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What Video Fabrications are Spread in Media on Coronavirus and What do Statistics Say?
February 3, 2020
On January 26, 2020, media outlets Alia, TV Pirveli, Rezonansi, newsposts, MediaMall, Guria TV and exclusivenews reported that a Chinese nurse, who released a video
What is Shown in the Video Portrayed by “Anti-Paradox” and Russian Одноклассники as Chinese Cannibalism?
February 3, 2020
On January 28, Facebook page “Anti-Paradox” shared a video from Russian social network Одноклассники, adding a caption “The Chinese were arrested in Kyrgyzstan for killing
Actually where are Stalin Monuments Placed Ascribed by “Stalin” to Germany and the United States?
February 3, 2020
On January 30, Facebook page “Stalin” shared the photos of Joseph Stalin’s bust taken from various angles. The photos were published by Facebook page “Ioseb
“Blue Soviet Union” falsifies Baia Pataraia’s post
February 1, 2020
On January 30, Facebook page “Blue Soviet Union” published a screenshot of falsified Facebook post allegedly written by women’s rights activist, Baia Pataraia. In addition,
How Politicano Falsified Context of Foreign Affairs’ Article about Hitler
January 31, 2020
On January 28, Facebook page “Politicano” spread a screenshot of the title page of the article released by American magazine, Foreign Affairs, showing only the
What is Shown in the Video Portrayed by “Anti-Paradox” and Russian Одноклассники as Chinese Cannibalism?
January 30, 2020
On January 28, Facebook page “Anti-Paradox” shared a video from Russian social network Одноклассники, adding a caption “The Chinese were arrested in Kyrgyzstan for killing
Banana Conspiracy Timeline: From Ebola to Coronaviruses
January 30, 2020
This banana duct-taped to a wall is definitely not the art installation by Maurizio Cattelan which was estimated and sold at USD 120,000 at one
Moscow metro blames the US for warm weather in Russia
January 29, 2020
On January 14 in an interview with the radio “Govorit Moskva” Russian MP Alexey Zhuravlyov stated, that unusually warm winter in Russia could be the
How “Stalin” Calculates Statistics and What Statista Says about Latvia’s Economy?
January 28, 2020
On January 25, a Facebook page “Stalin” published a post, stating that after Latvia’s accession to the European Union, each fifth Latvian has left the
Ren TV links Coronavirus to US laboratories
January 27, 2020
More than 2000 people infected with Coronavirus, while Russian Kremlin Media claims USA fault. According to Ren TV story “Mutation, secret laboratory or provocation: where did Coronavirus start? (Мутация, тайная лаборатория или провокация: откуда пришел коронавирус) aired on 27th of January, the virus is considered as a “bacteriological weapon”, “biotechnology” and “diversion”.
Which Countries Are Actually Shown in the Photo Ascribed by “აზიმუტი” to Sweden?
January 27, 2020
On January 25, 2020, a Facebook page “აზიმუტი (Azimuth)” published a post regarding the demonstrations in Sweden. The post was accompanied by various photos, depicting
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