Fact - RT is state sponsored Russian media.
All major Russian media is controlled by the kremlin. It's one of the first things Putin did when he assumed power in 2000. Media owners and independent journalists who didn't obey were jailed or exiled. Several media outlets were literally taken over by the government. Within 5-6 years, it was all directly or indirectly under putins control.
The government decides what is covered, what is not covered, and how it is covered. Independent outlets are denied broadcast licenses, locked out of cable packages, not allowed to advertise... journalists critical of the kremlin or who are investigating official wrongdoing tend to have those damned "Russian heart attacks."