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Sunday 12 July 2020
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Vladimir Putin
Russian President
“In Russia, there has not been, is not, and will not be anything that is associated with restrictions on rights based on race, sexual orientation, nationality, or any religious grounds. This has never happened in Russia and never will.”
Read more...Under Vladimir Putin, Russia has changed its criminal code to allow targeting and prosecuting minorities and amended the constitution to outlaw gay marriage. -
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Majid Takht Ravanchi
Iran’s ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations
"‘Iranian origin’ of arms is a fallacy. UN Secretariat lacks capacity, expertise & knowledge to conduct investigations."
Read more...A United Nations report found that missiles used to attack oil facilities last year were similar to Iran’s. Analysts say the U.N. investigators do, in fact, have the necessary expertise. -
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Mike Lee
U.S. Senator, R-Utah
"The Supreme Court held today that President Obama’s DACA program is clearly illegal."
Read more...The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that Trump administration’s effort to rescind the Obama-era program didn’t meet required legal justifications. While the administration has the right to repeal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), the court didn't rule on the legality of the program itself. -
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Komsomolskaya Pravda
Russian national tabloid
"In the news, they are now are talking about the first people killed and even raped in Minneapolis."
Read more...There are no records of rapes in the Minneapolis protests over the death of George Floyd, and only one person died. The claim is consistent with the negative spin Russian media and officials historically have applied when civil crises erupt in the U.S. -
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Andrey Krasov
deputy chair of the Russian State Duma’s Defense Committee
"[This is] yet another American scary tale. This is fake and disinformation in the spirit of previous American administrations." (Responding to U.S. military reports that Russia deployed fighter jets to Libya.)
Read more...Independent sources, including those critical of the U.S., released evidence showing Russian deployment of military planes in support of the Libyan National Army, which is fighting against the United Nations-recognized Government of National Accord. -
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News Front
a pro-Kremlin news site
“Every fourth American is against taking anti-COVID-19 vaccine.”
Read more...News Front cherry-picked results from a U.S. survey to falsely turn some Americans’ lack of interest in a coronavirus vaccine into outright opposition. -
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YouTube/Social media video
"Italian Government call for arrest of Bill Gates."
Read more...The video, its audience amplified with the help of Russian state TV, shows a single Italian parliament member spouting debunked conspiracy claims about Gates, whose foundation hopes to distribute a coronavirus vaccine. -
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Maxim Kormushkin
National Liberation Movement (NOD)
CLAIM: “The thing is, while this plaque was placed on the Medical Academy building illegally, without any historical grounds, it … is a historic relic of a sorts because of how many spears were broken by the opponents and supporters of that version. So today common sense finally prevailed, which is supported by historic documents that there were no such executions and so on.”
Read more...Russia admitted in 1990 that the Soviet Union’s secret police executed tens of thousands of Polish POWs during WWII. In 2010, Russia published the archival documents proving the NKVD carried out the mass executions. Those documents are no longer accessible. -
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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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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. -
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Elena Malysheva
Doctor of Medicine and TV host, Russia
"I still believe this virus is a miracle of miracles, a miracle of miracles! Children do not die, do not get ill, do not end up in intensive care up to 20 years old."
Read more...Global statistics and studies show that children are less susceptible to COVID-19 infection -- but they are not immune. The severity of symptoms depends on the age of the child, with infants at highest risk.
