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In general, their articles will try to present actual facts that are verifiable, however they will often put spin on the reporting that can create a very skewed impression of the situation. The war in Ukraine is a good example, because if you only followed Reuters reporting then you would've had the impression that Ukraine had a good chance of winning the conflict. For the most part, they crafted this narrative without any outright lying. Instead they used tactics like selective reporting, skewing importance of the events to make certain ones seem more important while downplaying importance of others. For example, coverage of western weapons deliveries was hyped up along with Ukrainian strikes into Russian territory. Meanwhile, Russian captures of strategic cities like Bakhmut was dismissed as not having much relevance. Furthermore, Reuters, covers the conflict as if it was about capturing territory as opposed to attritional warfare making the reader think that it's in a some sort of a stalemate just because front lines aren't shifting dramatically.