DISINFO: A European country has ordered Qatar-based television channel Al-Jazeera's stringers...

DISINFORMATION CASE DETAILS

DISINFO: A European country has ordered Qatar-based television channel Al-Jazeera's stringers...

SUMMARY

A European country has ordered Qatar-based television channel Al-Jazeera’s stringers to film a staged chemical attack in the settlements of Seraqeb, Erich and Jisr Shughur (Idlib province) in Syria.

RESPONSE

No evidence given, repeating disinformation from last week bit.ly/2qi4cA4, . Al Jazeera denied the accusation as defamation: bit.ly/2qgkryi, . This is a technique of spreading disinformation that is well-known; reporting something unsubstantiated in order to later be able to refer back to that "as previously reported".

Disclaimer

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