An NGO called the
European Values Think-Tank has published a report on RT featuring an extensive list of US and European public figures who have been accused of "undermining western democracy" just by appearing in RT shows.
The report, claiming to be an "overview of RT's editorial strategy and evidence of impact,"
comes with an Excel list of 2,327 people who have appeared on RT over the last four years. The names are carefully arranged in seven categories, including US politicians, UK politicians, European politicians and so on, and are arranged in alphabetical order. The list mentions the shows the guests appeared on, the total number of their appearances, and gives hyperlinks to all the relevant episodes.
The report states that appearing on the network is counterproductive and makes the guest a "useful idiot" to a "hostile foreign power."
Expressing one's opinion on RT is considered by the NGO as equivalent to "complicity with the Russian propaganda machine."
Although the list looks like a really thorough effort at cataloguing all of the RT guests, it's got a number of strikingly weird blunders. For example, UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson is there, but only the link attached leads to a satirical show featuring someone impersonating him. Meanwhile, US Senator John McCain's daughter is mistaken for the senator himself and "Politicking with Larry King" is unexpectedly referred to as "Politicking with Larry David."
Comment: If you're actually on board with this sort of thing, please see this for your own sake, as well as for those you love.