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Disinfo: The US has brought the world to the threshold of a nuclear war

Summary

On December 7, the Central Telegraph Agency of Korea issued a statement of the representative of the North Korean Foreign Ministry, the idea of which boils down to the fact that a war with America is unavoidable. […] A cold wind of a nuclear winter blows. It is when radioactive dust and smoke from the fires block the Earth from the warming Sun and all the life on our planet freezes to death in the darkness. We have been brought to this state by the US that is becoming increasingly unpredictable and unskilful in its military operations. It doesn’t coordinate its military plans and major international decisions with anybody, including its own allies. Everybody may become a victim.

Disproof

Recurring disinformation adopting the point of view of a country on whom the United Nations has imposed several sanctions because of its nuclear weapon's programme. See the UN Security Council resolutions on North Korea: www.un.org/sc/suborg/en/sanctions/1718/resolutions, Both Russia and the United States are permanent members of the UN Security Council.

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vesti7.ru
  • Reported in: Issue 92
  • DATE OF PUBLICATION: 10/12/2017
  • Language/target audience: Russian
  • Country: North Korea, US
  • Keywords: Nuclear issues

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Pope John Paul II said that we have to stop the ‘invasion’ of migrants

The Pope predicted a Europe full of immigrants: “I see the the 3rd millennium’s Church suffering a deadly wound which, compared to this millennium (Nazism and communism), will be deeper and more painful”. In his prophecy (mentioned by an Italian priest), Pope John Paul II asked “the representatives of the 3rd millennium’s Church to stop the invasion” of migrants.

December 18, 2017
Disproof

No evidence given. Sputnik mentions a priest, who "heard" this prophecy from Pope John Paul II in early 90s. On the Holy See's website there is a statement which reflects the opinion of Pope John Paul II on migrants:"Today the phenomenon of illegal migrants has assumed considerable proportions (...).The present economic and social imbalance, which to a large extent encourages the migratory flow, should not be seen as something inevitable, but as a challenge to the human race's sense of responsibility (...). It is necessary to guard against the rise of new forms of racism or xenophobic behaviour". w2.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/messages/migration/documents/hf_jp-ii_mes_25071995_undocumented_migrants.html,

Kyiv shuts off water to Donbas without any explanation

Without warning or explanation, Kyiv cut off water supplies to Luhansk. This is a genocide Ukrainian style.

December 18, 2017
Disproof

Kyiv did not cut the water to Luhansk, Luhanske Enerhetychne Obyednannia, (LEO) the regional utility company has warned countless times that both consumer and corporate electricity accounts located on separatist controlled territory that were not paying their bills, particularly such companies as Popasnianska Vodokanal pumping station, would be cut off. LEO reports that it is in a precarious financial position because of the millions of unpaid bills, which has led to its accounts being frozen by the National Energy and Public Services Regulatory Commission. One pro-Kremlin site referred to this as a genocide,  a word that is often used in pro-Kremlin disinformation but seldom refers to the actual crime against humanity euvsdisinfo.eu/disinformation-cases/?text=genocide&disinfo_issue=&date=, . Further debunking by Stopfake.org www.stopfake.org/en/fake-kyiv-shuts-off-water-to-luhansk-without-explanation/, .