnam south korea china new zealand some of them knocked it out in like weeks to a month and they didn't do it with a lockdown they did it with an entire list a bevy of things including testing immediate testing knowing who are the people who are sick isolating them i mean that is how you apparently this disease right. no i agree 100 percent they did it with the leadership structure they leaned in on the science they did it with a leadership structure and a government that understood what co

r.t. paris. u.s. secretary of state has paid a visit to the vatican where he was hoping to meet with pope francis the holy see declined that request though saying that the pontiff does not meet with politicians during election campaigns might pompei or had urged the catholic church to join washington in denouncing violations of religious freedom in china. 2 years ago the hooli sea reached an agreement with the chinese communist party hoping to help china's catholics yet the china's communist participle use of the faithful has only gotten worse the vatican undangerous its moral authority should renew the deal. pump air was referring to a 2800 deal in which the catholic church agreed to recognize several bishops backed by beijing it was seen as a 1st step in risk. relations between the vatican and china which were severed back in 1951 in response to criticism from the u.s.

r.t. international has just turned one in the afternoon here in moscow and i think should time today so the big news we're covering a breakthrough and hopes at least of a lasting peace a cease fire between armenia and azerbaijan has come into force a few hours ago in the border nagorno-karabakh but already some conflicting reports of violations coming from both sides that's got speed of what's happening more gals ever seen in correspondents in istanbul monitoring from their murad is there all falling apart so soon what you know what have you heard in the way is this likely to go over the next few days. well i would say it's it's early to say that it's rule falling apart we've had reports from armenia about azerbaijan forces attempting to carry out offensive operations in the south of karabakh as well as bombarding the town of. we've also heard from the years about johnny side which is accuse the armenians of artillery strikes so there are mixed reports coming from outside but i must say i have never seen a ceasefire take hold at the appointed me this pointed out it can sometimes take hours

r.t. paris has the french government to respond to an assist charges so far no comment. a french rights defender says the way protesters have been treated as an m i trust the french government. to you chris to cross at this point to europe now to call them do you know there is. the president micro used the police. very strong. straight to to stop the protests using force which was not necessary but in fact he was using force to dent the people stay home to grow this industry they were not guns there are delinquent people they were just upset of the leaving of the level of living in france i think the people are. in there risky in there and they are hurting their soul and there is no account let's not trust the president and i think is going to be very hard to lead to. these 2 years before the new presidential election there is a dress of you know i think from from the french people. here pay says it's poised to impose tougher and take over it measures as the infection rate spirals with over $7000.00 infections registered in just 24 hours there is only one way of doing th

r.t. . there has been a week of deadly hostilities between armenia and azerbaijan in the disputed no go back region strikes have destroyed multiple buildings with conflicting reports on casualties late on saturday 2 explosions were heard in the disputed regions capital . on friday a field hospital there was hit in a bombing raid several residential buildings were also badly damaged an early the emergency ministry building was destroyed casualties have been reported. so this week us 30 spilled beyond the confines of the disputed territory going to bordering as a very town was bombed on planes over 2000 shells were dropped in that raid back you also says that since the start of fighting 19 is very civilians have been killed in the conflict zone with 63 people injured there are. conflict reignited last sunday but it has roots that stretch back over 3 decades it is one of several border disputes still unresolved since the collapse of the soviet union in place populated mainly by armenians broke away from us by john in 1988 but the area's not been widely recognized as a sovereign state. on monday