Disinfo: The reason for the US missile strike on the Syrian...

Summary

The reason for the US missile strike on the Syrian airbase was fabricated by the Trump administration.

Disproof

No evidence given.

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  • Reported in: Issue 66
  • DATE OF PUBLICATION: 09/04/2017
  • Outlet language(s) Russian
  • Countries and/or Regions discussed in the disinformation: Syria, US
  • Keywords: Donald Trump
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Disinfo: Kyiv has sent a battalion of 500 islamists to Mariupol

Kyiv has sent a battalion of 500 islamists to Mariupol.

Disproof

Repeating a disinformation that has been spread already since autumn 2015, connecting the Ukrainian government with Daesh fighters. No evidence has ever been presented for this.

Disinfo: Former CIA officers say chemical attack in Syria wasn´t conducted...

Former CIA officers say chemical attack in Syria wasn´t conducted by Assad nor by Russia. Sarin attack in Syria in 2013 was a false flag.

Disproof

No evidence for these claims given. Zerohedge notoriously spreads unverifiable conspiracy theories. See the timeline of Syrian chemical weapons activity since 2012: bit.ly/2oNf0FO, // See the cover note for detailed debunk.

Disinfo: Aided by a 500 member strong Islamic battalion, Ukraine delivers...

Aided by a 500 member strong Islamic battalion, Ukraine delivers chemical weapons to the Middle East.

Disproof

The source for the disinformation is Eduard Basurin, DPR spokesperson, who is well known for disseminating disinformation. In the past he has announced that a Ukrainian tank crushed a civilian car, that American snipers are working in Donbas, that the Ukrainian army has shelled OSCE monitors, among other stories. // Ukraine signed the Chemical Weapons Convention in 1993; the agreement was ratified in 1998. The treaty outlaws the production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons. The Organization for the prohibition of Chemical Weapons administers the treaty and publishes an Information Bulletin in which it tracks countries still possessing chemical weapons and means of production. Ukraine is not on this list.bit.ly/2oXvNFB,