Dec. 1st, 2015 03:45 pm
Disinformation Review: Week Five
Dear colleagues,

Thank you very much for all your reports. Every one of them provides a better illustration of disinformation - the more we get, the better the knowledge for all of us.
This week, the political and security repercussions of the downing of the Russian Su-24 on Tuesday 24th November were reflected in the media landscape. Since this day, the most prevalent topics of disinformation have been related to Turkey. We have seen a mass of reports, as listed in the Review, claiming inter alia that the jet was downed on the orders of Washington and Brussels (http://bit.ly/1R6rgrU); that it was downed by the CIA rather than by the Turkish air force (e.g. here http://bit.ly/1jr1Lnl); and that the action was approved by President Obama (http://bit.ly/1POL1Vr).
Swift connections were made between this event and the issue of alleged links between Turkey and ISIL – again you will see multiple reports of this in the attached table. Evidence of the link was sourced to stories that President Erdogan’s son had his picture taken with ISIS leaders (in fact, these were the owners of a restaurant taking pictures with famous guests: http://bit.ly/1PUfGkband http://bit.ly/1lnJokq); and that President Erdogan’s daughter owns a hospital, in which ISIS fighters are cured (http://bit.ly/1MLjrVr). Further stories repeated allegations that Turkey buys oil from ISIS, or is partly controlled by the Islamic State. Our contributor, French author and journalist Galia Ackerman highlights a story suggesting that these allegations lead to one conclusion: that “Russia has to help Turkey to get rid of President Erdogan”.
Ukraine is also blamed for the downing of the Russian Su-24, on the basis that the plane was downed by Turkobanderites (http://bit.ly/1Ip4EM4 andhttp://bit.ly/1XuSOXr). “Experts” already link the downing to a recent deal, whereby Ukraine (ordered by the USA) provided missile complexes to ISIS (here: http://bit.ly/1Nsmjd2). Regular readers of the Disinformation Review will remember that this deal has already been refuted.
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Thank you very much for all your reports. Every one of them provides a better illustration of disinformation - the more we get, the better the knowledge for all of us.
This week, the political and security repercussions of the downing of the Russian Su-24 on Tuesday 24th November were reflected in the media landscape. Since this day, the most prevalent topics of disinformation have been related to Turkey. We have seen a mass of reports, as listed in the Review, claiming inter alia that the jet was downed on the orders of Washington and Brussels (http://bit.ly/1R6rgrU); that it was downed by the CIA rather than by the Turkish air force (e.g. here http://bit.ly/1jr1Lnl); and that the action was approved by President Obama (http://bit.ly/1POL1Vr).
Swift connections were made between this event and the issue of alleged links between Turkey and ISIL – again you will see multiple reports of this in the attached table. Evidence of the link was sourced to stories that President Erdogan’s son had his picture taken with ISIS leaders (in fact, these were the owners of a restaurant taking pictures with famous guests: http://bit.ly/1PUfGkband http://bit.ly/1lnJokq); and that President Erdogan’s daughter owns a hospital, in which ISIS fighters are cured (http://bit.ly/1MLjrVr). Further stories repeated allegations that Turkey buys oil from ISIS, or is partly controlled by the Islamic State. Our contributor, French author and journalist Galia Ackerman highlights a story suggesting that these allegations lead to one conclusion: that “Russia has to help Turkey to get rid of President Erdogan”.
Ukraine is also blamed for the downing of the Russian Su-24, on the basis that the plane was downed by Turkobanderites (http://bit.ly/1Ip4EM4 andhttp://bit.ly/1XuSOXr). “Experts” already link the downing to a recent deal, whereby Ukraine (ordered by the USA) provided missile complexes to ISIS (here: http://bit.ly/1Nsmjd2). Regular readers of the Disinformation Review will remember that this deal has already been refuted.
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