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Maria Zakharova
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson
“The NATO members instructed the ‘opposition,’ and in fact their agents of influence, how to continue to conduct subversive work ‘more cunningly.’”
Read more...Claims that the West is behind nationwide protests over Alexey Navalny’s incarceration are a staple of Kremlin disinformation. -
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John Magufuli
President of Tanzania
“We have lived for over one year without the virus … Even right here there is no one who is wearing a mask. Our God is able and Satan will always fail and will be defeated in various illnesses.”
Read more...Although the numbers are uncertain for lack of reporting, Tanzania has suffered coronavirus cases. Experts say the government is hiding the true extent of the outbreak. -
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Suleyman Soylu
Turkish Interior Minister
“It is blatantly clear the United States is behind July 15. It was FETO [Gulen organization] who carried it out on their orders.”
Read more...There is no evidence the United States was behind the 2016 coup attempt against Turkish President Recip Tayyip Erdogan. The U.S. condemned the coup. -
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Ayatollah Abbas Tabrizian
Shiite religious leader
“Don’t approach those who have had the COVID vaccine … They have become homosexuals.”
Read more...There is no link between vaccination and sexual orientation. Nor do vaccinated people act like ‘controlled robots.’ -
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Maria Zakharova
Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman
“We consider the deprivation of three Ukrainian media outlets … contrary to the laws of Ukraine and Kyiv's international obligations to protect freedom of speech.”
Read more...Ukraine recently banned several TV channels because of their owner’s ties to Russian proxy forces occupying part of Ukraine as well as the disinformation they spread. -
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Dmitry Peskov
Russian presidential spokesman
"There is no repression, there are measures taken by the police against violators of the law — against participants in illegal actions.”
Read more...Security forces suppress the constitutional right to assemble, as journalists are harassed and jailed. -
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Nicolás Maduro
President of Venezuela
"What a campaign of hatred, revenge and lies that have been unleashed on the Carvativir!”
Read more...Skepticism from the medical community and media about Maduro’s purported COVID-19 cure stems from a lack of data on the drug. -
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Dmitry Peskov
Kremlin spokesman
"It is unnecessary to talk about any significant impact” on the political situation in Russia.
Read more...The poisoning, prosecution and imprisonment of Vladimir Putin’s chief opponent sparked significant nationwide protests and stinging global criticism. -
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Suheil Shaheen
Member of Taliban negotiation team
“Daesh … their members were transferred by choppers. When the Taliban laid a siege on them, we saw that only American choppers could fly as the Afghan airspace is fully under the control of Americans.”
Read more...There is no evidence the U.S. has helped evacuate Islamic State fighters in Afghanistan by helicopter. The U.S. has been fighting IS in several countries. -
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Yin Yihang
Scholar, Beijing-based Taihe Institute
“U.S. civil rights groups have maintained a presence in northern Myanmar, radicalizing local people.”
Read more...A Chinese analyst floats a baseless conspiracy, ignoring Beijing’s support for rebels in northern Myanmar. -
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Tatmadaw, Myanmar armed forces
“The Tatmadaw categorically denies it is impeding Myanmar’s democratic transition.”
Read more...In denying an obvious coup, Myanmar’s military leaders are abusing the country’s constitution and rejecting an election. -
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Aleksander Lukashenko
, president of Belarus
“[They] decided to carry out a blitzkrieg in August, instantly overthrow the government, or at least show that the government has fallen, and bring in NATO troops.”
Read more...Lukashenko’s conspiracy theory deflects attention from the mass opposition to his rule from Belarusians.
