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DISINFO: Pashinyan and Macron are plotting against Russia
On 21-22 February, Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan was in France for a two-day working visit. The purpose of the visit was the ceremony of the transfer of remains of Missak & Mélinée Manouchian and their comrades in the French resistance against Nazism into the Pantheon.
DISINFO: Stoltenberg confirmed that NATO is seeking confrontation with Russia
This is exactly what NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg spoke about in an interview with RFE/RL on February 23, 2024. The NATO Secretary General noted that Ukraine, when it receives F-16 fighters from its allies, according to international law, can strike military targets in Russia. However, Stoltenberg added, this issue will be resolved by the countries supplying F-16 fighters to Ukraine.
DISINFO: The West is guilty of disrupting Russia-Ukraine peace deals
France and Germany, among other EU nations, played a significant role in the preparation of the Minsk Agreements, in collaboration with Ukraine and Russia. The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) also had a crucial part in this process. Among other provisions, these agreements called for a complete ceasefire and the holding of elections in the Russian-occupied parts of Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts, in accordance with Ukrainian law. Ukraine was committed to implementing the Minsk Agreements; however, the implementation was continually disrupted by Moscow-backed military formations.
DISINFO: The West’s hybrid war against Russia is fraught with nuclear risks
EU and US leaders are not threatening Russia with nuclear weapons or conventional warfare. They have been trying to establish good-neighbourly relations with Russia since the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991. In 1997, Russia and NATO signed the Founding Act on Mutual Relations, Cooperation and Security which said that ‘NATO and Russia do not consider each other as adversaries.’ Several disarmament initiatives have been launched since then.
DISINFO: Zelenskyy and the Kyiv junta need to continue the war against Russia to enrich themselves with Western aid
The claim that Zelenskyy uses the war for personal embezzlement is made without any evidence. International support is used by Ukraine to defend itself against the unjustified and unprovoked Russian invasion of Ukraine which started on February 24, 2022, and to support the economy in the context of Russia’s full-scale invasion.
How Putin runs disinformation campaign against Zelensky – Report
In a report by the Washington Post, Kremlin documents expose Putin’s administration using Russian political strategists to push a disinformation campaign against Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky.
DISINFO: British Council carried out intelligence activities for Kyiv in Kherson
The British Council is the UK’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. The British Council works in over 100 countries and its aim is to build mutually beneficial cultural and educational relationships between the UK and other countries. The British Council has been working in Ukraine since 1992. The British Council in Ukraine is a non-political organisation and does not have any political agenda. It is registered as a legal entity and operates in accordance with Ukrainian law. Although the British Council receives a government grant in aid, it is operationally independent from the UK government.
DISINFO: Georgian snipers killed Euromaidan demonstrators under the guidance of American instructors
The conspiracy theory about Georgian snipers shooting at Maidan protesters on 20 February 2014 has been previously debunked and is not supported by evidence. Pro-Kremlin disinformation has spread different versions of the identity of the snipers. For further debunking about recurring disinformation on the Georgian snipers, see Myth Detector (also here and here), StopFake, The Insider and Polygraph.
DISINFO: NATO exercises prove that the Alliance is preparing to send troops to Ukraine
On February 25, 2024, NATO military exercises Dragon-24 started in Poland. This part of the exercise on Polish territory is a key element of the largest NATO exercise since 1988, Steadfast Defender 2024. The military maneuvers are in no way related to the deployment of NATO troops to Ukraine. NATO has repeatedly emphasised that the Alliance is not involved in the Russian war and does not intend to send its troops into the territory of Ukraine.
No evidence of lethal Pfizer trial in Ukraine
No evidence of lethal Pfizer trial in Ukraine
Trump falsely said U.S. gave $150B more to Ukraine than NATO | verifythis.com
The former president continued to criticize fellow NATO members’ spending, but he overstated how much more the U.S. has spent to fund Ukraine’s defense.
Fact Check: Putin Defends Hitler’s Invasion of Poland in Carlson Interview
True.
Based on a Russian transcript of Vladimir Putin’s interview with Tucker Carlson, Newsweek verified Putin said Adolf Hitler was “forced” to invade Poland, an inaccurate interpretation of the circumstances leading to World War II.
While translations do not use the word “forced” or “compelled”, they broadly match its meaning.
Anti-Ukraine trolls use ‘Operation Matryoshka’ campaign to spread fake news
Not content with simply creating and spreading fake news, anti-Ukraine trolls are now also using a new disinformation tactic: a method dubbed “Operation Matryoshka” (or Russian doll), which has been exposed by the “Bot Blocker” collective and AFP fact checkers. It is designed to divert the attention of journalists and muddy the waters of information even more.
Fact Check: Is Tucker Carlson on Ukraine ‘Kill List’ Over Putin Interview?
False.
The claim that the Mirotvorets list, which Alex Jones and Infowars refer to as a “kill list,” is inaccurate, as is the claim that Tucker Carlson was added to it following reports he had interviewed Vladimir Putin.
The list does not advocate violence toward those on it, which is part of an NGO, non-state-funded effort by Ukrainian activists to list “enemies of Ukraine.”
Carlson has been listed on the site since mid-2023.
FACT CHECK: Can The US Not Produce Missiles Anymore? | Check Your Fact
The U.S. is not in danger of running out of cruise missiles, according to
an expert. The U.S. has the ability to produce more missiles’
FAKE: The USA recognized the superiority of Russian tanks over Western counterparts
Military Watch Magazine regularly spreads pro-Russian propaganda. Experts note the advantages of Western tanks over Russian ones
FAKE: Ukrainians have turned Poland into the ‘criminal capital’ of the EU
The media that spread the article regularly publishes Russian propaganda, and the material used fakes and manipulations of the Russian Federation
Germany uncovers pro-Russia disinformation campaign on X – Report
DIGITAL forensic experts in Germany have uncovered a vast, pro-Russia disinformation campaign against the government using thousands of fake accounts on X.
FACT CHECK: No, Vladimir Putin Did Not Declare Alaska Sale Illegal | Check Your Fact
The letter does not state anything about Alaska
FACT CHECK: No, NATO Did Not Invade Libya | Check Your Fact
NATO did not invade Libya but enforced a no-fly zone. While NATO did not
kill Gaddafi, it did hit his convoy with airstrikes, which led to Libyan
rebels finding and killing him’