“Across social media, Kremlin sources have moved quickly to take advantage of Tucker Carlson’s interview as an opportunity to amplify propaganda aimed at building support for Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine,” Ben Scott, director at Reset, a London-based nonprofit that tracks disinformation campaigns, tells WIRED. This blanket coverage was repeated across Russia’s state-run media. Newsroom … Read more
President Vladimir Putin said Russia hasn’t achieved its objectives in Ukraine yet, adding in an interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson that he would consider negotiations if the U.S. stops supplying weapons to Kyiv. “We haven’t yet achieved our goals,” Putin said in the Feb. 6 interview in Moscow, which Carlson posted on … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin spent the first 30 minutes of his two-hour-long interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson giving a revisionist historical tirade on the founding myths of Russia and Ukraine, the breakup of the Soviet Union and NATO expansionism. From there, admonishing Carlson when he interrupted, Putin pontificated on everything from the … Read more
Tucker Carlson released his two-hour interview with Vladimir Putin, the Russian president whose military is deep into its second year of the Ukraine invasion, marking an unprecedented sitdown between an American journalist and adversarial head of state during wartime. Watch it here. The Putin interview in its entirety was offered for free and unedited, Carlson … Read more
You’re reading an excerpt from the Today’s WorldView newsletter. Sign up to get the rest free, including news from around the globe and interesting ideas and opinions to know, sent to your inbox every weekday. Speaking from atop a Moscow high-rise, Tucker Carlson hyped his decision to travel to Russia to interview Russian President Vladimir … Read more
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton thinks of right-wing pundit Tucker Carlson as a “useful idiot.” “If you actually read translations of what’s been said in Russian media, they make fun of him. I mean, he’s like a puppy dog,” Clinton told Alex Wagner on MSNBC’s “Alex Wagner Tonight” on Wednesday. The 2016 Democratic presidential … Read more
Kim Kardashian and Nicola Peltz are featured in the new Balenciaga Closet Campaign, which features celebs showing off their personal purse collections. The brand notes that the campaign features stars as they “occupy multiple museum-like closets—spaces designed to exhibit an archive of the owner’s coveted personal objects. The campaign also includes Balenciaga signature bags, Le … Read more
Tucker Carlson’s said he wouldn’t be interested in running for office — including as Donald Trump’s Vice Prez — but the thing is, we’re hearing he could be persuaded to change that stance. Here’s the deal … with Republican primary season underway, and Trump leading the ever-shrinking pack … there’s been a lot of speculation … Read more
Embattled actor Kevin Spacey is once again making Christmas surreal and awkward by portraying his (notably killed off) House of Cards character in what is quickly becoming an unfortunate holiday tradition. As Spacey has done numerous times before, the controversial actor donned the persona of Frank Underwood, and was joined this time around by recently … Read more
The Disney Channel has been a jumping off point for some of the biggest names in the entertainment industry, especially in the early aughts. From the likes of Shia LaBeouf and Demi Lovato to Selena Gomez and Miley Cyrus, the network has provided a platform for so many beloved celebrities. Many of these child stars … Read more