DISINFO: The OPCW was unable to establish the origin of the nerve agent used in the Skripal attack
DISINFORMATION CASE DETAILS
  • Outlet: life.ru ( archived) *
  • Date of publication: April 12, 2018
  • Outlet language(s): Russian
  • Countries / regions discussed: UK, Russia

DISINFO: The OPCW was unable to establish the origin of the nerve agent used in the Skripal attack

SUMMARY

The OPCW was unable to establish the origin of the nerve agent used to poison the former Russian double agent and his daughter in the English town of Salisbury on March 4.

RESPONSE

The OPCW report clearly states that “the results of analysis by the OPCW designated laboratories of environmental and biomedical samples collected by the OPCW team confirm the findings of the United Kingdom relating to the identity of the toxic chemical that was used in Salisbury and severely injured three people." The OPCW report does not name the nerve agent directly; its name and chemical structure were sent in a classified report to OPCW member states. www.opcw.org/fileadmin/OPCW/S_series/2018/en/s-1612-2018_e_.pdf, Further debunking by Stopfake .

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