Maxim Alyukov published an opinion piece in the Guardian, outlining how authoritarian governments make use of factchecking operations. He claims that "just as independent factchecking discredited propaganda claims, pro-regime “factchecking” undermined the credibility of independent reporting." Situating that trend within the larger context of authoritarian regimes, the article focuses on Russia's recent use of factchecking.
The article is available here:
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/apr/19/authoritarians-vladimir-putin-propaganda-factchecking-democracy