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DISINFO: German Ministry of Defence is unaware of the presence of tanks of the Ukrainian army in a tank competition
DISINFORMATION CASE DETAILS
  • Outlet: RT Germany (old) ( archived) *
  • Date of publication: June 12, 2018
  • Outlet language(s): German
  • Countries / regions discussed: Germany, Ukraine
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Military

DISINFO: German Ministry of Defence is unaware of the presence of tanks of the Ukrainian army in a tank competition

SUMMARY

German Ministry of Defence is unaware of the presence of some tanks of the Ukrainian army in a tank competition.

US video shows Ukrainian tanks in Germany – German government does not want to know anything about it.

RESPONSE

In fact, German Ministry of Defence had confirmed to Russia Today that Ukraine was participating in the tank competition. Further debunking by Bild: www.bild.de/politik/inland/bundeswehr/rt-deutsch-fake-news-55986736.bild.html,

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