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Wednesday's papers: Russian propaganda, political pay and women's swimming

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81% Informative

A new book suggests Russia used a shooting in Imatra to advance its propaganda goals.

The book is titled Valehtelua , vakoilua ja valtiollista vaikuttamista (Lies, espionage and state-backed influencing) The authors ask whether the Imatra operation was part of attempts to persuade Russians that they were under attack outside Russia , offering them a reason to assist Russians outside the country with money and weapons.

A swimming pool in Espoo has started offering women-only sessions on Sundays .

VR Score

85

Informative language

89

Neutral language

14

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

47

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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