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2023-06-16 17:59:59 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: A5443CFA2337B3E5AC0AE99EEF513EB1955297BC3499AA866B1E71E4DA8D6D3F
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Illegal organ trafficking has been reported in Ukraine but "donors were young men between the ages of 18 and 28" https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1323242/ (2003) surgeons involved face 15 years prison if convicted https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/aug/06/surgeons-arrested-for-selling-organs-ukraine (2010) recent stories are likely to be highly exaggerated https://euvsdisinfo.eu/report/the-west-uses-losses-in-ukraine-to-channel-human-organ-exports https://www.polygraph.info/a/fact-check-russia-resurrects-debunked-organ-harvesting-allegations/6743384.html https://mythdetector.ge/en/recurring-disinformation-by-pro-kremlin-media-about-organ-trading-in-ukraine/
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