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A German Journalist Opened an Online Account and Presented Herself as Putin's Admirer.

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A German journalist did an unprecedented and risky experiment. She opened an online account and falsely presented herself as an admirer of Putin. Soon she was contacted by different people, including German politicians. The experiment ended with death threats.
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German journalist Angelika Geray ran a fake Telegram channel under the name "Katya" for several months, posing as a supporter of dictator Vladimir Putin. Through this channel, she was contacted by people who even began offering her various tasks for Russian intelligence services, Deutsche Welle reports.

German journalist Angelik Gerai has been running a fake Telegram channel on behalf of Kati for several months, allegedly a supporter of Russian President Vladimir Putin as part of an investigation into RTL of Russia's network of "one-time agents" in the Federal Republic of Germany. This channel has been contacted by people who have started offering assignments in the interest of Russian intelligence, reports a DW publication on 12 September. The…

A German journalist carried out a journalistic experiment in which he created a false identity and presented himself online as an admirer of Russian President Vladimir Putin. In a few months, the account attracted people who proposed to him to carry out various tasks in Germany, including photographing certain objectives and collecting information about individuals and organisations. [...]

A German journalist did an unprecedented and risky experiment. She opened an online account and falsely presented herself as an admirer of Putin. Soon she was contacted by various people, including German politicians. The experiment ended with death threats, broadcasts MEDIAFAX. Journalist Angelic Geray managed [...]

A German journalist did an unprecedented and risky experiment. She opened an online account and falsely presented herself as an admirer of Putin. Soon she was contacted by different people, including German politicians. The experiment ended with death threats.

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Mediafax broke the news on Saturday, September 12, 2026.
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