How Simonyan Lied About the Hostages in Beslan (Part 2)
On September 1, 2004, Margarita Simonyan appeared on Vesti, reporting from Beslan. She was one of the first to voice the figure of 300-400 hostages on national airwaves, and also said that the terrorists had made no demands. But by then, local residents knew there were at least three times that many hostages in the school. Learn more about this story in our short video.