Internet/social media
Thursday 29 October 2020
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![Various Social Media Accounts]()
Various Social Media Accounts
“I saw someone post this and I couldn't believe it. McDonald’s Azerbaijan's official account promoting the military taking of Nagorno-Karabakh.”
Read more...This is a verified McDonald’s Instagram account that posted pro-military pictures about Nagorno-Karabakh. The posts are now removed. -
![Chinese Foreign Ministry]()
Chinese Foreign Ministry
"Ipsos survey: China, the happiness leader in 2020.”
Read more...China cites a survey to claim it is the global leader in happiness, but, over the last couple of years, a reputable U.N. report has ranked the country low in happiness -
![People's Liberation Army Air Force]()
People's Liberation Army Air Force
Air force of the People's Republic of China
Chinese video of a simulated attack on the U.S. territory of Guam shows missiles from H-6 strategic bombers hitting targets on land.
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![Vladimir Putin]()
Vladimir Putin
President of the Russian Federation
“… [W]e would like to once again address the U.S. with a suggestion to agree on a comprehensive program of practical measures to reboot our relations in the field of (cyber) security… ”
Read more...U.S. intelligence officials have said they are confident Putin is behind efforts to interfere in the Nov. 3 presidential election. -
![Global Times]()
Global Times
Chinese Communist Party newspaper
"Xinjiang has rid itself of chaos, and people have been living a normal and stable life. This is reality. The vocational education and training centers have contributed to the situation, which is not hard to understand. But the political and opinion elites in the US and the West refuse to face up to the reality.”
Read more...China’s mass detention of Uighurs in Xinjiang “re-education camps” sparked a backlash over Disney’s “Mulan.” Reuters says China banned coverage of the film. -
![Sergei Naryshkin]()
Sergei Naryshkin
Head of Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR)
“We cannot rule that (a ‘provocation’ by Western intelligence services) out.”
Read more...There is no evidence that Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny, now in a coma, was poisoned by Western countries that are condemning the Kremlin. -
![Hakim Hussein Kheirandish]()
Hakim Hussein Kheirandish
Practitioner of Iranian traditional Islamic medicine
“Eating salt frequently protects from corona infection better than wearing a mask.”
Read more...Several research trials are studying the effect of salt and salt-based solutions against COVID-19. So far, none suggests eating salt instead of wearing a mask. -
![Brigadier General Eskandar Momeni]()
Brigadier General Eskandar Momeni
Head of Iran's Drug Control Headquarters
"Based on reliable information, planes operated by the NATO and the United States transport these illicit drugs in our neighboring country.”
Read more...NATO has been actively engaged in counter-drug trafficking operations in Afghanistan. The Iranians provided no evidence or identifiable sources for their claims, nor did the Russians -- the original source of the claim. -
![Dmitry Peskov]()
Dmitry Peskov
Kremlin press secretary
We do not understand why our German colleagues are in such a hurry to use the word 'poisoning' and so on. The substance must be found first, to understand what caused this condition. There must be grounds for investigation. For now, we are seeing a comatose patient."
Read more...The hospital in Berlin said its diagnosis is based on extensive tests indicating that Alexey Navalny has been poisoned. The fact that someone is in a coma does not prevent an investigation from being launched. -
![Global Times]()
Global Times
Chinese Communist Party newspaper
“Hong Kong affairs have nothing to do with freedom of the press … [Lai] and his ilk want to be US pawns in Hong Kong ... They are special allies of the US.”
Read more...Despite China’s assertion Lai’s arrest has “nothing to do with” press freedom, overwhelming evidence suggests that the move has everything to do with it. -
![Nicolás Maduro]()
Nicolás Maduro
Venezuelan president
“It is a clear triumph that expresses the loyalty of the Belarusian people to their national sovereignty to guarantee their integral development, prosperity, and maintenance of peace and security.”
Read more...Maduro’s statement overlooks the fact that Lukashenko won after jailing opponents and suppressing opposition protests. Unrest continues in Belarus. -
![Veteran's Today]()
Veteran's Today
Conspiracy theory site
“Breaking: Israel Nukes Beirut – Two explosions in Beirut, one a conventional guided bomb followed by a small nuclear weapon. The target seems to be an Iranian/Hezbollah missile storage facility. Our evaluation is guesswork and we are waiting for word from our nuclear exper ...”
Read more...Cause of the Beirut blast is under investigation but is believed to be 2,750 metric tons of improperly stored ammonium nitrate fertilizer. There is no evidence of a nuclear detonation.
