Each fresh crisis brings its own new styles and variants of misinformation, of course, which require careful and patient analysis. So it was during the week of Feb. 21, when Russian troops began their invasion of Ukraine. The following is a rough overview of the familiar disinformation trends and recurring memes that the Snopes team recognized and addressed, in the opening days of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. For example, back in February 2019, a video emerged online that appeared to show an Indian air strike against Islamic militants in Pakistan. Similarly, conspiracy theorists repeatedly seize upon mass shootings to promote their baseless claims about gun control and authoritarianism.

Source: The Irish Times March 03, 2022 06:45 UTC