Verdicts
Monday 6 December 2021
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![Zhao Lijian]()
Zhao Lijian
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson
“The report by certain media on anti-China protests in the Gwadar region is completely groundless.”
Read more...Protesters in Gwadar, Pakistan, demanded the eviction of Chinese “trawler mafia.” Local discontent against China’s presence has been growing. -
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Narratives trending on social media
The omicron variant is a hoax.
Read more...The highly mutated coronavirus variant is authenticated by scientists worldwide and has been confirmed in more than 20 countries. Omicron is not fake. -
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Russian Embassy in South Africa Twitter account
Russian Foreign Ministry social media account
“82 years ago the USSR-Finland 'Winter War' started … amid forthcoming #WW2 and Third Reich’s enhancing military cooperation with #Finland. Why was Finland viewed by USSR as Hitler’s probable ally?“
Read more...The Soviet Union and Germany were de facto allies when the Soviets invaded Finland in 1939. Germany even blocked military aid to Finland. -
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Nicolas Maduro
President of Venezuela
"It was a delegation of spies, not international observers. They moved freely throughout the country, spying on social, economic and political life."
Read more...Maduro invited the European Union election observers, who noted some improvement in the process but still found irregularities. -
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Kim Iversen
U.S. social media journalist
"I can't believe that after fully vaccinated travelers have been found to be the global spreaders of the omicron variant, we're STILL talking about forcing people into being vaccinated."
Read more...The World Health Organization says there’s not enough data on omicron and that vaccination is still the best defense against COVID-19. -
![Zhao Lijian]()
Zhao Lijian
Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson
“The unfair treatment of women and children among the refugees are especially outrageous, evoking grave concerns and solemn condemnations from more and more people upholding justice of the international community.”
Read more...China ignores Belarusian source of crisis, efforts by Lithuania to rectify it, and the spat over Taiwan office. -
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Mohammad Eslami
head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization
“The IAEA Director General has repeatedly stated that he has not seen any deviations in Iran's nuclear program.”
Read more...Contrary to Eslami, IAEA Director Rafael Grossi said there are issues with safeguarding Iran’s nuclear program and a deficit in monitoring capacities. -
![Vyacheslav Popov]()
Vyacheslav Popov
Former Commander of Russia's Northern Fleet
"The submarine that collided with the Kursk was following the Kursk, apparently, but was unable to ensure safety in those sea conditions ... it got too close, or the Kursk's maneuvering led to a loss of contact ...”
Read more...There has never been any evidence for this theory. Russia’s official version (no collision) is backed up by independent evidence. -
![Jo Nova]()
Jo Nova
“Ivermectin Cuts Indonesia Covid By 98%, Aussie Cases UP 500% With Lock-N-Vax”
Read more...Article provides no evidence linking ivermectin to Indonesia’s drop in COVID-19 cases. -
![Xie Zhenhua]()
Xie Zhenhua
China's Special Envoy for Climate Change
“If you look at the story (of power plant outages) from another perspective, it's a reflection of Chinese effort and seriousness to adjust our energy structure and limit the use of coal.”
Read more...In fact, coal shortages were behind China’s recent string of power plant outages. China is actually producing the most coal in six years. -
![Xi Jinping]()
Xi Jinping
“Since the founding of the People's Republic, China has never started a single war or conflict, and has never taken one inch of land from other countries.”
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![Sergey Shoigu]()
Sergey Shoigu
Russia’s defense minister
“We have actually successfully tested a promising system. It struck the old satellite with surgical precision. The resulting fragments do not pose any threat to space activities."
Read more...Evidence shows that some 1,500 chunks of debris from the Russian anti-satellite missile hit endangered space station astronauts, including Russia’s own.
