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Xu Guixiang
Spokesperson for the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
“[A]mong the so-called 380 ‘detention facilities’, 343 locations (90%) are regular schools, government agencies and institutions, hospitals, residences, shops, etc.”
Read more...Numerous sources, not just the Australian Institute of Strategic Policy, have provided evidence of widespread Uyghur detention. -
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Delcy Rodriguez
Venezuela’s vice president
“We can’t repeat in our country the scheme in rich countries, where only those who have money to get vaccinated are vaccinated.”
Read more...Vaccines are being delivered free of cost. In most countries, this accomplished through free, universal healthcare systems. -
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Konstantin Kosachev
vice-speaker, Russian Federation Council
"The new American sanctions, baseless in essence, and from that senseless in form, if they are different from the previous anti-Russian actions of the United States, it is in their timing."Read more...The new sanctions hit Russia’s ability to borrow from U.S. investors and could get even more painful if other countries go along. -
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Press TV
Iranian state TV channel
“Damascus says the U.S. is fully responsible for the adverse outcome of its criminal policies against Syria, calling on Washington to … compensate for the losses the nation has suffered as a result of the American military aggression and troop deployment.”
Read more...The Assad regime’s forces have caused most of the casualties and the bulk of the destruction in Syria. -
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Deng Xijun
China’s ambassador to the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN)
“The German Institute GEOMAR predicts that Japan Fukushima contaminated nuclear wastewater dumped will pollute half of the Pacific Ocean in 5 days, adding that 3 yrs later, Canada & the U.S. will be affected by the nuclear radiation pollution.”
Read more...Despite legitimate concerns, China misrepresents nuke plant data about the likely spread of radioactive waste. -
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Khalifa Haftar
self-proclaimed commander of Libyan National Army forces
"The LNA forces are the guarantee of Libya's political, economic and social stability" against “violent acts … ending the presence of foreign fighters and establishing security for the residents."
Read more...Haftar and his forces, which are fighting the U.N.-recognized Libyan government in Tripoli, are accused of war crimes and backed by Russian mercenaries. -
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People's Militia Press Service, Donetsk People's Republic
Press service of Russian-backed militant group in Ukraine
“According to the press service of the People's Militia of the Republic, over the past two weeks, 244 military personnel have deserted from positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.”
Read more...There is no evidence to support the desertion assertion, and the Russian-led separatist sources are infamous for spreading disinformation. -
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Hassan Rouhani
Iran’s president
“U.S. blocked Iran’s access to 10 million doses of coronavirus vaccine.”
Read more...India halted coronavirus vaccine exports under the United Nations-backed COVAX program due to a domestic vaccine shortage and a surge of COVID-19 cases. The move had a global impact but did not target Iran. -
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Nikolai Patrushev
Secretary of the Russian Security Council
"And now we are actively helping others [with COVID-19], unlike the U.S., which is selfish."
Read more...While the Biden administration has been cautious about sharing vaccines, the U.S. has joined a global access effort and pledged $2 billion. -
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Eduardo Bolsonaro
Brazilian lawmaker and Jair Bolsonaro's son
“Brazilian agribusiness does not deforest the Amazon. It generates clean energy and helps to conserve the forest that occupies 61% of Brazil's territory.”
Read more...It has been widely reported and studied that agriculture and livestock greatly contribute to deforestation in the Amazon. -
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Dmitry Peskov
Russian Presidential spokesman
"It’s certainly hard to imagine someone spreading fake news about the death of a child."
Read more...Russia’s proxies in Ukraine’s Donbas conflict area have produced numerous fabricated claims, including purported child deaths. -
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Enzo Pineda
Actor
“Proud of my dad for spearheading the approval of ivermectin as an affordable drug to fight covid-19. I have friends who recently recovered from the virus who can testify that the drug works and I’m also using it now …”
Read more...Clinical trials are needed to prove that ivermectin is effective against COVID-19. Until then, using the drug is risky.
