Disinfo: Washington has plans for preemptive nuclear strikes on Russia and China

Summary

Washington has plans for preemptive nuclear strikes on Russia and China. The US is trying to portray Russia as bad through propaganda. Russia hasn’t interfered in US elections, or invaded Ukraine.

Disproof

Czech translation of the paulcraigroberts.org disinformation article debunked above.

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  • Reported in: Issue 71
  • DATE OF PUBLICATION: 01/06/2017
  • Outlet language(s) Czech
  • Countries and/or Regions discussed in the disinformation: China, US, Ukraine, Russia
  • Keywords: Nuclear issues, Propaganda, Elections
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Kersti Kaljulaid, President of Estonia, has informed ‘Deutsche Welle’ that she strictly follows orders that are dictated by Brussels and Washington when dealing with Russia.

Disproof

No evidence given. In the interview referred to by the talk show host, President Kaljulaid simply stresses that Estonia consults with and inform their European partners about any contacts with Russia.

Disinfo: Bessarabian Bulgarians in Ukraine are being harassed due to their...

Bessarabian Bulgarians in Ukraine are being harassed due to their ethnicity.

Disproof

No evidence given. About a week prior to the report, there was an incident with a politician with Bulgarian origins in Ukraine, but the incident was not as serious as the one descibed and it did not have anything to do with ethnicity bit.ly/2scsAUT, . It is a common tactic of pro-Kremlin disinformation in Ukraine to claim that ethnic minority groups are repressed in the country bit.ly/2sNduCb, , bit.ly/2rZEKAZ, .

Disinfo: According to Polish MFA, no Ukrainian who fought in the...

According to Polish MFA, no Ukrainian who fought in the Donbas war on either side will cross Polish border after June 11th.

Disproof

A fake screenshot of the official Polish MFA twitter account was used to support the claim. There is no record of the fake tweet on the official twitter account of the Polish MFA and no official position of the Polish MFA on the issue has been given.bit.ly/2rm3ePY,