Russia has banned Pornhub, Burger King, and McDonald's.
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The Pete Quiñones ShowOct 1, 2026
Russia's government did block Pornhub (2015 and 2016, via Roskomnadzor), so that part is supported, though the sources do not confirm the block's status as of 2026-10-01. The Burger King and McDonald's parts are contradicted as government bans: both companies withdrew or suspended operations voluntarily, and Burger King's Russian franchises stayed open.
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… lackadaisical, to keep them addicted to anti-Islamic things that, of course, they have to pay for, in order to keep them from fighting, to keep them from building a separate identity. That's why the Israelis are always doing that. It's not an uncommon thing. Look at what Russia's doing. They're getting rid of Pornhub. They got rid of Burger King. Oh my God, getting rid of McDonald's. How are that culture ever going to ever gonna survive? Their health just went through the roof by comparison to Americans. No one needs any of these things, but as the Russian economy continues to do very well, building new trading blocks, the US. …
The Pete Quiñones Show · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Contradicts. McDonald's exited the Russian market in 2022 through a voluntary corporate decision to sell its restaurants, not through a Russian government ban.[1][6][7]
Contradicts. Burger King did not get banned by Russia; its roughly 800 franchised Russian locations remained open, and the parent company said it could not close them because of its joint-venture partner and franchise structure.[2][8][9]
Supports. Russia's communications watchdog Roskomnadzor blocked Pornhub in 2015 after a Krasnodar court ruled it violated child-protection and pornography laws, and it was blacklisted again in 2016.[10][11]
Context. Snopes and Full Fact rated as false or untrue the 2022 rumor that Pornhub had blocked Russian users after the invasion of Ukraine, finding the site working normally.[3][4][5]
Sources
11 sources: 5 fact-checkers, 6 not rated
- 1McDonald’s, Starbucks, Coke, Pepsi join exodus out of Russiaapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: contradicts
- 2www.reuters.com · article · ukraine-crisis-burgerBurger King caught in complex legal web, thwarting Russia ...reuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: contradicts
- 3Did Pornhub Block Russian Users?snopes.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 4Pornhub isn't blocked in Russia following the invasion of Ukrainefullfact.org · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 5Fact Check: Pornhub Did NOT Stop Service To Russialeadstories.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 6An update on our operations in Russia - McDonald'scorporate.mcdonalds.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 7McDonald's permanently exits Russian market Ukraine warrestaurantonline.co.uk · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 8Why some global fast-food chains remain open for ...cbc.ca · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 9McDonald's and Burger King restaurants remain open in ...nrn.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 10Russia blocks Pornhub and ten other adult sitestheverge.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 11Russia Blocks Access to Adult Site Pornhub - The Moscow Timesthemoscowtimes.com · not rated · cited for: supports
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