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2024-02-02 10:00:16 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: C66FAB79B68DCA8CAE79FFD8F9F6A9C5C689D7E4374C2DC231F24BB330D5C081
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The confidential medical files of of Biles and Williams were leaked by Russian hackers in order to divert attention from Russia's state-sponsored doping program. 'Whataboutism' is a staple of Russian propaganda, intended to distract from its wrongdoing. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-37352326 https://www.wired.com/story/russian-fancy-bears-hackers-release-apparent-ioc-emails/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/2022/02/11/russia-olympics-doping-scandal/ https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/09/sports/russia-doping-ban.html https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN28R2HR/ https://disinfo.detector.media/en/post/how-russian-propaganda-uses-whataboutism-tactics
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