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Hassan Nasrallah
Secretary General of Hezbollah
“This is part of the US-Israeli war on resistance movements in the region ... When we say we are not active in Germany, we are being 100% honest.”
Read more...For years, Germany classified only the military wing of Hezbollah as a terrorist group. Thus the group’s political wing was able to maintain a presence in Germany, and European authorities have found evidence that it engages in fundraising and money laundering operations there. -
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Jair Bolsonaro
President of Brazil
“TV Globo at Fantasy yesterday dedicated itself to attacks on President Jair Bolsonaro, due to the fact that a photographer from Jornal O Estado de SP was attacked by some possible infiltrators in the peaceful demonstration. We also condemn violence. However, I did not see such an act, as it was within the limits of the Planalto Palace, and I only saw the joy of the people who, spontaneously, defended an elected government, democracy and freedom.”
Read more...After Bolsonaro stirred up supporters at a May 3 rally, some in the crowd turned on journalists. They punched and kicked a photographer, pushed a driver to the ground and verbally harassed other reporters. -
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The HKSAR Government
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
"[W]e take great exception to comments made by officials and politicians in foreign countries concerning the recent arrests and prosecution of a number of persons for organizing and participating in unauthorized assemblies in Hong Kong. They were totally unfounded and amounted to a serious intervention in Hong Kong's affairs."
Read more...The UK and U.S. condemned China and Hong Kong for prosecuting people who took part in last year’s mass pro-democracy protests. China’s rebuttals ignore obligations under the 50-year treaty Beijing signed to take over the city from the UK. -
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Sergei Lavrov
Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs
"As far as claims by the European External Action Service are concerned, the claims that our countries have been allegedly spreading disinformation about everything that is happening in relation to the coronavirus, it would be inappropriate even to make comments, because not a single fact that might back up such allegations has been presented to us."
Read more...In truth there is not ‘a single fact,’ but many facts, supporting the accusations that Russia has promoted disinformation regarding COVID-19. -
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News Front Georgia
a pro-Kremlin news site
“The first clinical trial on remdesivir, an experimental medication by the company Gilead Sciences, which has been seen as one of the promising and most successful medications in treating coronavirus, proved a failure.”
Read more...The News Front Georgia report falsely claimed a remdesivir trial in China was the first of its kind and the results were final. The story ignored that the trial was terminated and its findings disputed. A new U.S. study now shows promise for the drug. -
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@kingwithin
a Twitter user
“The Supreme Leader of North Korea - Kim Jong Un has died. In pic here”
Read more...This image of Kim Jong Un’s supposed funeral is going viral on social media, with posters claiming he is dead. This is false. The photo is edited to put Kim Jong Un’s face on an image of his late father, Kim Jong Il, lying in state. -
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Global Times
Chinese state-run news outlet
"Responding to viral reports alleging that the novel coronavirus was leaked from a US military biochemical laboratory, Chinese scientists said that they could not make a judgment on the allegation, as the US had not given any public response on the issue."
Read more...Genetic research on the virus showed it was not human engineered. The suggestion that the U.S. government has been silent about problems at the Fort Detrick bioresearch lab in Maryland is false. -
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Sputnik
Russian government news agency
"On the night of January 8, Iran launched a missile strike on the American military infrastructure in Iraq. The number of victims of this attack was not disclosed."
Read more...Sputnik’s claim is a rehash of a debunked claim that Iran’s attack killed 80 American troops in Iraq. Coalition forces from U.S.-allied countries at the bases reported no casualties. The U.S. initially said no one was hurt but later confirmed that 110 suffered traumatic brain injuries.
