Fake News Warfare in Venezuela: Now an Alleged Morgue Collapse Due to COVID-19
Jose Manuel Blanco Diaz | orinocotribune.com | 2021-04-03
Friday, April 2, social media networks in Venezuela were once again the center of a debate in which users revealed a case of fake news. The action began with photographs that were circulated depicting an alleged "COVID-19 death surge" in the Bello Monte morgue in Caracas. | The issue became a trending topic at a time when the country is going through a second wave of coronavirus infections. On the same day, for example, 1,254 new positive cases, and 13 deaths from the illness were reported. | #2Abril así se encuentra la morgue de Bello…
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Venezuelan Minister for Defense: Colombia is Using PsyOps and Media Warfare to Undermine Venezuelan Army
orinocotribune.com | 2021-04-03
This Friday, April 2, Venezuelan Minister for Defense, Vladimir Padrino López, denounced the use of psyops and media manipulation on the part of the Colombian government to defend its economic interests, create unrest among the Venezuelan population, manipulate public opinion at the international level and thus destabilize Venezuela. | On his Twitter account @vladimirpadrino, he wrote that "this conflict, in which the Republic makes legitimate use of its weapons to expel the groups that want to use our territory for bastard purposes, is accompanied by other weapons that seek various objectives: | 1 Defend the eco…
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Far Right Cries Out for Foreign Intervention Due to Colombian Paramilitary Attacks in Apure
Jose Manuel Blanco Diaz | orinocotribune.com | 2021-04-02
In the midst of the struggle by Venezuelan security and defense agencies to expel the threat of Colombian paramilitary gangs from the state of Apure, the spokespeople for Venezuela's extreme right are again launching requests for foreign intervention and military interference in Venezuela. | Since the first skirmishes against criminal organizations were recorded in the border area of La Victoria in Apure state, on March 21, calls for foreign interference proliferated on social media networks, in addition to censure of the work of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB). | One of the representatives of the opp…
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The War Scenario in Apure is Transferred to the Media and Social Media Networks
Editor2 | orinocotribune.com | 2021-04-02
By Misión Verdad — Mar 30, 2021 | Since the beginning of the clashes last Sunday, March 21, between Venezuelan state security forces and armed groups operating in Apure, on the Colombian-Venezuelan border, attempts were made to construct a false narrative aimed at criminalizing the government of President Nicolás Maduro and involving secondary actors. | The discourse framework promoted hours after the events was that the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) had bombed the civilian population of La Victoria, a border town in the Venezuelan plains state, and was confronting an alleged faction of the disside…
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Sign our online birthday card to say: "Free Georges Abdallah!" on his 70th birthday! #MacronLibérezAbdallah
samidoun.net | 2021-04-02
It's Georges Abdallah's 70th birthday. This Lebanese Arab communist struggler for Palestine is marking this birthday in Lannemezan Prison, after being jailed by France for over 36 years. Join us today to take action online to demand his immediate liberation. First, join the Twitterstorm! #MacronLibérezAbdallah Twitter Storm Friday, 2 April 2021 10 am Pacific — 1 pm Eastern — 7 pm central Europe — 8 pm Palestine Use the hashtag: #MacronLibérezAbdallah Sample Tweets: bit.ly/freeabdallah Tag: @EmmanuelMacron @GDarmanin to direct your demand to French officials. Sign our collective birthday…
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Fake News Op in the 'Candid Activists' Case: There was No Arrest, Only Protection of Journalists in Apure
orinocotribune.com | 2021-04-02
This Thursday, April 1, the launch of a new media conspiracy against Venezuela was attempted on social media networks and in the US-financed "free press," but the truth quickly emerged. Finally, the alleged detention of journalists in Apure state, allegedly covering the events in the Colombian-Venezuelan border territory, was reported as false. | A new fake news story was spread by some media and journalists who assured that several journalists and activists were apprehended; some even dared to describe the arrests as "force disappearance." | In addition, social media exploded with manipulations and falsehoods th…
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New Developments In Alex Saab Case
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-04-02
The plot around the kidnapping of the Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab in Cape Verde peaks, intensifies and continues to be a trending topic on Twitter, while the United States government relentlessly applies pressure to bring the diplomat to its territory. | Meanwhile, social media networks again reflect opinions about the case–#EEUUCompraCaboVerde was a trending topic in Venezuela this Wednesday, March 31. This, with respect to the most recent movements of Washington through a policy that, in general, is based on blackmail and financial suffocation. | The complaints about new agreements signed between the US…
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Chauvin trial, week 1: Will there be justice for George Floyd?
Chris Banks | liberationnews.org | 2021-04-02
The entire world saw Chauvin commit the infamous murder of Floyd thanks to viral bystander video, and the attention of millions are now fixed on the courtroom.
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Ethiopia VS CNN: Video Of Horrific Executions In Tigray Spreads Online
Anonymous669 | southfront.org | 2021-04-02
Screen grab from the execution video that was shared by the CNN | The Ethiopian government has denied committing war crimes in the northern region of Tigray, where its forces have been carrying out an operation against local fighters since November of last year. | The government said that "social media posts and claims cannot be taken as evidence" in response to an investigation by the CNN and Amnesty International.
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Kiev Scrambles To Justify The Incoming Storm
Anonymous007 | southfront.org | 2021-04-02
Click to see full-size image | The Kiev government is going to great lengths to attempt and justify its incoming attempts at escalating the situation in Eastern Ukraine and towards Crimea. | On April 1st, but not as a joke, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Moscow is trying to put pressure on Kiev by amassing its military forces along the Russian-Ukrainian border.In a Facebook post, Zelensky noted he would highlight two points in the issue of war and peace. "First of all, it's about Donbas. Indeed, escala…
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Russia Fines Twitter Over Illegal Child-Sensitive Posts
telesurenglish.net | 2021-04-02
On Friday, a Russian court fined Twitter for not deleting posts summoning minors to participate in illegal rallies demanding the release of opposition politician Alexei Navalny. The ruling comes after pressure upon the U.S. platform to remove content or be blocked. | RELATED: | Twitter Shuts Down Popular Live Streaming App Periscope | In the last weeks, Russia's state communications watchdog Roskomnadzorn reported that Twitter had failed to remove over 3,000 posts with banned content…
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