"Let's take their claims one by one," he continued. "Marianna Podgurskaya, the woman they claim to be a crisis actor, is indeed a beauty influencer who actually lives in Mariupol. Multiple recent images show she's heavily pregnant, which is why she'd be at a maternity hospital yesterday."It's day 15 of war in Ukraine.
1) After yesterday's deadly attack on a Mariupol maternity hospital, a false claim began trending on Russian Telegram that a non-preganant crisis actor played the role of two pregnant women there. It was echoed by the Russian embassy in UK today. pic.twitter.com/LenVVB7wZP — Shayan Sardarizadeh (@Shayan86) March 10, 2022
"The claim she was acting the role of two pregnant women yesterday is simply preposterous. A look at high-res images of the other woman featured in their claims shows she looks nothing like Ms Podgurskaya. These are two different women," Sardarizadeh continued.2) Let's take their claims one by one.
Marianna Podgurskaya, the woman they claim to be a crisis actor, is indeed a beauty influencer who actually lives in Mariupol. Multiple recent images show she's heavily preganant, which is why she'd be at a maternity hospital yesterday. pic.twitter.com/P8GrIIqtge — Shayan Sardarizadeh (@Shayan86) March 10, 2022
"Another claim is Mairupol maternity hospital had long been empty, non-operational and taken over by far-right Azov battalion. @O_Rob1nson found this post on the hospital's Facebook page from 2 March in which it demands fuel to continue operating the hospital. It wasn't empty," he continued.3) The claim she was acting the role of two pregnant women yesterday is simply preposterous.
A look at high-res images of the other woman featured in their claims shows she looks nothing like Ms Podgurskaya. These are two different women. pic.twitter.com/82lNpxmG52 — Shayan Sardarizadeh (@Shayan86) March 10, 2022
"Every claim made by pro-Kremlin accounts and the Russian embassy in the UK is false. But those false claims are all over the internet, including on 4chan. Ms Pogurskaya will likely be a target for online trolls for some time, on top of the disaster she's already endured," the correspondent continued.4) Another claim is Mairupol maternity hospital had long been empty, non-operational and taken over by far-right Azov battalion.@O_Rob1nson found this post on the hospital's Facebook page from 2 March in which it demands fuel to continue operating the hospital. It wasn't empty. pic.twitter.com/V3nR9MXmbX
— Shayan Sardarizadeh (@Shayan86) March 10, 2022
There is so much mis- and dis-information online that the only people who really know what's going on in Ukraine are those living through the war. Sources include: DailyWire.com ThreadReaderApp.comEvery claim made by pro-Kremlin accounts and the Russian embassy in the UK is false.
But those false claims are all over the internet, inclduing on 4chan. Ms Pogurskaya will likely be a target for online trolls for some time, on top of the disaster she's already endured. pic.twitter.com/zS7vGSIJXT — Shayan Sardarizadeh (@Shayan86) March 10, 2022
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