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Public Health Fakes:  Russia continues to “restore” medicine in the occupied territories. Issue #27 This week we recorded traditional Russian propaganda methods. Russians share their “successes” in improving living conditions in the occupied territories, including claims of restoring medical facilities and supplying medicine. However, they forget to mention that they themselves (Source: Vox Ukraine)

Propaganda Diary:  a review of Russian disinformation in European media in April 2023 In April 2023, VoxCheck monitored media outlets from Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Czech Republic, Italy, and Germany and identified 932 cases of disinformation about Ukraine. The largest number of disinformation cases were found in Polish (291), Slovakian (161), and Italian (141) m (Source: Vox Ukraine)

Misleading: Video shows tractor rally reaching wrestlers' protest site at Jantar Mantar On May 7, a group of farmers joined wrestlers at Jantar Mantar protesting against Brij Bhushan Singh, chief of the Wrestling Federation of India, who has been accused of sexual harassment and intimidation. They also gave an ultimatum to the Central government, demanding action ag (Source: News Mobile)

False: 3 men open-fired at night in the ongoing Manipur violence A video showing three people open firing in the night is widely circulated on social media. Many users have claimed it is from the ongoing violence in Manipur, blaming PM Modi for the riots in the state.A Facebook user posted the viral post with a caption: ये कोई फ़िल्मी सीन नहीं (Source: News Mobile)

Misleading: Video shows immigrants at the US-Mexico border A video showing numerous people climbing a high border fence is widely shared on social media, claiming that people are trying to cross the US border, presumably from Mexico.The video is shared on Facebook with a caption: "The situation at the US border looks like a scene from Th (Source: News Mobile)

Misleading: Tire full of Indian currency notes was seized ahead of upcoming Karnataka elections A video has gone viral on social media showing a tyre — full of Indian currency notes — seized ahead of the Assembly elections in Karnataka. People have shared the video mocking politicians for finding a new way of transferring money for the elections.A Facebook user posted the v (Source: News Mobile)