DISINFO: Capitol riots to inspire Ukrainians to create chaos

DISINFORMATION CASE DETAILS

DISINFO: Capitol riots to inspire Ukrainians to create chaos

SUMMARY

Capitol riots will inspire looting in Ukrainians. It will lead to the country being converted into a platform for laundering of stolen money and will turn citizens into slaves. The current US president Trump was betrayed by everyone around him because of money and led the country into chaos. Similarly, this will be the case of Ukraine.

RESPONSE

Recurring disinformation narratives about Ukraine being exploited in the conflict between the West and Russia and its citizens subdued by the West, also by casting doubt over the legitimacy of Western democratic institutions.

The used narrative is an unjustified analogy between recent events in the US and the situation in Ukraine. It presents an unfounded prediction instilling a perception of certainty without providing a logical connection or evidence.

It rests upon the disinformation presumption that Ukraine is (created as) an international puppet in the war between Russia and the West. It is used to spread and support Russophobic propaganda. Also that Western institutions exploit Ukraine's state treasures and industries by making it financially dependent.

In reality, US riots were triggered by the upcoming change of power in the US with white supremacists, conspiracy theorists and a fraction of Trump supporters present storming the Capitol. For now, these events remain relevant to US internal affairs only with any, if at all, ramifications still to be seen.

See similar cases: US Capitol rioters were conservatives who hoped to regain the Old America; The most violent US Capitol rioters were not Trump supporters but Antifa; The attack on Capitol hill was a set-up.

Disclaimer

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