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Ukrainian war desinfo predictions

“Ghost of Kyiv” (Ukraine)

False - does not exist.

Confirmed:

Ukraina bekräftar: ”Ghost of Kiev” är en myt

Putin’s meeting with trainee air stewardesses was greenscreened (World)

Probably false.

FSB leak - “We will lose this war” (World)

False.

Ukrainian claims of Russian KIA/MIA (Ukraine)

Deduct 50%.

12 Mar 2022: UKR authorities say Ukrainian casualties are 1,300.

US “biolabs” in Ukraine (Russia)

False.

Mariopul hospital shelling - hospital was an Azov batallion base, or Ukraine did it (Russia)

Prediction: False

Confirmed, the image “proof” provided by Russian propaganda was not the building -

Bellingcat tweet

Ukraine has attacked Belarus (Russia)

Prediction: false, literal false-flag from Russia to force Belarus into the war.

Node.js “protestware” deleted vital human-rights data

False.

Twitter link with screenshot

Lobste.rs discussion about how the update was not published to NPM.

Prediction: this is a Russian account trying to fan the flames.

Elite UKR drone force uses Starlink to hunt for targets

False.

The Times twitter

Prediction: UKR propaganda to get the oppo nervous. At least the Starlink part is tacked on to give Musk a warm fuzzy feeling.

Russian Kinzhal “hypersonic missile” struck military target close to UA-PL border

False: video footage shown as proof is of a farm in Eastern Ukraine.

Roman Abramovitch, UA negotiators poisoned

Prediction: false, hysteria.

Correction: might be actually true.

Or maybe not

TW: @MarkAmesExiled

Russia troops are “fragging” their own commanders

Prediction: false, wishful thinking

Russian planes violated Swedish airspace with nuclear weapons

Prediction: unlikely

Civilian dead in liberated areas of Ukraine were actually killed by UKR, not RU

False. If you suggest this, I will block you.

Oh yeah, it’s not true

@jasondhorowitz

The @nytimes video team with @malachybrowne continues to provide critical reporting, this time satellite images in Bucha showing that civilians were killed more than three weeks ago, when Russia’s military was in control of the town.

Russian soldiers stole radioactive “souvenirs” from Chernobyl

Prediction: false

Daily Beast link

Russia used chemical weapons in Mariupol

Prediction: false

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