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    2 years ago

    This is a well known propaganda tactic from American intelligence agencies.

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      2 years ago

      And a minimal effort search would bring up dozens of articles about how pervasive this Russian tactic is. I’m not even that dialed into the security community and I’ve heard plenty about it.

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        2 years ago

        Are any of those articles true?

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          2 years ago

          Are you doubting this based on expertise or knee jerk suspicion of anything unflattering of Russia?

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            2 years ago

            No, I’m just saying that I don’t trust the word of American government or their affiliates on this.

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                2 years ago

                BBC is owned by the UK government.

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                  2 years ago

                  Thank you for that piece of information. I almost forgot. Now read the damn article, it cites non-governmental sources.

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                    2 years ago

                    It cites analysis from Chainalysis, a contractor for US government.