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Ukraine-related conspiracies including Russia’s claim that U.S. government-supported biowarfare laboratories in Ukraine are developing biological weapons. (Wikipedia)
For over two years, protests against COVID-19 measures such as lockdowns and vaccinations have drawn tens of thousands to the streets of Vienna. They continuously make headlines for being a gathering space for far-right and neo-Nazi groups, and for their rowdy and sometimes even violent behaviour. …
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By Hal Brands | Bloomberg, The war in Ukraine isn’t just a conflict between Moscow and Kyiv, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov recently declared. It is a “proxy war” in which the world’s most powerful military alliance, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, is using Ukraine as a battering …
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The claim: Headline from Canadian outlet says ‘conspiracy theorists keep getting things right’ Some social media users are claiming a Canadian news outlet, CTV News, ran an article validating “conspiracy theorists.” “Conspiracy theorists keep getting things right; Experts say ‘that’s dangerous,’” …
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Fake Letter Did Polish armed forces write a letter in April 2022 announcing a plan to send “airborne units” to Ukraine? No, that’s not true: The Armed Forces General Command of Poland debunked the claim. There are also no other credible reports of such an order. The claim appeared in this tweet …
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For much of the past two decades, the U.S. and its European allies have chosen not to confront Vladimir Putin. Even as Russia invaded Georgia, annexed Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula, shot down a passenger jet and interfered in a U.S. presidential election, the West did relatively little to stop him. …
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Listen 8 min Comment on this story Comment Gift Article Russian President Vladimir Putin sought to justify his contentious war against Ukraine during a huge Victory Day parade on Monday, again falsely calling Ukrainians “Nazis” and insisting without evidence that Kyiv was planning to build nuclear …
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The head of Russia’s Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastrykin, has told reporters that Ukraine has been mired in a multi-million dollar Pentagon-funded bioweapons program. The UN High Representative for Disarmament has called for a consultative meeting on the issue. “The analysis of the …
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Richard GowanUN Director The text below is an extended version of a lecture given to the Geneva Centre for Security Policy on 3 May 2022. The war in Ukraine has led diplomats, UN officials and pundits to ask if we are approaching a “new San Francisco moment”: an historical juncture like 1945, when …
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Ambassador Linda Thomas-GreenfieldU.S. Representative to the United NationsNew York, New YorkMay 5, 2022 AS DELIVERED First, let me sincerely thank the Secretary-General for his remarks and for his update from the region. I am so glad that you’ve returned to us safe and sound, and I know that you …
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The writer is founder of Sifted, an FT-backed media company covering European start-ups If the purpose of creating a governmental disinformation unit is to increase trust in the information flow of a free society then the launch of the US Disinformation Governance Board did not go well. A terse …
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