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Putin fake death rumors are being spread by the Kremlin to gauge Russian reactions, Ukraine intelligence says
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The Kremlin is using fake rumors about President Vladimir Putin’s death to gauge Russian reactions, according to Ukrainian military intelligence.
“The basic purpose of fake news is to look at how society reacts in terms of numbers and dynamics and to look at the reactions of individuals, the elite, and the media,” Andriy Yusov, a spokesperson for the Defense Ministry’s Main Intelligence Directorate, or HUR, told Ukrainian NV Radio, according to a translation by Ukrainska Pravda.
Last Friday, the General SVR account claimed that doctors had tried to resuscitate Putin but later pronounced him dead after his health sharply deteriorated.
According to Yusov, these rumors are an attempt by the Kremlin to assess how the Russian public, Putin’s allies, and the media would react to his death.
Peskov called the initial rumor a “hoax,” before adding that the Russian President is “fine,” per the state-controlled outlet TASS.
And on Friday he told the state-owned RIA Novosti newswire that news that Putin had died or that a double had taken his place was “absurd.”
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