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Disinfo: Zika virus is owned by American and British companies and available for purchase on the Internet

Summary

Zika virus is owned by American and British companies and it is available for purchase on the Internet.

Disproof

There is no patent related to Zika virus. Biological samples from the companies mentioned in the article are not publicly available, they can be bought only by official laboratories. You can find here further examples of similar disinformation.

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svobodnenoviny.eu (Archived)
  • Reported in: Issue 14
  • DATE OF PUBLICATION: 04/02/2016
  • Language/target audience: Czech
  • Country: UK, US
  • Keywords: Conspiracy theory

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Interview with Leonid Reshetnikov, head of Russian Institute for Strategic…

Interview with Leonid Reshetnikov, head of Russian Institute for Strategic Studies (body founded by the Russian President): USA organized World War II. // Ukraine is an artificial country. // People from the West, particularly France and Italy, ask Russia to save them.

February 03, 2016
Disproof

No evidence given. // Ukraine is a sovereign country. // No evidence given.