they re not following the news. a lot of people in russia at their dachas, their summer houses, where they re doing a lot of gardening, tending to their vegetables, and they re simply not watching the news. and you have to remember that since the war started, it s been wall to wall coverage, and people probably can t simply stand it any more because there s very little entertainment programming little sport, no cookery shows. no light entertainment at all, as far as i can tell. deborah from sky news, let me just bring you back in. do you think the russian perspective has actually been lacking in reporting of this conflict in the western media? i don t think it s been lacking. i think well, i can only talk. from what i ve seen and how we report the story. it s obviously important to ensure that the arguments being put- forward by president putin are included in reports. i but then it s all it s also about truth. . and you have to as well call out the falsehoods and the lies that
a lot of people in russia at their dachas, their summer houses, where they re doing a lot of gardening, tending to their vegetables, and they re simply not watching the news. and you have to remember that since the war started, it s been wall to wall coverage, and people probably can t simply stand it any more because there s very little entertainment programming little sport, no cookery shows. no light entertainment at all, as far as i can tell. deborah from sky news, let me just bring you back in. do you think the russian perspective has actually been lacking in reporting of this conflict in the western media? i don t think it s been lacking. . i think well, i can only talk. from what i ve seen and how we report the story. it s obviously important - to ensure that the arguments being put forward by president putin are included in reports. i but then it s all it s also about truth. . and you have to as well call. out the falsehoods and the lies that are coming from - the russian side
and this morning, actually, a prominent russian opposition figure was arrested on charges of discrediting the armed forces. and as he was being arrested, he was asked by a journalist, what are they arresting you for? and he said for a single phrase, i called it an invasion of ukraine. 0k. i mean, i was interested in a report, actually, that i saw that russian state tv channels have seen their audiences drop by a quarter through this war. do you think president putin s grip on the narrative is as strong as it was when we first had you on? well, i think on the one hand, yes, because these people who, if this survey is reliable, these people, they re not turning to opposition media, they re not switching western media, and they re not putting vpns on their phone. they re simply becoming apolitical. they re not following the news. a lot of people in russia at their dachas, their summer houses, where they re doing a lot of gardening, tending to their vegetables, and they re simply not watch
a lot of people in russia at their dachas, their summer houses, where they re doing a lot of gardening, tending to their vegetables, and they re simply not watching the news. and you have to remember that since the war started, it s been wall to wall coverage, and people probably can t simply stand it any more because there s very little entertainment programming little sport, no cookery shows, no light entertainment at all, as far as i can tell. deborah from sky news, let me just bring you back in. do you think the russian perspective has actually been lacking in reporting of this conflict in the western media? i don t think it s been lacking. . i think well, i can only talk. from what i ve seen and how we report the story. it s obviously important - to ensure that the arguments being put forward by president putin are i included in reports. but then it s all it s also about truth. . and you have to as well call out the falsehoods i and the lies that are coming from the russian side -
to kill you, or at least that is the conspiracy du jour receiving wall-to-wall coverage of the conservative news media this week. ostensibly as a ploy to distract from the search of trump s own, republicans and their allies at fox have started hyperventilating about a provision in the inflation reduction act that provides a boost in funding to the irs. what will the irs be doing without funding boosts they want to know? making sure won t wealthy people pay their share in taxes may be a start, but if you asked the republican media, they will be using that funds to buy guns and ammo and should appear house of course. to discuss with this me this is terry s my son in a crowd panel. how in the world did the irs become the shadow army of the u.s. government going after conservatives here? i want to break down how stupid this is. even in my world it s very