DISINFO: Terrorist organisations, the US and UK's irregular troops, may be used against China
DISINFORMATION CASE DETAILS
  • Outlet: sputnik.by (archived)*
  • Date of publication: February 25, 2020
  • Outlet language(s): Russian
  • Reported in: Issue 187
  • Countries / regions discussed: Afghanistan, China, UK, US
Tags:
Conspiracy theory Terrorism

DISINFO: Terrorist organisations, the US and UK's irregular troops, may be used against China

SUMMARY

Islamic State fighters are gathering in Afghanistan, they may bring trouble to the Central Asian countries and force China to take action. As many experts say, terrorist organisations are the US and UK’s irregular troops which are used to reach these countries’ goals. The impact on China will be multifactorial, including terror.

RESPONSE

This message is part of a broader conspiracy theory alleging that the United States or the UK have links to terrorist organisations and that they aim at destabilising China through the Hong Kong protests and other methods. In fact, both the UK and the US were part of the global coalition against ISIS / Daesh, and the claim about the West's plans to destabilise China through terrorist organisations is groundless. See earlier disinformation cases alleging that the United States raised the Islamic State terrorist organisation, the US is helping terrorists in Afghanistan, that Hong Kong protests are the West’s revenge on China for not waging war against Russia, and that the White Helmets were created by Western security bodies and they have connections with terrorists.

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