Disinfo: WADA's "doping raids" against Russian athletes are part of the...

Summary

WADA’s “doping raids” against Russian athletes are part of the information war the West is waging against Russia.

Disproof

Repeating an already debunked myth. The regulations of the World Anti-Doping Agency equally apply to every athlete, regardless of his or her country of origin.

publication/media

  • Reported in: Issue 21
  • DATE OF PUBLICATION: 20/03/2016
  • Countries and/or Regions discussed in the disinformation: Russia
  • Keywords: West, WADA, Doping, Information war
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Disinfo: Representatives of Kyiv City Council advocate the exclusive use of...

Representatives of Kyiv City Council advocate the exclusive use of the Ukrainian state language on the territory of the city and propose to ban Russian completely.

Disproof

This fake story uses a draft proposal by Kyiv City Council member Yuriy Syrotiuk registered on March 11. Syrotiuk proposes to establish that Ukrainian be used in city advertising, record keeping and official communication with the residents of the city. There is absolutely no mention of prohibiting Russian in any public or private sphere. Paragraph 3 of the draft decision clearly states that "Use of other languages is possible on request". According to Ukraine’s Constitution and the Law on languages, every person is guaranteed the right to choose the language he or she wishes to speak and no restrictions have ever been enacted limiting that choice (bit.ly/1RxchEh), .