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Do Latvians Really Read More Hitler than Harry Potter?

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ investigates spread of fake news.

It is 30 years since the tumultuous events of 1989, when the Berlin Wall fell, the Iron Curtain lifted and the Soviet Empire began to crumble.

The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Moscow correspondent Steve Rosenberg has special series of reports on how Russia is trying to restore its influence.

Steve is in Latvia - a country once part of the USSR, now in the EU. But Russia’s been accused of seeking to undermine its neighbour by spreading disinformation and fake news. The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ went to investigate.

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