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Livenews.am

livenews.am
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Pro-Russian per DFRLab

Confidence: medium

Why this label

  • Word choice: 3 cases of loaded wording in 11 analysed articles
  • Independent sources give no finding on the group: the label is Median's editorial assessment.

Owners and funding

Owner not documented. No data found in the sources we accept.

What independent reports say

No data found in the sources we accept.

Other findings

This is a separate axis, not pro-government or opposition, and it does not affect the label.

DFRLab reports that livenews accounts for two-thirds of instances in its pro-Russian corpus where Western sources are cited, at times misrepresented, as background for pro-Kremlin narratives.

DFRLab (Atlantic Council) · 2026-08-24 · Open the source

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one pro-Russian outlet, livenews, accounts for two-thirds of instances in which Western sourcing (NYT, Bloomberg, Reuters, etc.) is cited, and at times misrepresented, to provide contextual background for an otherwise pro-Kremlin narrative

DFRLab reports that Golos Armenii leads all analysed outlets in Russian-source citations, followed by Lurer, Livenews and Tert, all in its pro-Russian corpus (Livenews is third).

DFRLab (Atlantic Council) · 2026-08-24 · Open the source

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Golosarmenii leads all outlets in Russian-source citations, followed by Lurer, Livenews, and Tert, all four from the pro-Russian corpus.

DFRLab lists Livenews.am among the pro-Russian Armenian media outlets in its 2026 study, with examples of its content.

DFRLab (Atlantic Council) · 2026-08-24 · from the table embedded in the article · Open the source

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Reports on the disastrous economic consequences Armenia could face if Armenian-Russian relations deteriorate;

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Word choice in real news

11 articles analysed: 3 with loaded wording, 8 neutral.

What happenedEAEU report: suspending Armenia's membership could raise gas prices 69%

ԵԱՏՄ-ից դուրս գալուց հետո ՀՀ գազի ներմուծման արժեքը կաճի 69%-ով՝ հասնելով տարեկան 657,5 մլն դոլարի

Loaded word Writes "after leaving the EAEU" as if it were a set event; the summary and outlets such as CivilNet and Armenpress describe a report on a possible suspension of membership.

Original

What happenedPashinyan does not rule out snap elections over new Constitution

Փաշինյանը չի բացառում արտահերթ ընտրությունների անցկացումը

Կառավարությունն առաջիկայում կհրապարակի Սահմանադրության նախագիծը, այս մասին լրագրողներին ասաց վարչապետի պաշտոնն զբաղեցնող Նիկոլ Փաշինյանը։ «Այն կուղարկենք խորհրդարան։ Ընդդիմության մեր գործընկերներին

Loaded wordFavours the opposition The opening refers to Pashinyan as 'the person holding the post of Prime Minister' instead of 'Prime Minister', the title other outlets use.

Original

What happenedPashinyan: Agreement with Azerbaijan must be signed and ratified

Նիկոլ Փաշինյանը չի՞ վստահել

Քաղաքական վերլուծաբան՝ Հակոբ Բադալյան․ «Նիկոլ Փաշինյանն ասում է, որ պետք է կետրոնանաք Ադրբեջանի հետ խաղաղության համաձայնագիրը …

EmphasisFavours the opposition Uses the question headline "Didn't Nikol Pashinyan trust?" and opens with analyst Hakob Badalyan's commentary; other outlets' headlines report the Prime Minister's call to sign and ratify the agreement.

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