The perils of falling into the ‘Russia said, Ukraine said’ trap

Propaganda and misinformation are not the sole purview of the Russians. We need to be wary of all sources from this conflict with Ukraine.
Aug. 11 media reports showed a series of explosions at a Russian airbase in the Crimea, which Ukrainian officials initially gleefully claimed responsibility for, while the Russian defence ministry claimed it was caused by faulty ammunition storage and that no planes were damaged.
OTTAWA—The Canadian public is being warned repeatedly to be wary of Russian disinformation with regards to the war in Ukraine. This is solid advice and there is ample evidence that the Kremlin spreads falsehoods at an alarming rate. On the flip side, it appears that western media accepts and diss...

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