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I wish the article was more clear about what was real and what was fake. In case anyone still isn't sure: Marina Ovsyannikova did get on Russian state video, p

by thih9 5y ago

I wish the article was more clear about what was real and what was fake. In case anyone still isn't sure: Marina Ovsyannikova did get on Russian state video, protesting against the war in Ukraine [1]. She has been detained [2]. Afterwards someone created a fake Twitter account @MarinaOvsyy , impersonating her. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marina_Ovsyannikova#Anti-war_protests https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marina_Ovsyannikova#Anti-war_p... . [2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marina_Ovsyannikova#Aftermath https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marina_Ovsyannikova#Aftermath

bagels 5y ago
Thanks, it really wasn't clear that the accusation was limited to the twitter account after reading it. I came away with the opposite impression.
- thih9 5y ago
  Thanks for the feedback. The part that is fake is actually relatively small. Given that, I'm surprised to see this article on the front page; perhaps it's popular partly because readers are misunderstanding it.
  - endemic 5y ago
    I thought it was perfectly clear.
awb 5y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marina_Ovsyannikova#Aftermath https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marina_Ovsyannikova#Aftermath > It was reported that Ovsyannikova pleaded guilty to flouting the law and was fined ₽30,000 or $280. https://twitter.com/jason_corcoran/status/1503766850261467136 https://twitter.com/jason_corcoran/status/150376685026146713... > A Moscow court fined Marina #Ovsyannikova, who burst onto primetime Russian news last night with an anti-war poster, 30,000 rubles. https://twitter.com/KevinRothrock/status/1503771147376209923 https://twitter.com/KevinRothrock/status/1503771147376209923 > First comments from Ovsyannikova: 14-hour interrogation, denied her access to lawyers, she’ll talk more tomorrow after some sleep. She speaks English at the end of this video. Additional reporting: https://www.reuters.com/world/russian-court-fines-woman-anti-war-protest-state-tv-2022-03-15/ https://www.reuters.com/world/russian-court-fines-woman-anti...
- to1y 5y ago
  Meanwhile Navalny just got an extra 13 years.
qiskit 5y ago
Also, it's not beyond the realm of possibilities that anti-russian people created this fake pro-russia account in order to "expose" it and therefore taint any and all pro-russia news/propaganda. I remember they did something like this in the alabama race a few years ago. Of course, the cycle is endless... and why the first casualty in war is the truth.

by thih9 5y ago

bagels 5y ago

Thanks, it really wasn't clear that the accusation was limited to the twitter account after reading it. I came away with the opposite impression.

thih9 5y ago
Thanks for the feedback. The part that is fake is actually relatively small. Given that, I'm surprised to see this article on the front page; perhaps it's popular partly because readers are misunderstanding it.
- endemic 5y ago
  I thought it was perfectly clear.

awb 5y ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marina_Ovsyannikova#Aftermath https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marina_Ovsyannikova#Aftermath > It was reported that Ovsyannikova pleaded guilty to flouting the law and was fined ₽30,000 or $280. https://twitter.com/jason_corcoran/status/1503766850261467136 https://twitter.com/jason_corcoran/status/150376685026146713... > A Moscow court fined Marina #Ovsyannikova, who burst onto primetime Russian news last night with an anti-war poster, 30,000 rubles. https://twitter.com/KevinRothrock/status/1503771147376209923 https://twitter.com/KevinRothrock/status/1503771147376209923 > First comments from Ovsyannikova: 14-hour interrogation, denied her access to lawyers, she’ll talk more tomorrow after some sleep. She speaks English at the end of this video. Additional reporting: https://www.reuters.com/world/russian-court-fines-woman-anti-war-protest-state-tv-2022-03-15/ https://www.reuters.com/world/russian-court-fines-woman-anti...

to1y 5y ago
Meanwhile Navalny just got an extra 13 years.

qiskit 5y ago

Also, it's not beyond the realm of possibilities that anti-russian people created this fake pro-russia account in order to "expose" it and therefore taint any and all pro-russia news/propaganda. I remember they did something like this in the alabama race a few years ago. Of course, the cycle is endless... and why the first casualty in war is the truth.