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In the Ukraine Conflict, Fake Fact-Checks Are Being Used to Spread Disinformation <[link removed]> Social media posts debunking purported Ukrainian disinformation are themselves fake. That doesn’t stop them from being featured on Russian state TV. by Craig Silverman and Jeff Kao

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