Daily Briefing Feb. 25: Day 508 - Is Hamas’s show of force in Gaza backfiring?
US bureau chief Jacob Magid discusses latest US diplomacy plans regarding the hostage deal, Hamas presence in Gaza, and a UN resolution backed by Israel with the US and Russia
Daily Briefing Feb. 25: Day 508 - Is Hamas’s show of force in Gaza backfiring?
US bureau chief Jacob Magid discusses latest US diplomacy plans regarding the hostage deal, Hamas presence in Gaza, and a UN resolution backed by Israel with the US and Russia
A Russian Telegram channel with over 700,000 followers is spreading disinformation about Russia's invasion of Ukraine under the guise of providing "objective information" and fact-checking fake news. Its influence extends beyond the platform, with major Russian publications, government officials, and journalists citing the page's posts. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a video message on Tuesday that Ukrainian forces "destroy the invaders wherever we can." Official government accounts have also spread fake fact checks. An official Twitter account for the Russia diplomatic mission in Geneva shared a fake debunking video claiming without evidence that "Western and Ukrainian media are creating thousands of fake news on Russia every day." The video, which has amassed almost 30,000 views, offered a "how-to" spot misinformation. READ MORE Groups are also not fully encrypted, end-to-end. This includes private groups. Private groups cannot be seen by other Telegram users, but Telegram itself can see the groups and all of the communications that you have in them. All of the same risks and warnings about channels can be applied to groups.
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