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Jane Lytvynenko Profile picture
@JaneLytv
Sep 29, 2020 • 10 tweets • 5 min read • Read on X
Hi. I’m monitoring for false and misleading information around the first presidential #debates.

See something? DM or email me 📩 jane.lytvynenko@buzzfeed.com. Signal number in bio.
On Insta? Send tips to: instagram.com/janelytvynenko
For accurate news and live coverage: @BuzzFeedNews and buzzfeednews.com
Ok let's rock n roll.

1. Articles & memes based on the first of these tweets are spreading a torqued narrative on Joe Biden and an inspection of an earpiece.

Stories are posted across socials, esp Facebook. Biden campaign didn't clarify, called q's "ridiculous." ImageImageImage
↪️ Narrative abt the ear piece plays into a long-running narrative from Biden's opponents who focus attacks on former VP's mental fitness.

Biden camp. told reporters on a call: It is completely absurd, of course he's not wearing an earpiece, and we never asked for breaks.
2. As Will points out, another false narrative about Biden getting debate questions ahead of time is making rounds.

Note that discussion topics are public and can be found here: debates.org/2020/09/22/mod… It's not some big mystery.
3. Nah. The document Don Jr. tweeted clearly states, in point one:

"The [Intelligence Community] does not know the accuracy of this allegation or the extent to which the Russian intelligence analysis may reflect exaggeration or fabrication." Image
📰 Here's the rolling post about debate disinformation. Send it to your boomers on Facebook and your zoomers on TikTok and your millennials on Twitter buzzfeednews.com/article/janely…
4. Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani made baseless health claims about Biden. Giuliani falsely said Biden, who has a speech impediment, has dementia and takes Adderall. Image
5. This is not accurate. It's a falsehood that has been circulating since late August.

Here's CDC data, showing over 7 million cases and over 200,00 deaths: covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tra… Image
6. Here's a refutation of Trump's claim of Portland Sheriff support during the debate:

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Jane Lytvynenko Profile picture
Nov 16, 2023
This trend has telltale signs that further investigation is needed. The videos sound similar, some of the wording is nearly identical.

It’s possible that this is organic, but it’s equally possible that it began as a deliberate trend manipulation campaign.
rollingstone.com/culture/cultur…
Trend manipulation on TikTok is not uncommon, but we know a lot less about it than trend manipulation on Twitter because of the way the platform is structured.

This was an infamous example in Russia when reporters discovered paid pro-war influencers.

semafor.com/article/12/29/…
That’s why by now we should know to be extremely careful reporting on viral trends.

It’s good practice to do some investigating first: who was the initial poster, was there campaign planning on another network, did a handful of posts appear simultaneously, are comments real?
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Jane Lytvynenko Profile picture
Jul 13, 2023
I had to stop reading this story, breathe, then continue.

Ukrainians detained by Russians are forced into slave labor, digging trenches and graves. They're made to wear Russian uniforms to be used as human shields. And Russia is building more prisons.
apnews.com/article/ukrain…
This is a map of known prison facilities compiled by @mihr_ua and Gulagu net.

Prisoners have no legal status, it's not known how many there are.

"One man who refused to dig was shot on the spot — yet another body for the grave."
https://t.co/HyaPZkpv5Zapnews.com/article/ukrain…
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@mihr_ua "Nearly everyone freed said they experienced or witnessed torture, and most described being shifted from one place to another without explanation.

“It’s a business of human trafficking,” said Olena Yahupova, the city administrator who was forced to dig trenches."
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Jane Lytvynenko Profile picture
Jun 9, 2023
Finally, I get to tell you what our team's been working on for the last few months.

This documentary about Wagner investigates how the group began, its activities in Syria and Africa, and its role in the invasion of Ukraine. For your weekend viewing:
wsj.com/video/series/s…
There are a few things we tried to do with this doc.

The first is show the evolution of Wagner, how it began, where it found success, and the way it moved across the globe. As one of our experts says, Wagner presence is confirmed on at least four continents. We unpack that.
Our team also wanted to dig into the money. We are the WSJ, after all.

So, a part of the doc looks at the shell companies, contracts, looting of resources, and various income sources for Wagner and Prigozhin. Some of it connects directly back to the Kremlin.
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Jane Lytvynenko Profile picture
Dec 16, 2022
Between this and the ban on geolocation footage that @Osinttechnical expands on in the thread, the impairment on real-time verification will be significant.

Especially for videos coming out of Ukraine and other protest, revolution, war, or attack scenarios.
Currently, as I type this, Russia is bombing Ukraine. Explosions in Kharkiv have been reported. Explosions in Kyiv have been reported.

A tracking project posted the take-off time of the bomber planes dropping bombs right as they took off.

Does that break Twitter rules?
Soon, footage of the aftermath of the explosions will appear. At least three hits so far. Russia bombs civilian housing all the time. It’s why I’m nauseous as I type this.

If we geolocate the aftermath footage and it’s someone’s home, does that break Twitter rules?
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Sep 28, 2022
After over half a decade of debunking this hoax every time there was a flood or hurricane, I can't believe I'm looking at an honest-to-god street shark.

Good to finally meet you, pal.
The actual hoax is 12+ years old!

I wish I could quantify the amount of time I spent with my good friend, the highway shark. These are just SOME of the hurricanes it made an appearance at. There have been more cameos since, of course.
buzzfeednews.com/article/janely…
Tempted to write a nostalgic retrospective about Street Shark, the hoax, the legend, the now-reality.
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Sep 22, 2022
This week, for the first time in three years, I’ve been able to come home.

The journey that used to be one flight took three trains and almost 23 hours. But — and this is impressive — even during wartime the trains in Ukraine were precisely on time. Saw this beauty on the way.
The first thing that stood out to me was at the border. We lined up in the evening cold waiting for our document check, all people taking the same train to Kyiv.

There were almost no men in line. I could count the men on two hands. The train was made up of women and children.
Then you catch crumbs of phone calls. “Oh, they were bombed yesterday? Only windows flew out? Thank god for that.” Or: “Yes it’s my third day of travel. At least the train is comfortable.” When you enter Ukraine, billboards that say Azovstal and Olenivka sail past your windows.
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