That said, I'm sure they are at least 10X more reliable that CNN.
Exactly. Test everything. Media worldwide are corrupt.
I can see either of these being true. Our government lies about everything, almost constantly. Even more often than a woman of reproductive age! Our side would lie to us and the world to spread distrust, even just for fun, or to try to hurt Russian attacks on AQ and ISIS.
And on the other hand, back in the 60s, Russia told many outlandish lies about machinery, jets, bombs, bombers, and their space program.
It was so well known and laughable that it was a subject on Gilligans island. Two Cosmonauts landed on the island by mistake and finally after getting picket up by a sub, the castaways heard on the radio that the Cosmonaut had landed 2 meters away from his intended landing point in Russia.
And then compare both sources. CNN, and Pravda. NO winner there either.
Im taking a wait and see on this one.