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Russia spokeswoman gets call telling her to 'shut up' during live TV briefing

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Summary
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66% Informative

Spokesperson Maria Zakharova was in the middle of a press briefing when her mobile rang.

A male voice down the phone is heard instructing her not to comment on the strike on Ukraine .

The man used the informal 'Mash' instead of Maria at the beginning of the call.

He told her 'we are not commenting at all' about the missile strike.

VR Score

49

Informative language

35

Neutral language

75

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

48

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

Source diversity

1

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