Disinfo: Estonian President refused to congratulate Orthodox Christians on Christmas

Summary

Estonian President refused to congratulate Orthodox Christians on Christmas.

Disproof

The Estonian President always makes one greeting that goes out to everyone. bit.ly/2i9tbxz, The previous President of Estonia was accused of the same thing last year bit.ly/2iby61a, .

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  • Reported in: Issue 53
  • DATE OF PUBLICATION: 07/01/2017
  • Outlet language(s) Russian
  • Countries and/or Regions discussed in the disinformation: Estonia
  • Keywords: Christmas, Christianity
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Disproof

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