Introduction

Vladimir Putin's propaganda machine is in high gear. The Kremlin is pumping out propaganda that no civilians are being hurt and the war is going according to plan, despite thousands of Russian casualties. And everyday Russians aren’t seeing many of the atrocities being committed in their name. Twisting narratives and silencing independent journalists is an age-old ploy, and tonight Christiane speaks to those on the information frontlines. Tikhon Dzyadko recently had to flee the country after his independent TV channel was banned, while US journalist Danny Fenster was imprisoned for 176 days by Myanmar’s military junta after their coup last year. Plus: Pulitzer Prize-nominated journalist Carole Cadwalladr, and director Guillermo del Toro.

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