RT news site
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Free news site recommended for ad-free access and for comparing its coverage with Western outlets; critics call it Russian propaganda, especially when the Kremlin is involved.
Free news site recommended for ad-free access and for comparing its coverage with Western outlets; critics call it Russian propaganda, especially when the Kremlin is involved.
9 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 4
- approval share
- 56%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 1.2 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Broadens political perspective when compared
“reading them all or reading about the same subjects from these different outlets really gives you a larger political perspective”
Comment from 26 Jul 2026 in “Third Drone Shot Down in Three Days in Romanian Territory” “I do seek it out to balance the agitprop of CNN against the agitprop of RT”
Comment from 26 Aug 2026 in “Disrupting a new covert influence campaign from Russia”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Seen as Russian propaganda
“it is a Russian propaganda outlet dedicated to helping their expansion war”
Comment from 20 Feb 2026 in “US plans online portal to bypass content bans in Europe and elsewhere” “RT is good except when the Kremlin gets its hands on it”
Comment from 7 Aug 2026 in “Atomic Clocks” “RT is a propaganda website to make you like Russia”
Comment from 4 Feb 2026 in “X offices raided French prosecutors investigate child abuse images and deepfakes” - Comment from 20 Feb 2026 in “US plans online portal to bypass content bans in Europe and elsewhere”
Other news outlets people recommend
The four most recommended other news outlets, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNN Lite | 34 | 54 | 39% | 12 | — | — |
| The Guardian | 33 | 44 | 43% | 12 | — | — |
| Ars Technica | 32 | 62 | 34% | 9 | 16 yrs6 owners | — |
| text.npr.org | 23 | 1 | 96% | 8 | — | Approved |
| RT news siteThis page | 5 | 4 | 56% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
All 10 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“provides free, high quality, independent journalism that doesn't pull punches on reporting on failures of the state”
“rt.com is censored, but there is a rising generation who no longer submit to that censorship.”
“I do seek it out to balance the agitprop of CNN against the agitprop of RT”
“RT is good except when the Kremlin gets its hands on it”
“reading them all or reading about the same subjects from these different outlets really gives you a larger political perspective”
“One major benefit of Russia Today’s news site is that there’s no ads, because of sanctions.”
“they are each overwhelming pressure from controlling corporations and states”
“get brainwashed by Russian propaganda”
“it is a Russian propaganda outlet dedicated to helping their expansion war”
“RT is a propaganda website to make you like Russia”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.