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RT (Autonomous non-profit organization (ANO) TV-Novosti)

(https://rt.com) 📸 Data Snapshot: May 28, 2026
Identity & Authority — The Lens

Inspect the JSON-LD. Is there an Organization or Person schema, and does it carry sameAs links to real external profiles (LinkedIn, socials)? Missing schema or no identity declaration signals an anonymous entity.

Identity & Authority Expert verifiability & Schema depth.
12 Impact Weight: 15 / 100
80% Reputation

Authority gaps exist where the site references ‘Russian experts’ or ‘researchers’ without providing specific names or digital footprints (Person schema) for verification. While it names high-profile figures like Scott Ritter, these are not supported by sameAs links or structured data that confirm their credentials or specific relationship to the ANO TV-Novosti entity. The technical implementation of schema is competent, utilizing Organization and NewsArticle tags, which provides a level of technical authority that offsets some content-level gaps. There is a lack of a clear ‘Editorial Standards’ or ‘Corrections’ policy in the visible crawled text, which are standard expectations for authoritative media.

The site frames its content with bold marketing descriptors like ‘exclusive’ and ‘truth-teller,’ which often disconnect from the provided substance that is frequently secondary reporting or analysis of other outlets’ work (e.g., ‘EU considering revoking veto powers – Guardian’). The claim of ‘Breaking News’ is substantiated by the temporal relevance of the articles (May 28, 2026), but the ‘Editorial Independence’ implied by standard news templates is contradicted by the explicit ‘Russian view’ mission. This creates a disconnect between the neutral ‘News’ facade and the narrative-driven reality.

Identity & Authority is read from the structured data first: whether the site declares who it is in machine-readable schema, with verifiable identity links. Below is the schema captured per page, then the external proof links that support (or fail to support) that identity.

🔗 Identity & Technical Layer — schema JSON-LD: identity chains, entity gaps
Homepage schema
{
    "@context": "http://schema.org",
    "@type": "Organization",
    "url": "https://www.rt.com",
    "logo": "https://www.rt.com/static/img/logo112x112.png",
    "name": "RT",
    "legalName": "Autonomous non-profit organization (ANO) \"TV-Novosti\"",
    "sameAs": [
        "https://twitter.com/RT_com",
        "https://www.youtube.com/user/RussiaToday"
    ],
    "potentialAction": {
        "@type": "SearchAction",
        "target": "https://www.rt.com/search?q={search_term_string}",
        "query-input": "required name=search_term_string"
    }
}
/news/
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    {
        "@context": "http://schema.org",
        "@type": "Organization",
        "url": "https://www.rt.com",
        "logo": "https://www.rt.com/static/img/logo112x112.png",
        "name": "RT",
        "legalName": "Autonomous non-profit organization (ANO) \"TV-Novosti\"",
        "sameAs": [
            "https://twitter.com/RT_com",
            "https://www.youtube.com/user/RussiaToday"
        ],
        "potentialAction": {
            "@type": "SearchAction",
            "target": "https://www.rt.com/search?q={search_term_string}",
            "query-input": "required name=search_term_string"
        }
    },
    {
        "@context": "http://schema.org",
        "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
        "itemListElement": [
            {
                "@type": "ListItem",
                "position": 1,
                "name": "RT",
                "item": "https://www.rt.com"
            },
            {
                "@type": "ListItem",
                "position": 2,
                "name": "World news",
                "item": "https://www.rt.com/news/"
            }
        ]
    }
]
/news/640671-trump-threatens-blow-up-oman/
[
    {
        "@context": "http://schema.org",
        "@type": "Organization",
        "url": "https://www.rt.com",
        "logo": "https://www.rt.com/static/img/logo112x112.png",
        "name": "RT",
        "legalName": "Autonomous non-profit organization (ANO) \"TV-Novosti\"",
        "sameAs": [
            "https://twitter.com/RT_com",
            "https://www.youtube.com/user/RussiaToday"
        ],
        "potentialAction": {
            "@type": "SearchAction",
            "target": "https://www.rt.com/search?q={search_term_string}",
            "query-input": "required name=search_term_string"
        }
    },
    {
        "@context": "http://schema.org",
        "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
        "itemListElement": [
            {
                "@type": "ListItem",
                "position": 1,
                "name": "RT",
                "item": "https://www.rt.com"
            },
            {
                "@type": "ListItem",
                "position": 2,
                "name": "World news",
                "item": "https://www.rt.com/news/"
            },
            {
                "@type": "ListItem",
                "position": 3,
                "name": "Trump threatens to ‘blow up’ Gulf ally",
                "item": "https://www.rt.com/news/640671-trump-threatens-blow-up-oman/"
            }
        ]
    },
    {
        "@context": "http://schema.org",
        "@type": "NewsArticle",
        "mainEntityOfPage": {
            "@type": "WebPage",
            "@id": "https://www.rt.com/news/640671-trump-threatens-blow-up-oman/"
        },
        "headline": "Trump threatens to ‘blow up’ Gulf ally",
        "image": [
            {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://mf.b37mrtl.ru/files/2026.05/article/6a178ff285f54026571a8bc1.jpg",
                "height": 576,
                "width": 1024
            }
        ],
        "author": {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "name": "RT"
        },
        "datePublished": "2026-05-28T00:49:20+00:00",
        "dateModified": "2026-05-28T05:27:47+00:00",
        "publisher": {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "name": "RT",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://www.rt.com/static/img/logo112x112.png"
            }
        },
        "description": "US President Donald Trump has threatened to attack Oman if the Gulf ally attempts to seize control of the Strait of Hormuz"
    }
]
/russia/640670-zelensky-nazi-collaborators-unit/
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    {
        "@context": "http://schema.org",
        "@type": "Organization",
        "url": "https://www.rt.com",
        "logo": "https://www.rt.com/static/img/logo112x112.png",
        "name": "RT",
        "legalName": "Autonomous non-profit organization (ANO) \"TV-Novosti\"",
        "sameAs": [
            "https://twitter.com/RT_com",
            "https://www.youtube.com/user/RussiaToday"
        ],
        "potentialAction": {
            "@type": "SearchAction",
            "target": "https://www.rt.com/search?q={search_term_string}",
            "query-input": "required name=search_term_string"
        }
    },
    {
        "@context": "http://schema.org",
        "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
        "itemListElement": [
            {
                "@type": "ListItem",
                "position": 1,
                "name": "RT",
                "item": "https://www.rt.com"
            },
            {
                "@type": "ListItem",
                "position": 2,
                "name": "Russia news",
                "item": "https://www.rt.com/russia/"
            },
            {
                "@type": "ListItem",
                "position": 3,
                "name": "Zelensky names commando unit after WWII Nazi collaborators",
                "item": "https://www.rt.com/russia/640670-zelensky-nazi-collaborators-unit/"
            }
        ]
    },
    {
        "@context": "http://schema.org",
        "@type": "NewsArticle",
        "mainEntityOfPage": {
            "@type": "WebPage",
            "@id": "https://www.rt.com/russia/640670-zelensky-nazi-collaborators-unit/"
        },
        "headline": "Zelensky names commando unit after WWII Nazi collaborators",
        "image": [
            {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://mf.b37mrtl.ru/files/2026.05/article/6a17686f2030271c52747a22.jpg",
                "height": 576,
                "width": 1024
            }
        ],
        "author": {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "name": "RT"
        },
        "datePublished": "2026-05-27T23:01:41+00:00",
        "dateModified": "2026-05-28T05:15:20+00:00",
        "publisher": {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "name": "RT",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://www.rt.com/static/img/logo112x112.png"
            }
        },
        "description": "The Ukrainian leader has given a unit an honorary title referring to the infamous Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), known for collaborating with Nazi Germany"
    }
]
🛡️ Trust Signals — external proof links that back the declared identity
8Review mentions (all pages)
0External proof links (all pages)
PageReviewsProof links
/ (home) 2 0
/news/ 2 0
/news/640671-trump-threatens-blow-up-oman/ 0 0
/russia/640670-zelensky-nazi-collaborators-unit/ 4 0
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