Fact Checks
Thursday 5 September 2024
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U.S. sanctions against the media group Rossiya Segodnya, RIA Novosti, RT and Sputnik are a clear example of a ‘witch hunt,’ pressure on freedom of speech and vulgar censorship.
The U.S. Justice Department indicted RT employees for FARA violations and money laundering in a $10M “malicious influence campaign” meant to upend American society and impact the outcome of the presidential election. The State Department imposed visa restrictions and labeled Rossiya Segodnya and its subsidiaries as Foreign Missions. The Treasury sanctioned 10 individuals. -
“[I]f someone raises questions about why such closeness [between Mongolia and Russia] — well, probably, these are the people who once again began to slip Nazi overtones into their actions, not only their thoughts, which is reflected in support for the Kyiv regime.”
The United States and European Union expect Mongolia to adhere to its commitments as a state party to the International Criminal Court to arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin on alleged war crimes charges. -
"We understand very well that this [the arrest of Telegram founder Pavel Durov] is a big blow to freedom of speech. ... What they are trying to achieve -- of course, Paris did it on certain advice from the United States -- they want the keys to this messenger."
French law enforcement accuse Durov of withholding information critical to criminal investigations. There is no evidence suggesting U.S. involvement in his arrest. -
“People of all ethnic groups in China are equal and their legitimate rights and interests are fully protected. Xinjiang today enjoys social stability and economic growth and the people there live a happy life. It is at its best in history where people of all ethnic groups are working together for a better life.”
Beijing continues to stonewall efforts to address its well-documented abuse of Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in Xinjiang. -
How schoolchildren in Moldova will be brainwashed starting September 1: The Ministry of Education has scribbled down a manual on instilling hatred towards Russia in children.
The new "Together for Peace" lecture, to be held once annually as the first lecture of the school year, is designed to teach public school students compassion, peace and unity, not hatred. -
“It is now a bipartisan tradition for each new U.S. president, whether Republican or Democrat, to rain drone bombs down on the East African country in which millions of civilians are simply struggling to survive.”
The U.S. conducts drone strikes in Somalia to protect civilians from terrorists. Groups such as al-Shabab terrorize communities and entire regions, systematically targeting, killing and harming scores of civilians. -
"I read information from the agency staff that he was not a journalist, but some kind of security advisor. I repeat once again: strikes are carried out on military infrastructure, or facilities in one way or another related to military infrastructure."
International law and the law of warfare protect all members of press crews as civilians. Russia has a documented history of targeting foreign journalists as part of a broader effort to control the narrative over its war in Ukraine. -
“By refusing to accept Russian passports lacking biometrical chips, Czech authorities have added to their list of discriminatory measures against Russia & once again demonstrated their Russophobic approaches. In this case, ordinary Russians became their main target.”
Czech authorities introduced biometric passport requirement for Russian citizens in response to acts of sabotage carried out by Russian state agents who entered the Czech Republic using non-biometric passports. -
The Galaktika (shopping mall) is on fire. A huge number of people burned alive. Children. Women are screaming, hysterical, because their children are there. We saved as many people as we could, pulled them out. ...Vladimir Vladimirovich (Putin), …Ukraine needs to be taken over and everyone needs to be cleaned out.”
The Kremlin-appointed governor of Russian-controlled Donetsk in Ukraine said 11 people suffered moderate or minor injuries during the Galaktika mall fire. -
“MONKEYPOX is a scam. Don't comply. Refuse. • Pfizer wants to clear its COVID-19 vaccine stocks after people shunned them. • Afrika's corrupt political establishment wants to divert the boiling GenZ rebellion. Mpox is another scam by WHO crook.’’
Mpox killed 517 and infected 17,000 this year alone in Africa. With new, more aggressive mutations, it has elevated to a global health crisis. COVID-19 vaccines do not apply to mpox prevention. Jynneos, a vaccine used in preventing smallpox, is used to treat the mpox virus. -
“The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela categorically rejects the publication of the so-called ‘Preliminary Report’ by the Electoral Expert Panel of the United Nations, which disseminates a series of lies.”
The U.N. team observed Venezuelan authorities’ failure to uphold “basic transparency and integrity measures” necessary to hold credible elections. The report is well documented. -
“[W]hat kind of negotiations can we have with those [Ukraine] who indiscriminately attack civilians and civilian infrastructure, or pose threats to nuclear power facilities?”
Putin provided no evidence to back his accusations. Neither Russian nor international authorities investigated the allegations, and Russia has a history of fabricating Ukrainian war crimes.