Mashable: Russian media is loving the Baltimore riots

April 29, 2015, 10:39 p.m. | Russia and former Soviet Union — by Mashable

People participate in a rally for the family of Freddie Gray outside the Maryland state's attorney's office on April 29, 2015 in Baltimore, Maryland.
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As the world watched TV screens and Twitter streams showing Baltimore in chaos, Russia's propaganda machine got to work exploiting the unrest with what is known locally as "whataboutism."

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