Thread by @mtracey

Ukraine government accounts are posting graphic photos of what they're claiming is the dead body of a NY Times journalist. NYT just put out a statement saying he was not working for NYT. While the death is being attributed to Russia, this info is sourced only to Ukraine officials

Is it possible that this individual was killed by Russian troops, as claimed? Sure, but there's no independent corroboration of that. It's also possible he was killed by Ukraine forces, which includes many people who were just handed assault rifles with minimal training

Another person in the car said: "We crossed a checkpoint and they start shooting at us." Not sure how anyone can conclude that it was Russian forces who opened fire based on this description. The "checkpoint" here would presumably be controlled by Ukraine

https://twitter.com/annalisacamilli/status/1502978846500573185

Hey @Twitter how do you know this? Have you independently verified who fired the fatal shots? Does Twitter have a forensic team on the ground in Ukraine that we don't know about?

Looks like @Twitter editorial writers changed their trending topic headline after I asked how they could’ve conducted a swift, conclusive forensic analysis of a shooting in Ukraine