RT Decries EU Corruption, Forgets Its Own Oligarchs
RT reports Hungarian PM Viktor Orban's claim that the EU is 'drowning in corruption.' This from a news source controlled by the Russian state, a nation that consistently ranks among the most corrupt in the world, according to Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index (Russia scored 26/100 in 2023, for those keeping score). The audacity of a state-backed platform, whose very
existence relies on narrative control, to critique others for 'corruption' while ignoring the vast wealth concentrated in a few hands within Russia's own borders, is a masterclass in obfuscation. Perhaps Orban received the memo from Moscow—deflect, project, and repeat until the Western public questions everything but our motives. This isn't about 'exposing' corruption; it's about weaponizing a
valid concern to undermine geopolitical rivals. It's the equivalent of a pot calling the kettle black, then blaming the kettle for global warming. While EU corruption is certainly a legitimate topic for independent journalism, hearing it from RT is less an exposé and more a propaganda instruction manual. One might wonder if the 'drowning' Orban sees is actually just a reflection of his own
political backyard.