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None of the sputnik hosts we reached out to would speak to us for this story, except scottie nels hughes who was in a fill-in host for lee stranahan. >> we know that russian state media is putting out lies about this conflict. i say that as someone on the ground in ukraine. why should the united states tolerate having russian state media. >> let the american people make that decision. trust the american people to hear what they're saying, make the decision whether or not they believe that is the truth happening. >> after the 2016 presidential election, the u.s. intelligence community led by ja...

Calls himself pro-russian, and while the world condemns russia for the atrocities in bucha, where ukrainians were bound and executed, some sputnik hosts aren't convinced. >> there's not much dispute about whether these atrocities actually occurred. i think the question is who's responsible for doing it? >> reporter: they claim to simply be offering a different viewpoint, asking questions, challenging the narrative, which often veers into seeing conspiracies, seeding doubt and distrust, classic elements of disinformation. the companies that put sputnik on the air are forced to register as forei...

Washington. our alex marquardt got a taste of its programming. >> reporter: driving around downtown washington, if you tune the radio to 105.5 f.m., you land on -- radio sputnik, a station funded by a russian state media agency, playing in the american capital on public airwaves. here in d.c., you can listen to sputnik on both f.m. and a.m. radio. their shows are hosted by americans and they continue to broadcast even when other russia-backed outlets have been taken off of platforms like youtube and facebook because of russia's war in ukraine. the hosts can often be heard parroting kremlin tal...

Cities -- washington, d.c. and kansas city, missouri. rm broadcasting helps get sputnik on the air. its owner, who lives in florida, told us he, quote, stands with ukraine. rm broadcasting is dedicated to the unfettered exchange of information and ideas. it isn't the job of the fcc to censor content either, commissioner jeffrey starks told us. instead it's to let listeners know where that content is coming from. >> the public must have transparency in order to be informed and make their own decisions about separating truth from disinformation. the fcc has given its authority here, given listen...

Contributor, who is a temporary fill-in host. we know that russian state media is putting out lies about this conflict. i say that as someone who is on the ground in yoix. so why should the united states tolerate having russian state media on its public airwaves? >> let the american people make that decision. trust the american people to hear what they're saying and make the decision for themselves whether or not they believe that that is the truth happening. >> reporter: after the 2016 presidential election, the u.s. intelligence community led by james clapper put out a report accusing sputni...