Disinfo: As a result of anti-Russian propaganda, locals on Kamsholmen Island,...

Disinfo: As a result of anti-Russian propaganda, locals on Kamsholmen Island,…

Summary

As a result of anti-Russian propaganda, locals on Kamsholmen Island, Finland, mistook a military exercise for Russian invasion.

Disproof

In light of Russia's illegal actions in Crimea and eastern Ukraine, along with President Putin's warning to Romania and Poland, it is not surprising that the military exercise created concern among citizens.

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Reported in: Issue 30
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 01/06/2015
Language/target audience: Russian
Country: Russia, Finland
Keywords: Propaganda, Anti-Russian
Outlet: eg.ru

Ukraine is training Daesh soldiers

Ukraine is training Daesh soldiers.

April 05, 2015

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No evidence given.

The war in Ukraine is directed solely against Russia

The war in Ukraine is directed solely against Russia. This includes the extermination of the people of Novorossiya. There is also an ideological and economic war (sanctions) going on against Russia. Anglo-Saxons also aim to destroy the Russian Orthodox Church.

April 05, 2015

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Repeating already debunked disinformation. Outside of the Russian media there have been no credible reports of threats to the Russian-descent or Russian speaking population (bit.ly/1Tl9X7W), . // The EU imposed restrictive measures against the Russian Federation in response to the illegal annexation of Crimea and the deliberate destabilisation of a neighbouring sovereign country (bit.ly/19wwzP3), . // No evidence given for the rest of the claims.

Massive rally against NATO membership took place in Bratislava, Czech…

Massive rally against NATO membership took place in Bratislava, Czech Republic (sic!). Protesters set the city on fire, demanding that their country gets closer to Vladimir Putin.

March 11, 2015

Disproof

The image Slobodni Mediji uses to illustrate this fake is a March 2015 photo of the anti-government protests in Frankfurt. (bit.ly/1TYvSCZ), . No riots took place in Bratislava, Slovakia.