# TASS

> TASS is a news source in the TOLD catalogue, based in Russia. TOLD classifies its editorial position as **State-influenced**.

- **Domain:** tass.com
- **Website:** https://tass.com
- **Country:** Russia
- **Region:** Russia
- **Language:** Russian; English-language edition at tass.com
- **Editorial position on TOLD:** State-influenced
- **Founded:** 1904

## About

TASS arrives daily with the pace of a wire service and the editorial line of a state ministry, Russia's official news agency since the Soviet era. The paradox: what reads like neutral wire copy is, by structure, the state's own voice, with dispatches that mirror Kremlin terminology including 'special military operation'. It covers whatever Moscow officially says, in the order Moscow says it.

## Profile

- **Ownership:** Russian state; federal state unitary enterprise (ITAR-TASS) established by Russian government decree
- **Funding:** Russian state budget; commercial wire subscriptions
- **Focus areas:** Russian government statements and decrees, foreign policy, Ukraine war coverage, defence and military, official economic data, sport


## What the position means

TOLD classifies what an outlet publishes over time, based on ownership, funding
and focus. It describes a pattern; it is not a rating of quality and not a
ranking. Nothing in TOLD sorts, hides or promotes a source by its position.
State-aligned and partisan outlets are in the catalogue on purpose, labelled.

## Latest headlines

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- [Six members of banned organization Jehovah's Witnesses convicted of extremism In Moscow](https://tass.com/society/2179893) — 2026-08-31T13:09:08.000Z
- [Putin proposes making Russia-China visa-free regime permanent](https://tass.com/politics/2179885) — 2026-08-31T13:00:00.000Z
- [Bank of Russia to keep inflation around 4%, assess need to lower target in future](https://tass.com/economy/2179879) — 2026-08-31T12:49:27.000Z
- [Bank of Russia projects key rate at 13-15% in 2027 under pro-inflationary scenario](https://tass.com/economy/2179871) — 2026-08-31T12:37:10.000Z
- [FACTBOX: What to know about Eastern Economic Forum](https://tass.com/economy/2179867) — 2026-08-31T12:30:01.000Z
- [Bank of Russia projects key rate at 19-21% in 2027 under risk scenario](https://tass.com/economy/2179869) — 2026-08-31T12:27:28.000Z
- [Iraq rejects proposal to keep coalition forces beyond September 30 deadline](https://tass.com/world/2179851) — 2026-08-31T12:16:23.000Z
- [Bank of Russia projects key rate at 9-11% in 2027 under disinflationary scenario](https://tass.com/economy/2179845) — 2026-08-31T11:55:54.000Z

## Assessment note

Latest assessment: 2026-05-10. Generated with TOLD Source Prompt Brief v1.2.7. TOLD summarizes framing patterns and third-party classifications; it does not assess factual accuracy, intent, or legitimacy. External classifications: 10 (5 themes).

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