MoA - When AP Spreads #Fakenews - A Forensic Appraisal
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Another such hack is the Gulf paid promoter of #Takfiri “rebels” in Syria, Charles #Lister: Russia’s Baghdadi Claim Needs Verification
By Charles Lister
“Russia’s claim to have killed ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in an airstrike in Raqqa on May 28 should be taken with a heavy grain of salt.
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Russia has a long track record of issuing fake claims and deliberate misinformation during its campaign in Syria.
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Beyond Russia’s likely bogus claim, ...”
Cruickshank and Lister both spread factless propaganda sold as conclusion of the news content of an AP report. But the AP report was fake news.