Quote: The media “spread lots of false versions, lots of lies. This is what we call 'fake news' today, isn't it? The era of post-truth.”

Who said it: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro

Context: Since he was elected president in 2013, Maduro has overseen the dismantling of his country’s economy and its constitution. His actions have been criticized by the vestiges of independent Venezuelan media as well as Western news organizations operating in the country. The remarks in July to RT, the Russian-backed news and propaganda outlet, were connected to his controversial—and ultimately successful—attempt to rewrite the constitution in order to give himself more powers.

Quote: “I know that I have been demonized” by the media.

Who said it: Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte

Context: Duterte was complaining in October about media coverage of extrajudicial killings of drug dealers and users in the Philippines under his watch. The trouble is that Duterte has boasted about personally killing people related to the drugs trade and to giving the police in Davao, the city of which he was mayor before he assumed the presidency, a free hand in tackling crime. Human-rights groups and the press have pounced on those remarks and questioned Duterte’s role. But these statements by the Philippines president about the media are part of a larger problem in a country that is among the most dangerous for journalists, where Duterte has labeled them, perhaps jokingly, as “spies,” and has said journalists should not be “exempted from assassination if you’re a son of a bitch.”

Quote: “There is no such thing as Rohingya. It is fake news.”

Who said it: U Kyaw San Hla, an officer in the state security minister in Burma’s Rakhine state

Context: The remarks this month to the Times by essentially a minor state functionary do not reflect an uncommon view in Burma, where the military has waged a brutal campaign against the Rohingya, the stateless Muslims who have lived in the country for generations. The word “Rohingya” itself is a sensitive one in the country also known as Myanmar—and the military offensive against the Rohingya is widely popular. Many Burmese view the Rohingya simply as Muslim migrants from neighboring Bangladesh. Aung San Suu Kyi, the country’s de facto leader, has been criticized by the international community for her apparent silence on the issue.

Quote: “We … know that the media is a double-edged sword. If it is used professionally and lawfully, the media can absolutely promote democracy, human rights, political stability, and development. But if it is straying beyond the lines, it will destroy everyone and the country will fall into war.”

Who said it: Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen

Context: The Cambodian strongman has been in power since 1993, and has, over the years, crushed dissent, political freedoms, and, more recently, the political opposition and a free press. His remarks last month were made in a letter to a Cambodian media forum. In February, soon after Trump was sworn in as president, the Cambodian leader said he empathizes with the American president’s view of the media, saying he “understands that journalists are an anarchic group.”