The Rossiya24 channel filmed a propaganda report about the Outsiders' victory at the IEM Rio Major. It started with an interview with David n0rb3r7 Danielyan, who talked about his feelings about the tournament. And if the interview itself turned out to be provocative, but at least honest, then immediately after it began a terrible propaganda passage.

Two days ago, Outsiders became the champions of the IEM Rio Major, defeating Heroic in the finals with a score of 2-0. The team is still considered Russian, and Russian state channels could not miss this event.

First, a fake video allegedly from the Maincast broadcast during the final of Heroic vs Outsiders was shown, in the corner of which a picture of a pig was superimposed. The video was circulating on various Telegram channels, and the picture was edited without involvement from Maincast. Nevertheless, Russia24 journalists considered it an insult to the Russian team.

With such support, alas, they could not settle in Ukraine. The yellow and blue commentators, broadcasting our team's performance, attached a picture of a pig to the video.

Journalist of Russia24

After that, Russia24 slandered Alexander s1mple Kostylev, saying that he showed the middle finger to a crowd of fans without mentioning the context of this gesture. And in this case, the context was important. Before that, Brazilian fans insulted s1mple and his team, and one of the fans spat at them.

Also, the Russian channel mentioned OG, who congratulated Virtus.pro on their victory at the IEM Rio Major. However, this is prohibited by the rules of performing under a neutral tag, and the team played under the name Outsiders. As a result, OG faced criticism and apologized. Russia24 published a fake report that OG was criticized for congratulating, not violating the rules.

After the release of the story, n0rb3r7 commented on his interview.

I saw comments about my interview. I will say this: I wanted to share my emotions, but it turned out quite differently. Some questions were asked, but completely different came out, and somehow it even turned out awkward.

David n0rb3r7 Danielyan

It's funny how Russian players, including n0rb3r7, need help understanding what country they live in, who they interview, and how it will be used. At this rate, the Outsiders will continue to play without a tag for a long time.