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Is Russian Fake News Trying to Destabilise the UK? – TLDR News
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Russia has been accused of spreading fake news and interfering with elections all over the world. A new report identifies some particularly crazy examples of Russian created fake news being spread in the UK and US in an attempt to destabilise the west. We explain the type of content being created, who’s making it and why they’re doing it.
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In this video, we’ll take a look at Andy Burnham’s hypothetical role as the de facto anti-Reform candidate – and whether a Burnham-led Labour Party could see off Nigel Farage.
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Starmer announces his resignation
https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/starmer-resign-labour-burnham-b2999623.html
Makerfield by-election
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/jun/18/makerfield-byelection-keir-starmer-andy-burnham-robert-kenyon-labour-leadership-reform-aberdeen-arbroath-uk-politics-latest-news-updates?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-6a34c0828f08c4f67d4d35ba#block-6a34c0828f08c4f67d4d35ba
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/19/reform-uk-weaknesses-makerfield-nigel-farage-labour
Andy Burnham: Britain’s Future Will be Decided in the North (Feb 2025)
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/feb/27/westminster-britain-future-north-england
Luke Tryl: Reform has a new set of problems
https://www.ft.com/content/1cf6beda-6e00-46a5-941d-8bb9ebf0cb34
Donald Trump’s popularity in the UK
https://yougov.com/en-gb/articles/54921-how-popular-is-donald-trump-in-europe-may-2026
0:00 Intro
1:27 Context
3:04 Could Burnham see off Farage?
7:26 Sponsor
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In this video, we’re going to explain how we got to our 6th prime minister resignation in 10 years, how Starmer became so unpopular, and what’s likely to happen next.
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Keir Starmer announces his resignation
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2026/06/22/keir-starmer-resignation-labour-burnham-streeting-no-10/
Makerfield by-election
Wes Streeting backs Burnham as leader
https://x.com/wesstreeting/status/2068998920689062168?s=20
How quickly could Andy Burnham Become PM?
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jun/17/how-quickly-could-andy-burnham-become-the-uks-prime-minister
Where did it go wrong for Starmer?
https://theconversation.com/from-landslide-to-leadership-crisis-where-did-it-all-go-wrong-for-keir-starmer-282935
https://www.politico.eu/article/keir-starmer-7-times-mp-u-turn-uk-parliament/
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/sep/09/how-keir-starmers-polling-became-one-of-the-worst-in-the-west-in-charts
00:00 Intro
01:58 How We Got Here
06:44 What Next?
8:55 Sponsor
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This morning it was announced that Andy Burnham has won the Makerfield By-Election, returning Burnham to Parliament putting him on track to challenge Starmer for leadership. In this video we unpack the results of the election, and if Burnham could become the next PM very soon.
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TLDR is a completely independent & privately owned media company that’s not afraid to tackle the issues we think are most important. The channel is run by a small group of young people, with us hoping to pass on our enthusiasm for politics to other young people. We are primarily fan sourced with most of our funding coming from donations and ad revenue. No shady corporations, no one telling us what to say. We can’t wait to grow further and help more people get informed. Help support us by subscribing, engaging and sharing. Thanks!
Sources:
Survation, Makerfield By-Election Pre-Poll
https://cdn.survation.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/15164649/Makerfield_Initial_Estimate_Note.pdf
Independent, Can Andy Burnham Actually Beat Reform?
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/burnham-starmer-makerfield-odds-reform-by-election-labour-b2978537.html
James Heale Makerfield Ward Results Local Election 2026
https://x.com/JAHeale/status/2054963026193748418
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We interviewed Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the G7 and discussed why the summit was important, the UK’s defence spending, the upcoming Makerfield by-election and the potential of an Andy Burnham leadership challenge.
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On Monday, Keir Starmer announced that the UK will ban social media for under-16s, with the restrictions set to come into effect in Spring 2027. So in this video, we’ll explain how this proposal will work and what might happen next.
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@taylanhussein2007
December 26, 2023 at 7:48 pm
Not useful fake news
@jhoncaw723
December 26, 2023 at 7:48 pm
RUSSIA WILL UNIFY UK'S MENTAL ISSUES FOR LAST DAYS PAY OUT.
@user-td5cf8oz9z
December 26, 2023 at 7:48 pm
USA controling the entire world and he is telling us about the Russia lol
@patrik5123
December 26, 2023 at 7:48 pm
And people wonder why I don't read or pay attention to the news…
@pepcohapepcohobu4484
December 26, 2023 at 7:48 pm
Мы как бы и сами знаем что у нас фейк новости
@TocTeplv
December 26, 2023 at 7:48 pm
Nice. Do it more, Russia, do it more!! (even thought you dont do it, and it's sick imagination of british crybabies who cant handle UKIP and Sargon)
@jasonvoorhees6152
December 26, 2023 at 7:48 pm
The question is what evidence are they using to point to Russia?
@sisyphusvasilias3943
December 26, 2023 at 7:48 pm
Atlantic Council has been caught running thousands of fake social media accounts to interfer in US, UK and EU elections..i.e. the elections they are supposed to be defending from interference.
If you believe them it puts every video you've ever made into question. How do you confirm the information you research? You see it in Print so it MUST be true??????
@sisyphusvasilias3943
December 26, 2023 at 7:48 pm
This is EXACTLY what the ATLANTIC COUNCIL has been busted doing many times. Look into New Knowledge and the Integrity Initiative…both PARTNERS OF THE ATLANTIC COUNCIL and both busted running thousands of fake facebook and twitter accounts for propaganda and election interference purposes.
@sisyphusvasilias3943
December 26, 2023 at 7:48 pm
Taking the Atlantic Council report as "evidence" is a DEATHBLOW for your channel's credibility.
Have you not heard of the Integrity Initiantive (UK Foreign Office propaganda operation) and New Knowledge, the US Company caught running THOUSANDS of fake B a/cs to rig the Alabama Senate Elections… BOTH are PARTNERS OF THE ATLANTIC COUNCIL!!!
@sisyphusvasilias3943
December 26, 2023 at 7:48 pm
How breath-takingly foolish, naive and guliable do you have to be to take the Atlantic Councils findings as authentic.They have been exposed many many times for doing exactly what they are accusing of Russian doing here. You're LITERALLY taking the CIA's word over the Russian Gov!!!! This isn't evidence. Both the Russian Gov and the At'Council are capable of generating these stories. To swallow it as FACT and go and make a video endorsing it is tragic for your credibility.
@sisyphusvasilias3943
December 26, 2023 at 7:48 pm
The Atlanic Council are the Political arm of NATO.
Atlantic Council's job is to undermine and discredit Russia.
A.C., the UK F.O. has been exposed many times running Fake New operations like the Integrity Inititive which ran fake social media stories about the Spanish Gov being too friendly with Russia and in USA the DoS contracted a privated company to set up thousands of fake FB a/c to make fake posts in the Alamba Senate race.
You have to be stupid to take the Atlantic Councils finding seriously.
@Red0543
December 26, 2023 at 7:48 pm
Russia: does a lot of bad shit
Also Russia: Why does everyone demonise us!?
@alvarogoogle
December 26, 2023 at 7:48 pm
I love how you just TAKE FOR GRANTED the accuracy of your intelligence agencies on their claimed certainty of the origin of these fake news.
@qinby1182
December 26, 2023 at 7:48 pm
Using the Atlantic Council as a source for anything is ludicrous.
It is a NATO russophobe think tank.
Ever heard of the Integrity Initiative??? (GOOGLE it)
But really fake news on the internet What a shocker!!
Troll farms are troll farms they do it for clicks, for money.
@R.-.
December 26, 2023 at 7:48 pm
Who is the Atlantic Council's Digital Forensic Research Lab? Where does their funding come from? What evidence have they published to support their claims? How can I trust TLDR's faith in their claims?
@F1ghteR41
December 26, 2023 at 7:48 pm
Oh, yeah, the modern edition of 'Are the jews conspiring to rule over the world?' of 1890's vintage. The amount of falsehoods in this video shows that modern day Russophobes act just like the antisemites of the late nineteenth century – by spreading fake news via self-proclaimed independent entities.
@AndreyBelenkiy
December 26, 2023 at 7:48 pm
The problem is very real. People tend to disregard Russia as a legitimate threat. Many look closer to home for the source of their problems. And while Russia can't be blamed for everything going on in the world, often times they are behind problems and conflicts that just seem to drag on with no workable solution. In fact steering involved parties away from reaching an agreement is generally their main goal. I just wish more people realized this. Bit by bit, Russia is getting its way and is shaping the world. And believe me – you don't want to live in a world where Russia calls the shots.
Please share this if you can. Sharing legit information is the only way to compete with Russia's troll factories.
@Chopper-AK47
December 26, 2023 at 7:48 pm
'GRU is the foreign military intelligence agency of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (formerly the USSR′s General Staff). Unlike Russia's other security and intelligence agencies, such as the SVR, the FSB, and the FSO, whose heads report directly to the president of Russia, Director of GRU is subordinate to the Russian military command, i.e. the minister of defence and the Chief of the General Staff. Until 2010, and again from 2013, the GRU combined military intelligence service and special forces.'
I got this from Wikipedia.
From what I can understand the GRU is somewhat similar to the British SAS.
@PavaniGanga
December 26, 2023 at 7:48 pm
Yes please. It would be a significant public service (and Good Karma points) to develop a video that helps people recognize the signs of fake news. Obviously there is "hyper-partisan" news, which is also disinforming and dangerous. But the Fake News you describe is of a different order and it constitutes a worldwide threat. Any means of detection you can share will be appreciated internationally. After all, it's not only Brits who follow you. For example, I'm American, following gratefully more than a year.
@coineineagh
December 26, 2023 at 7:48 pm
Living in Europe, it's obvious to me that the UK has been successfully divided from the EU. Uk's centuries-old continental foreign policy didn't help, but the Russian rumour mill is what pushed government into Brexit
@100geemo78
December 26, 2023 at 7:48 pm
We don't need the Russians to split the UK, the system is so undemocratic for Welsh and Scots that it makes total sense to do so. Why should Wales and Scotland be the only two countries in Europe without democracy?
@777666777MICHAEL
December 26, 2023 at 7:48 pm
The deep fakes are coming from CNN, BBC, CBS…. The British are tiered of EU ballshit polices so they quit EU and the EU propaganda blames the Russians. Hillary the liar looses the elections, the fakers blame Russians. 2 million immigrants come to Europe from Africa and Afghanistan and the fakers blame The Russians. British Prime Minister dances like a horse, the fakes blame Putin. Internet is not fast enough, the Russians….bla bla bla. Kiss My Ass!
@croweater6814
December 26, 2023 at 7:48 pm
"Russian troll factories"
I wish russia would pay me for my shitposting.
@HEMPerformance
December 26, 2023 at 7:48 pm
The BBC throws out more fake news than the Russians 😂
@andrewnorrie2731
December 26, 2023 at 7:48 pm
And guess who were fiddling around in Russia a century ago?
@shalawamyasharahla
December 26, 2023 at 7:48 pm
As if America and the UK haven't brainwashed their citizens by now
@SuperIcekool
December 26, 2023 at 7:48 pm
The Atlantic Council is an American funded think tank. As about as neutral and reliable as a second hand Woolworth watch. Who really funds the Atlantic Council?
@bourpierre198
December 26, 2023 at 7:48 pm
A fakenews detector toolbox would be awesome 🙂
@fargoflagrant7796
December 26, 2023 at 7:48 pm
i'd love a video about fact checking in political journalism!
@keithhiggins2237
December 26, 2023 at 7:48 pm
It's not Russia or fake news provided by BBC,SKY or channel 4 it's the two faced anti democratic politicians that have divided the country.
@DavidImrie
December 26, 2023 at 7:48 pm
Errrr Guys, The Skripals were not killed.. they recovered…. Fake news… lol
@peachykeen3194
December 26, 2023 at 7:48 pm
The irony is how much misinformation is in this video. Congratulations on further perpetuating the very thing you claim to be combatting.
@AdamSmith-gs2dv
December 26, 2023 at 7:48 pm
The reason so called "fake news" gets trusted now is because the MSM is just as bad as the fake news. The MSM is now literally just a click bait factory writing articles and stories that advance the side they support (usually the left). Hell it's been proven the MSM colludes with political parties to put out propaganda in the DNC email leak and declassified CIA documents. Point is the lack of trust in the MSM is their own doing
@gatinho6654
December 26, 2023 at 7:48 pm
You should have stuck with Brexit, this is an appalling video and damaged your credibility. Nobody has been peddling fake news more than the Guardian and the New York Times in recent years, or are you too young to remember WMDs and the destruction of Iraq? Russiagate bullshit is the most wildly promoted conspiracy theory of recent times. The Atlantic Council is massively involved in the coup in Brazil against the elected government, giving rise to Bolsonaro, which was the whole point. Wow, my opinion of your channel has taken a catastrophic drop, do a LOT more reading and self educating before you drop another of these embarrassing videos.