Thread by @PaulaChertok

Lol @StateDept’s factsheet exposing #Russia’s propaganda tactics was so good, the Kremlin responds w/ silly finger quotes and whataboutism🙄

But saying US did it too doesn’t refute & kinda confirms Fact 4: Russia is using disinformation to create a pretext for war in #Ukraine.

#Russia doesn’t even try refuting Fact 1: Russia invaded #Ukraine in 2014, occupied Crimea. Instead it’s the same old propaganda denying Ukraine CHOSE #democracy: US/NATO backed a fascist coup & forced poor Russia to invade. That’s the Kremlin MO: Lie, Blame, You made me do it.🙄

Does #Russia even know what debunking means?? Apparently, just putting “Fact” in quotes is good enough for the Kremlin.

Even if it were true (it’s not) that sending weapons to #Ukraine fuels war in Donbas, how does that debunk Fact 3—that 100,000 Russian troops threaten Ukraine?

Is this “debunking” @StateDept’s Fact 2 - Russia blames others for its own aggression - ?? Looks like a non sequitur to me.

😅And those quotes around “facts” are doing some heavy lifting here.

The Kremlin’s attempt to debunk the @StateDept’s excellent factsheet on #Russia & #Ukraine is so poor because facts cannot be debunked with lies or myths or distractions or propaganda. Or finger quotes, apparently.😉

@StateDept Read the @StateDept's excellent fact-sheet on #Russia’s Top Five #Disinformation Narratives used to mask its aggression toward #Ukraine and Western #Democracy ⤵️

#StandWithUkraine🇺🇦
#DefendDemocracy🗳
#ForYourFreedomAndOurs✊
#StopPropaganda🚫
#StopPutinNOW🛑

https://twitter.com/DeputySecState/status/1484263395599785998