Polygraph
Wednesday 29 January 2025
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Andrey Isayev
Member of the Russian State Duma (lower house of parliament)
"Trump threatened our president rather rudely, it must be said, pressuring to start the negotiations and reminding of Gadhafi’s fate."
Source: Smotrim.ru, Jan. 27, 2025Read more...The Russian lawmaker attributed to Trump a quote from a deepfake video created by Ukrainian bloggers and shared on the Telegram messaging platform. -
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Rwandan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Corporation
"The ongoing conflict in Eastern DRC, particularly the recent heavy fighting in Goma, was triggered by constant violations of ceasefire by the Congolese Armed Forces in coalition with UN sanctioned militia FDLR, European mercenaries, Ethnic militias (Wazalendo) Burundian armed forces, SMIDRC forces, as well as MUNUSCO."
Read more...The Rwanda-backed M23 rebels triggered the ongoing hostilities by launching an offensive north of Goma, on Oct. 26, 2023, in violation of the Luanda process. -
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Maria Zakharova
Spokesperson of Russian Foreign Ministry
"Ukraine was gradually turning into a testing ground for experiments of any quality with biolabs, obviously with organ trading."
Read more...Russian disinformation narratives about illicit organ harvesting and biological experiments in Ukraine have no basis in fact. Russia intentionally distorts Ukrainian law intended to support vital medical procedures. -
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Kemi Lawrence
Nigerian journalist
"President Trump is a convicted felon, and he cannot enter UAE, UK, Canada, South Africa, Donald Trump cannot enter like 42 countries."
Read more...Some countries have laws that refuse entry to convicted felons. They can still allow entry to a felon with a valid reason. Canada, South Africa, the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom have already invited Trump. -
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RIA Novosti
Russian state news agency
"Volodymyr Zelenskyy, once again, called for the occupation of Ukraine by Western troops.”
Read more...Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke about a potential international peacekeeping mission to deter Russia, not to occupy Ukraine. Under international law, occupation requires foreign control without the host nation’s consent, whereas invited troops do not constitute occupation. -
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African Hub
Content creator
"Burkina Faso ... Paid off debt to the west & has control over resources."
Read more...Burkina Faso has an outstanding external debt estimated at more than $10 billion. Additionally, it owes China an unknown amount of money. A vast majority of its mining fields are owned by French, Russian, Canadian, British and Australian mining companies. -
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Maria Zakharova
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman
U.S. uses forced labor by involving inmates in fighting Los Angeles fires, while sanctioning China for using forced labor in Xinjiang.
Read more...In California, qualifying inmates volunteer as firefighters to assist in combating wildfires in Los Angeles. China uses forced labor involving arbitrarily detained Muslims in Xinjiang. -
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Patriarch Kirill
Head of the Russian Orthodox Church
"We emerged victorious from two world wars. ... We have preserved our people. ... "
Read more...World War I had a catastrophic impact on Russia, forcing its withdrawal before the conflict ended, resulting in significant territorial losses, including what is now Ukraine, Moldova, Poland, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. This was followed by a five-year civil war. -
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Dmitry Polyanskiy
Russia's first deputy permanent representative to the United Nations
''Let us emphasize right away that Sudan is not experiencing nor can experience a severe famine. Upon examining the FRC [Famine Reiew Committee] report we couldn't but think that the issue of hunger in Sudan is being politicized and exploited to exert pressure on the Sudanese government. We have an impression that someone is desperate for famine to eventually begin in Sudan."
Read more...The Famine Review Committee report on Sudan is backed by expert investigation and analysis proving millions are in acute need of food. -
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Alexander Lukashenko
Belarusian president
"I don't cling to power. ... Therefore, it is my great advantage that I do not try to somehow hold on to power by force."
Read more...In office, Lukashenko has abused and monopolized power by amending the constitution, jailing and exiling rivals, destroying press freedom, falsifying election results, and using the police and army to crush protests against his rule. He is running uncontested in January for another five-year term. -
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Mesh Abdulrazak
content creator
"If Kenyan government will not stop the abductions, I want to promise you that the U.S. government will stop funding Kenya and issuing loans. The International Monetary Fund will also stop issuing loans to Kenya." -- attributed to Donald Trump in video
Read more...A cross-check of Trump’s website, social media accounts and leading U.S. media outlets shows he has not issued such statements. The footage is an AI-generated deepfake. -
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Jacob Mafume
Mayor of Harare, Zimbabwe
“… [T]he water that is coming out of our taps is safe for human consumption, and it is safe for the residents. We treat water that comes from Lake Chivero and Lake Manyame thoroughly to make sure that we don’t put in our system water that is contaminated or that is harmful to the residents.”
Read more...Zimbabwe has a weak water filtration system that frequently allows the spread of waterborne diseases. Multiple investigative reports and studies by independent researchers have exposed Zimbabwe’s inability to produce clean, safe water.
