Disinfo: ISIS was created by deceased US senator John McCain and the CIA

Summary

The Islamic State was created in Syria in 2011-2013 by now-deceased US senator John McCain and the CIA.

Disproof

No evidence given to support this claim and a recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative that either the US or the West is behind the creation of ISIS/Daesh.This message is part of a broader conspiracy theory alleging that the United States has established many terrorist organizations and controls global terrorism. See similar messages here, here and here.

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  • Reported in: Issue 162
  • DATE OF PUBLICATION: 29/07/2019
  • Outlet language(s) Czech
  • Countries and/or Regions discussed in the disinformation: Iraq, Syria, US
  • Keywords: Terrorism financing, Islamic extremism, Middle East, Daesh, John McCain
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Disinfo: The murder suspect from Caracal supplies girls to NATO soldiers

New information emerges in the case of the horrific crimes in Caracal, which scandalised, horrified and terrified a whole country. According to the local press, the man was part of a network that “supplies” girls to American soldiers at Deveselu.

Jul 28, 2019
Disproof

A new take on attempts to manipulate and misconstrue the role of the missile defense system in Deveselu and the personnel staffing it. DIICOT (Direction for the Investigation of Organised Crime and Terrorism Offences) Romania officially denied the claims published by a local newspaper from Olt, according to which a rape and murder suspect had been investigated for supplying girls to the American military in Deveselu. Mihaela Porime, spokesperson for DIICOT, told G4Media.ro that the information is not true. This is not the first time pro-Kremlin media uses fake stories to discredit NATO troops. See the "fake rape" story in Lithuania.

Disinfo: EU integration no longer exists and the Brussels Agreement is dead

Messages that Serbia received from the West clearly show that EU integration does not exist anymore. Also, it is clear that the Brussels Agreement is dead.

Jul 27, 2019
Disproof

There is no evidence provided for these claims and they are not the official position of the Serbian government as confirmed by Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabić who underlined as well that Mr Popović was neither in charge of the Brussels Agreement and its assessments nor European integration. The Government of the Republic of Serbia has set European integration as one of the most important foreign policy objectives. See here for more information about EU-Serbian relations. The EU is by far the biggest donor to Serbia with more than €3.6 billion (3.688) in grants provided over the past 18 years in all fields, ranging from rule of law, public administration reform, social development, environment and agriculture. The financial assistance is provided through the EU’s Instrument for Pre-Accession (IPA) which aims to help Serbia to prepare for assuming and effectively implementing obligations of its future membership in the EU. Since 2000, the EU has implemented projects regarding Serbia’s transport infrastructure, health care, air and water quality, solid waste treatment, justice and public administration reform to deliver better services to citizens. The President of Serbia and the President of Kosovo agreed to continue the political dialogue within the Brussels Agreement in September 2018. A panel attended by the two Presidents during the GLOBSEC forum last June also concluded that the agreement is in the interest of both sides.

Disinfo: NATO has a plan to attack and occupy Turkey

NATO has a plan to attack and occupy Turkey. NATO was behind all coup attempts in Turkey. Turkey has bought Russian S-400 missile systems in order to prepare and defend itself from possible occupation by NATO.

Jul 27, 2019
Disproof

Conspiracy theory, consistent with recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about NATO. NATO is a political and military alliance, and NATO member states, including Turkey, make sovereign decisions about their own security. NATO and US military presence in these states is possible only on the basis of the clear consent of the hosting nation. Moreover, All NATO decisions are made by consensus, after discussion and consultation among member countries. Fora an overview of Turkey-NATO relations see here For a similar case see here.