Ukraine crisis: Is Russia waging an information war?

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As Russia continues its military build up on Ukraine's border, it's also attempting to control the media narrative. @KayleenDevlin and @O_Rob1nson look at some examples of the methods used by pro-Kremlin outlets.
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Ukraine crisis: Is Russia waging an information war?
Several tactics are being used by pro-Kremlin sources to spread stories about Ukraine.
6:52 AM · Feb 23, 2022

https://www.bbc.com/news/60292915

As Russia continues its military build up on Ukraine's border, it's also attempting to control the media narrative - but which parts are misleading?

We've looked at some examples of the methods used by pro-Kremlin outlets.

Promoting false stories

Russian media have a history of promoting emotive content and questionable claims that portray Ukraine in a negative light.

In one widely-cited example in 2014, Russian state TV repeatedly showed a female refugee claiming that Ukrainian troops had executed a three-year-old boy.

No evidence has ever been produced to support her account, and the story was later retracted. The incident became known as the "crucified boy" story.

Russian TV claimed the OSCE had uncovered evidence of illegal organ trafficking in Ukraine
More recently, Channel Five, a St Petersburg-based TV channel claimed that the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) special monitoring mission to Ukraine had uncovered evidence of illegal organ harvesting in the eastern region of Donbas.

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[Dirty Socialist]

1. Duh!

And so is the GOP.

[Azathoth]

2. Exhibit 1: The GOP nt

[uponit7771]

5. +1

[paleotn]

3. Always.

[Shanti Shanti Shanti]

4. Could be worse, "Russia says it may be forced to deploy mid-range nuclear missiles"

[Johonny]

6. yes, they're very skilled at suckering the GOPers in this country

They've been doing it for years at this point. Republican is just another name for sucker at this point.