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2023-08-24 20:29:02 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 7354775260C74CE416730D3D0BFD74D49272D71ABEF8CACBB9B135FD5070B67F
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The Wikipedia page provided above does not mention anything about the photo being digitally altered; on the contrary, the text states that there are multiple reports that Utkin is neo-Nazi: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dmitry_Utkin#:~:text=According%20to%20several%20news%20outlets%2C%20Utkin%20was%20an%20admirer%20of%20Nazi%20Germany%20and%20had%20multiple%20Nazi%20tattoos%2C%20including%20Schutzstaffel%20(SS)%20insignia More: https://www.businessinsider.com/who-is-dmitry-utkin-wagner-founder-dead-prigozhin-plane-2023-8 https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/2023/08/24/dmitry-utkin-neo-nazi-wagner-commander-believed-dead-in-prigozhin-plane-crash/ https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-war-what-is-the-wagner-group-of-secret-russian-mercenaries-12562034#:~:text=The%20European%20Union%20said%20Wagner%20was%20founded%20by%20Dmitry%20Utkin%20%2D%20a%20former%20Russian%20soldier%20reportedly%20adorned%20with%20Nazi%20tattoos. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/08/24/world/prigozhin-russia-ukraine-news#two-men-linked-in-their-war-successes-with-their-fates-now-in-question:~:text=Mr.%20Utkin%2C%20a%20retired%20Russian%20Special%20Forces%20officer%20said%20to%20be%20fascinated%20by%20Nazi%20history%20and%20culture.
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