Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-06-22 08:55:26 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 2D71D87889CDA0A088F920287E3070DA9B93A5B4B09A127E7FCE07D6E4A7D68A
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&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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