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Abigail Spanberger: “When they publish clear disinformation, such as the account of the Foreign Ministry of Russia, claiming that the people…”

On the recordMarch 15, 2022
When they publish clear disinformation, such as the account of the Foreign Ministry of Russia, claiming that the people that were hurt or killed in the attack on the maternity ward were crisis actors, this is not only false--demonstrably false--it's also offending to the victims, and something like this should be taken down immediately as opposed to be given just a warning.
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Abigail Spanberger
Democratic · Virginia

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Spanberger criticizes Russian disinformation regarding a maternity ward attack.

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