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Toxins of Misinformation

In the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, warplanes, rockets, missiles and artillery units are not the only weapons in use. An information war is proving no less fierce than the fighting taking place on the ground.

The information war is being employed not just to affect the morale of the opposite side, but also to present a different version of the same story with the aim of rallying internal and external support to what each side claims to be the truth about the nature of the conflict.

Amid inconsistencies in Western media reporting and coverage, skepticism is taking the lead. Those following

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