Russia engaged pseudo-experts to justify the crimes in Bucha — CPD
Kyiv • UNN
Russian propaganda is casting doubt on the number of victims in Bucha through pseudo-fact-checkers. The CPD called this a tactic to discredit the evidence.
Russian propaganda continues its disinformation campaign to justify the war crimes committed by the occupying army in Bucha, involving pocket "foreign experts" and pseudo-fact-checkers. This was reported by the Center for Countering Disinformation of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (CCD), UNN reports.
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It is noted that this time the Kremlin's mouthpieces are spreading statements by one of the speakers of the so-called "International Fact-Checking Association" created by Moscow, who cynically questioned the number of victims and proposed "holding Ukraine accountable" for accusing Russia of shooting civilians.
The use of fake "international" structures and biased pseudo-experts is a tried-and-tested Kremlin tactic
The center emphasizes that such "analysts" are working to muddy the evidentiary basis and discredit the official findings of international investigative teams.
Let us recall
In September, the Kremlin presented a propaganda "report" filled with manipulations and fake claims about the events in Bucha.