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“Days before the institution's (Fort Detrick laboratory) temporary shutdown in 2019, a respiratory illness was reported on June 30 at a community one hour's drive away.

A straw man is a rhetorical trick, used in polemical debate. You attack your opponent, refuting arguments, views or ideas never expressed by the opponent.

" yet another American scary tale. This is fake and disinformation in the spirit of previous American administrations. (Responding to U.S. military reports that Russia deployed fighter jets to Libya.

“Every fourth American is against taking anti-COVID-19 vaccine. Source: News Front, May 21, 2020 FALSE On May 21, the pro-Kremlin news site News Front covered a survey commissioned by Reuters.

As the world cautiously begins to adjust to the new realities of post-quarantine life, the pro-Kremlin media is adjusting as well – and returning to familiar territory.

The recent escalation in relations between the Czech Republic and Russia, relating to the removal of a Marshal Konev statue, is just another case of Russia waging a “battle” with a post-Communist country over historical narratives.

By LTG (Ret. Ben Hodges, Janusz Bugajski, COL (Ret. Ray Wojcik, Carsten Schmiedl, for CEPA NATO’s Eastern Flank stretches from the Arctic to the Caucasus and includes the Baltic Sea and Black Sea littorals.

“This (claim about persecution of Crimean Tatars) once again confirms that in Ukraine the name of the presidenthas changed, but the regime that came power in Ukraine after the coup has not changed.

Sputnik Srbija emphasises division in the Western Balkans, presenting pro-Western forces as ‘weak’ and ‘corrupt’, aiming to subordinate their neighbours.

Illiberal Hungary witch-hunts critical voices. The civil society plans to build resilience in spite of that. The unexpected journey of Russian ventilators from Russia to the US and back again.