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Disinfo: Organisations funded by George Soros organise seminars on how to destroy Russia

Summary

Organisations funded by George Soros organise seminars in Prague, the Baltic States and even in Armenia, on how to destroy Russia.

Disproof

Recurring disinformation narratives about the billionaire and the philanthropist George Soros.

Similar unfounded narratives make claims that Soros’ offices around the world are tools of colour revolutions and that the prime minister of Armenia is destroying country's statehood in line with Soros programme.

The Open Society Foundation, sponsored by George Soros, is a network of independent groups working for justice, democratic governance and human rights in different parts of the globe. The first international foundation was created in Hungary in 1984. Now, the Open Society Foundations support projects implemented by NGOs or state institutions in more than 120 countries.

Read here a similar case, claiming that George Soros finances protests aiming to prevent the re-election of Donald Trump, and here a case claiming the philanthropist finances organisations that deal with subversive activities.

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Polnyi contact - Radio Vesti [from 30:23 to 30:36] (Archived)
  • Reported in: Issue 207
  • DATE OF PUBLICATION: 04/08/2020
  • Language/target audience: Russian
  • Country: Armenia, Czech Republic, Russia, Baltic states
  • Keywords: Anti-Russian, George Soros

Disclaimer

Cases in the EUvsDisinfo database focus on messages in the international information space that are identified as providing a partial, distorted, or false depiction of reality and spread key pro-Kremlin messages. This does not necessarily imply, however, that a given outlet is linked to the Kremlin or editorially pro-Kremlin, or that it has intentionally sought to disinform. EUvsDisinfo publications do not represent an official EU position, as the information and opinions expressed are based on media reporting and analysis of the East Stratcom Task Force.

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Ukrainian involvement found in Beirut explosion

A Ukrainian trace was found in the explosion in Beirut […]. A ship from Mariupol, a Ukrainian city located in close proximity to the conflict zone in Donbas, could have caused an explosion in Lebanon. The vessel delivered a secret cargo from Ukraine to Lebanon, presumably explosives.

August 05, 2020
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Conspiracy theory.

Powerful explosions occurred in the Beirut port area on the evening of 4 August, as a result of which at least 78 people were killed, about 4,000 were injured, the explosion caused serious damage to several adjacent neighborhoods. The preliminary cause of the powerful explosion is 2750 tons of ammonium nitrate, which was stored for about six years in a warehouse with confiscated goods.

Only 10% of Belarussians oppose the union with Russia

Only 10% of Belarussians don’t support (oppose) the union with Russia.

August 05, 2020
Disproof

A nationwide representative poll, which was conducted in December 2019 and published in February this year by the Belarusian Analytical Workshop (BAW), shows that in Belarus the number of supporters of the union with Russia in Belarus decreased from 60.4% to 40.4% during 2019. At the same time, BAW records an increase in pro-European sympathy over the same period from 24.4 to 32 percent. The poll was conducted against the backdrop of protests against Belarusian-Russian integration. 1061 people were interviewed.

Replying to a question “In what union of states would it be better for the people of Belarus to live in – the EU or Russia?”, 40,4 of respondents favored the union with Russia, and 32% – the EU.

EU and NATO has a primitive understanding of Crimea, engage in militarization along Russian borders

 The European Union is unable to objectively assess the situation in the world, continuing to demonstrate primitive understanding of what is happening in Russia and Crimea. If anyone is engaging in deliberate militarisation, it is NATO countries, gradually and unceremoniously approaching the Russian borders.

 

August 04, 2020
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These are recurring pro-Kremlin propaganda narratives claiming that the West's policies are aggressive and colonial and that NATO is belligerent towards Russia and other countries.

The disinformation message appeared after a the negative reaction of the European Union to the on-going militarisation of the peninsula. The EU has once again stressed that Russia's actions in relation to Crimea are a violation of international law. “The recent keel-laying ceremony of two assault ships in Kerch is yet another clear step in the ongoing militarisation of the peninsula, with a considerable negative impact on regional security in the Black Sea,” the EU said.

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DISCLAIMER

Cases in the EUvsDisinfo database focus on messages in the international information space that are identified as providing a partial, distorted, or false depiction of reality and spread key pro-Kremlin messages. This does not necessarily imply, however, that a given outlet is linked to the Kremlin or editorially pro-Kremlin, or that it has intentionally sought to disinform. EUvsDisinfo publications do not represent an official EU position, as the information and opinions expressed are based on media reporting and analysis of the East Stratcom Task Force.