“Since Russia invaded Ukraine, “not a single Western journalist has bothered to interview Putin.”
What PolitiFact found
This was disputed by the Kremlin’s spokesperson and numerous Western journalists. Journalists across the world have sought interviews with Putin. The Kremlin declines.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Tucker Carlson (Conservative web show host) made this claim around 6 February 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 8 February 2024, 2 days later. Its rating was “Pants on Fire”.
Tucker Carlson has 48 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 23 of them false or fake, 14 misleading or mixed and 0 true.
Where the claim appeared
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