Forbes Removes Inaccurate Article on Society of St. John's Day of Action

Source: Union of Orthodox Journalists

December 27, 2025

The Forbes headline before the story was changed, and later deleted altogether. Photo: UOJ-USA The Forbes headline before the story was changed, and later deleted altogether. Photo: UOJ-USA   

After one email and warning from the Society of St. John, Forbes changed the headline of its article. After a second email, Forbes took the article down completely.

An article by Forbes which was originally titled "Russian Orthodox Church Brings Kremlin Propaganda Campaign to Capitol Hill" has been removed from the publication's website following warnings issued by the Society of St. John of Shanghai and San Francisco over email.

After the initial email from the Society of St. John to Forbes' editorial team, the title was changed to "The Russian Orthodox Church Wants a Ukrainian Law Repealed." However, much of the information contained in the article — which was verifiably false — prompted a follow-up email from the Society of St. John demanding a retraction, correction, and apology.

... Read the rest at Union of Orthodox Journalists.

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