“Factchequeado, with support from the International Center for Journalists’ Disarming Disinformation program and in collaboration with journalists in Mexico, has published ‘Putin’s Washing Machine,’ a cross-border investigation documenting how the Club de Periodistas de México has become a key hub for amplifying Russian propaganda, rewarding international disinformers, and giving space to operations that benefit the Kremlin.
Rafael Olavarría, a Factchequeado reporter and one of the investigation’s authors, said the Journalists’ Club 'does not operate in a vacuum. It fits within a pattern of behavior from Moscow that, since the Cold War, has sought to influence Mexico through local actors who amplify its narratives and reach. We’re documenting today’s digital version of this historic strategy — one that also affects Latinos on both sides of the border.' ”
