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DISINFO: All three Baltic states are disappearing

DISINFORMATION CASE DETAILS

  • Outlet: Rubaltic.ru ( archive, original )
  • Date of publication: January 18, 2018
  • Countries / regions discussed: Lithuania, Estonia, Baltic states, Russia, Latvia

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Demography Baltic states

DISINFO: All three Baltic states are disappearing

SUMMARY

All three Baltic states are disappearing due to declining demography, which is much bigger threat to them than Russia is.

RESPONSE

No evidence given. In total, the population of Estonia increased by 0.2 percent in 2017. Net migration has been positive in Estonia for three years in a row, Statistics Estonia said.https://news.postimees.ee/4378179/estonian-population-grows-by-3-070-in-2017

Also. positive migration noted in Lithuania in December 2017 http://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/lietuvoje/4/199722/lietuva-nebenyksta-gruodi-imigravo-daugiau-nei-emigravo

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