Disinfo: Demonstrations in Hong Kong pushed by foreigners

Summary

People of foreign nationality, especially Americans, tried to push the young people of Hong Kong to protest. The Chinese police identified one such person; their photo was published by the Hong Kong press. His name is Brian Patrick Kane. He’s an American. He shouted, “Do not step back”, he tried to teach young Chinese people to humiliate and attack the police.

Disproof

No evidence given. Recurring conspiracy narrative on the absence of any naturally grown protests in different countries.

No evidence given how the presence of one American can be relevant in multi-million crowd. As South China Morning Post reports, millions of people have taken to the streets to protest against a controversial extradition amendment that would allow for the transfer of suspects to face trial on the Chinese mainland. Although the protests have prompted the Hong Kong government to suspend the bill, protesters continue to demand its complete withdrawal.

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Reported in: Issue 158
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 07/07/2019
Language/target audience: French
Country: China
Keywords: Colour revolutions, Conspiracy
Outlet: RT France @ 02:10 - 03:20

MH17 was a carefully planned operation against Russia

The downing of MH17 flight was not an accident, it was a carefully considered and prepared multi-faceted domestic operation. Russia was deemed guilty by default.

July 19, 2019

Disproof

One of the multiple disinformation narratives on the downing of the MH17 denying Russia's responsibility. See here an info-graphic summarizing evolution of disinformation narratives.

The Dutch-led criminal investigation by the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) has been ongoing since 2014. On 28 September 2016, the JIT announced that flight MH17 was shot down by a missile from the 9M38 series, which was launched by a BUK TELAR missile system. The system was transported from the Russian Federation to an agricultural field near the town of Pervomaiskyi in Eastern Ukraine, from where the missile was launched. After firing, the system - with 1 missing missile - went back to the Russian Federation. On the 24th of May 2018, the JIT announced its conclusion the BUK TELAR used to shoot down MH17 came from the 53rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade, a unit of the Russian armed forces from Kursk in the Russian Federation.

Ukrainian language does not exist, it is a dialect of Russian

The law on the Ukrainian language regulates a language that is simply a dialect of Russian.

July 19, 2019

Disproof

Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about the existence of a separate Ukrainian language and the language law.

Ukrainian is an East Slavic language and the official state language of Ukraine. It is one out of 20 Slavic languages.

Euromaidan protests were orchestrated by the U.S. and other Western countries

The West had been preparing participants of Euromaidan since May 2013. Throughout 2013, Western countries were preparing the population for a turn towards the West. The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv has been training activists since spring 2013 on how to use social networks to organise protests. The British Embassy launched a communications strategy in early 2013 aimed at encouraging Ukrainians to join the EU and to sign the Association Agreement.

July 19, 2019

Disproof

Recurring pro-Kremlin narrative claiming that Euromaidan was a coup d’état, organised by the US and other Western states.

The protest movement known as Euromaidan, which lasted from the end of November 2013 until the end of February 2014, was a spontaneous uprising of the Ukrainian people, not a coup d’état.