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The Kursk Curse: Russians in Ukrainian Controlled Territory Reveal the Terrifying Truths of Indoctrination

One month on from the Ukrainian occupation, Byline Times’ investigations in the town of Sudzha reveal the lethal power of disinformation on young and old Russians

Failing State


How Tax Evasion Was Allowed to Soar Under the Conservatives

A damning new report reveals growing numbers of small businesses and retail outlets have used a series of scams to evade paying tax

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Human Rights Group Demands Review into Policing of Unfairly ‘Criminalised’ Gold Mine Protestors

Campaigners say the police failed to properly investigate an alleged campaign of intimidation against them

‘When Peaceful Protesters Face Harsher Sentences Than Violent Racists, Something has to Give’

Politicians have justified crackdowns on protest by claiming public support. But a new Demos report shows the reality is more nuanced.

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The ‘Subhuman’ Hate of Elon Musk

Elon Musk and his X platform are fostering a growing global crisis of on and offline hatred, reports Heidi Sigmund Cuda

Who Fact-Checks the Fact Checkers?

The American media’s anxiety to cover ‘both sides’ of the Presidential race is helping to normalise Trump’s most outrageous falsehoods, reports Matt Bernardini


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Past investigations by Byline Times which have become relevant again 

From Russia With Likes: Nigel Farage Dominates Social Media During General Election – Boosted by Bots Stoking Racism

The Reform Party is hovering around 18% of the vote, yet Farage’s and his party’s Facebook posts generated six times more reactions and shares than either Labour or the Conservatives and their leaders

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