Fake news about "recruiting schoolchildren for the TCC" spreading online – CCD
Kyiv • UNN
A fake announcement is circulating online, purportedly from the police, regarding the recruitment of teenagers aged 15–17 for the Territorial Recruitment Centers (TCC). The National Police and the Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD) have officially debunked this information.
A fake announcement is being circulated on social networks and messengers regarding the alleged recruitment of schoolchildren aged 15–17 for "summer internships" within the structures of the Territorial Recruitment and Social Support Centers (TCC). This was reported by the Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD), according to UNN.
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The CCD noted that the fabricated announcement is being distributed allegedly on behalf of the National Police of Ukraine. In it, minors are offered positions such as "assistant to the district officer," "junior TCC employee," and "summons clerk."
At the same time, the National Police officially refuted this information.
No recruitment of minors to perform official functions has been conducted or initiated,
According to the Center, the main goal of such information plants is to discredit mobilization processes in Ukraine and attempt to sow panic among parents.
The enemy is trying to create a false impression that children are already being involved in mobilization measures in Ukraine in order to cause concern among parents,
The CCD also reminded that Russian propaganda regularly uses forged documents, fake announcements, and false messages allegedly on behalf of Ukrainian state bodies to conduct information and psychological operations (PSYOPs).