Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-06-22 13:00:48 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 19BBBAD07729CF9632AF5E948C2C3911B3941EC0308C714F109D03B978A7B617
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Original Note:
&hyphen-minus; Russian disinformation claim. - No evidence of secret Western biolabs in Ukraine. - U.S. provided funding to upgrade existing Ukrainian labs operated by Ukrainian government, not U.S. military etc. - Purpose is public health research and disease prevention. https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ukraine-russia-bioweapons-theory-1.6412029 https://www.snopes.com/news/2022/02/24/us-biolabs-ukraine-russia/ https://www.npr.org/2022/03/25/1087910880/biological-weapons-far-right-russia-ukraine https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2023/06/15/ukraine-research-facilities-are-not-u-s-bioweapon-labs-fact-check/70275279007/ https://globalnews.ca/news/8673062/russia-ukraine-conspiracy-misinformation-bioweapons-biolab/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/03/29/russia-disinformation-ukraine-bio-labs/ https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/11/un-says-not-aware-of-biological-weapons-programme-in-ukraine
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