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Section size for RT (TV network) (50 sections)
Section name	Byte count		Prose size (words)
Section name	Header	Total	Header	Total
(Top)	54,716	54,716	409	409
History	13	61,260	0	2,720
Foundation	6,587	6,587	334	334
Development and expansion	9,809	9,809	534	534
2012–2021	22,710	22,710	1,025	1,025
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine	20,674	20,674	752	752
2023–present	1,467	1,467	75	75
Organization	6,437	45,256	297	1,903
Budget	6,995	6,995	228	228
Network	13,896	13,896	384	384
Ratings/impact	15,077	17,928	716	994
Followers	473	473	67	67
Impact	2,378	2,378	211	211
Programming	2,443	16,412	138	765
The Alyona Show	2,194	2,194	191	191
Adam vs. the Man	2,010	2,010	91	91
World Tomorrow	1,596	1,596	158	158
Other shows	1,372	1,372	98	98
#1917LIVE	1,373	1,373	44	44
Programs	610	3,769	7	17
Current	965	965	0	0
Former	2,194	2,194	10	10
On-air staff	1,655	1,655	28	28
Guests	9,045	9,045	582	582
Content	3,138	48,447	174	2,066
Propaganda and related issues	21,159	21,159	712	712
Disinformation and conspiracy theories	13,300	13,300	600	600
Treatment of Putin and Medvedev	1,584	1,584	134	134
Anti-Americanism and anti-Westernism	5,120	5,120	307	307
Israeli–Palestinian conflict	1,691	1,691	39	39
Climate change denial	1,337	1,337	43	43
COVID-19 misinformation	1,118	1,118	57	57
Responses	16	65,370	0	4,240
States	17,328	17,328	891	891
Political involvement	5,265	5,265	330	330
Other responses	24	42,761	0	3,019
2008–2012	5,775	5,775	493	493
2014	10,601	10,601	940	940
2015–2016	11,269	11,269	692	692
2017–2018	5,051	5,051	362	362
2021	1,480	1,480	151	151
2022	6,045	6,045	267	267
2024	2,516	2,516	114	114
Awards and nominations	4,582	4,582	7	7
See also	285	285	0	0
Explanatory notes	197	197	0	0
References	17	76	0	0
Notes	28	28	0	0
Citations	31	31	0	0
External links	1,779	1,779	0	0
Total	307,425	307,425	12,692	12,692

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