The most “viral” stories right now are all laughably false. And they are being used, of course, to paint Russia as the “bad” guy and Ukraine as the “good” guy.
Many congressmen, media outlets and even “conservative” news and information outlets have been peddling these fake news stories, which aim to shape a false narrative in order to control public opinion concerning the conflict.
“The viral, fake stories come amidst social media platforms rolling out robust ‘fact-checking’ operations, often used to swiftly censor stories counter to establishment narratives or critical of the Democratic Party,” explains The National Pulse‘s Natalie Winters.
“These programs, however, have routinely failed to flag the following stories as false with the same tenacity.”
One of the fake stories that you may have seen is the “Snake Island Martyrs” fabrication. This one alleges that 13 Ukrainian border guards stationed on Snake Island, located in the Black Sea, were killed at the onset of the Russian invasion.
Audio recordings allegedly capturing their final moments seemed to suggest that a Russian warship issued the following demand:
“I ask you to lay down your arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed and unnecessary deaths. Otherwise, you will be bombed.”...<<<Read More>>>...
