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Daniel Ortega
President of Nicaragua
“There are always prisoners who make up that they're being tortured. …They invent things simply to create a negative image on Nicaragua before international organizations run by the yanquis…”
Read more...Since 2018, Daniel Ortega’s communist government has been widely condemned for its human right abuses. -
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Modeste Bakwanamaha
mayor of Beni, Democratic Republic of Congo
“Armed men freed around 900 prisoners from a jail in Beni, east Democratic Republic of Congo … Only 100 out of more than 1,000 inmates remained … said Modeste Bakwanamaha.”
Source: Globalnews.ca, October 20, 2020Read more...The mayor’s numbers are incorrect: Not “around 900,” but 1,337 prisoners escaped, and there were 1,447 inmates in the jail, not merely “more than 1,000.” -
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Dmitry Peskov
Russian presidential spokesman
"If we remember the moment when this aid was sent, the moment was critical for all countries of the world, and it was critical for the United States. Therefore, Russia did everything in its power and in its technological and technical capabilities to send such assistance."
Read more...Russia’s ventilators weren’t used for COVID-19 patients because they were faulty and incompatible with the U.S. power system. They were paid for by the U.S., not donated. -
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Ramzan Kadyrov
Head of Chechnya
“This is not the first time when France attempts to blame all its problems on the Chechens. I assure you all, Chechens have nothing to do with it.”
Read more...Seizing on the killing of a French teacher by a Chechen youth, Kadyrov ignores gross human rights violations under his rule. -
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Patricia Villegas Marin
president of Venezuela state TV
"Santiago de Chile. October 18, 2020. One year after the popular mobilization.”
Read more...This description of a protest photo is wrong. Although there were protests in Santiago de Chile on October 18, 2020, the photo is from 2019. -
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Hu Jixin
Editor-in-Chief of Global Times
“Analysts think that Taiwan has concealed full details. Otherwise, how could have Chinese mainland's diplomats, who always act in a gentle manner, easily beat someone from Taiwan into a ‘brain concussion?’”
Read more...Reputable media sources reported an altercation between the two countries’ diplomats and that Chinese and Taiwan officials were hospitalized. -
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Vladimir Solovyov
TV commentator, Russia
“To those who watch us, I now give you an opportunity to see footage from Nagorno Karabakh. This is a fragment of a surface-to-air fight, when they are trying to shut down airplanes. When you watch this, you'd think these are some Star Wars, so beautiful, not realizing that behind every such launch there are people's lives."
Read more...The footage Solovyov showed came from a video game called “Arma 3,” not Nagorno-Karabakh. -
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Chinese Foreign Ministry
"Ipsos survey: China, the happiness leader in 2020.”
Read more...China cites a survey to claim it is the global leader in happiness, but, over the last couple of years, a reputable U.N. report has ranked the country low in happiness -
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RT (Russia Today)
Russian state-owned media outlet
“Moscow insisted that the probe ignored a large batch of data on the crash that Russia was eager to provide, instead relying largely on the evidence from Ukraine, and on ‘open-source’ information such as clips of purported evidence posted on social media.”
Read more...Russia provided radar data on the 2014 airliner tragedy, then said it was faulty. Other evidence confirms the plane was shot down. -
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Yousef Tabatabai-Nejad
Ayatollah of Isfahan, Iran
“The misunderstanding of this example and the incorrect mentality of some media outlets caused them to divert public opinion from the main issues and problems of the country by fragmenting the mentioned speech, lying and inducing self-made material.”
Read more...The Iranian media correctly quoted the de-facto governor of the city of Isfahan as calling for violence against women who wear hijab “improperly.” -
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TASS
Russian state news agency
“Entrepreneur files lawsuits against Navalny and his supporters”
Read more...The article leaves out Yevgeny Prigozhin’s ties to the Kremlin, that he is sanctioned by the United States and key details of his business. -
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Sameera Khan
Social media celebrity
“Which Hollywood [expletive] thought it would be a good idea to cast an Israeli actress as Cleopatra (a very bland looking one) instead of a stunning Arab actress like Nadine Njeim? And shame on you, Gal Gadot. Your country steals Arab land & you’re stealing their movie roles...”
