Disinfo: American troops in Latvia were poisoned with mustard gas

Summary

American troops in Latvia were poisoned with mustard gas.

Disproof

The story is fake and appeared on the website most probably because of a cyber-attack: bit.ly/2ouMt7b,

publication/media

  • Reported in: Issue 66
  • DATE OF PUBLICATION: 12/04/2017
  • Countries and/or Regions discussed in the disinformation: US, Latvia
  • Keywords: Chemical weapons/attack
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Disproof

According to British Joint Intelligence Organisation, "it is highly likely that the regime was responsible for the CW attacks." bit.ly/1NJczHo,

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Disproof

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