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From his Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Dotcom#Promotion_of_conspiracy_theories https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Dotcom#Promotion_of_cons

From his Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Dotcom#Promotion_of_conspiracy_theories https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Dotcom#Promotion_of_conspi... "During the Russo-Ukrainian War, Dotcom has repeatedly spread anti-Ukrainian falsehoods, and Russian government propaganda. Critics accuse him of spreading Russian Federation propaganda such as: claims of Nazism in Ukraine, Ukrainian attacks on Russian-speaking minority, claims of American "biolaboratories" in Ukraine, and accusing the US of causing the Russian Federation's invasion of Ukraine." As with all Wikipedia refs, review their sources yourself.

auntienomen 2y ago
Although, the sources in this case are basically articles citing things he said on Twitter.
- yakshaving_jgt 2y ago
  Does that make them invalid? Surely we’re not expecting to see Dotcom’s dangerous misinformation published in a peer reviewed scientific journal?
  - mingus88 2y ago
    I believe OPs point was that there is very little ambiguity when the source is his very own words posted by him directly
    - indigo0086 2y ago
      Are his words untrue or just disliked?
      - yakshaving_jgt 2y ago
        Dotcom's? Dotcom's words are untrue, yes.
tokinonagare 2y ago
> Critics accuse him of spreading Russian Federation propaganda such as: claims of Nazism in Ukraine, Ukrainian attacks on Russian-speaking minority, claims of American "biolaboratories" in Ukraine, and accusing the US of causing the Russian Federation's invasion of Ukraine." At least the claim regarding nazism is very valid. Heck, Ukraine has a whole bataillon using that emblem[1], featuring a rune-like SS symbol and the freaking black sun! People having been accused of nazism in the US or Europe for way less than that. The implication of US in the Maiden Revolution, which is one root of the problem, is also documented in serious newspapers[2]. [1] https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%A9giment_Azov#/media/Fichier:Emblem_of_the_Azov_Battalion.svg https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%A9giment_Azov#/media/Fich... [2] https://www.lepoint.fr/monde/ukraine-la-cia-en-sous-main-05-05-2014-1819233_24.php https://www.lepoint.fr/monde/ukraine-la-cia-en-sous-main-05-...
- yakshaving_jgt 2y ago
  “I am a Nazi.” — Alexey Milchakov, field commander of the Rusich neo-Nazi paramilitary group in russia. The war was never about Nazism. The russians use the word “Nazi” to describe anyone who opposes russia. The official russian position on WWII is that it started in 1941 (when Operation Barbarossa started, and not the invasion of Poland), and russia’s official position is that the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact never existed. Russia is full of Nazis, and the russians were allied with Nazi Germany in WWII. The war in Ukraine today is not about Naziism.
  - mingus88 2y ago
    I think we often forget that Russian propaganda is also often aimed at Russians and not the west. Nazis invaded Russia and calling their neighbors Nazis is meant to invoke fear and imminent danger to the Russian people. It’s a completely different vibe than calling right wingers Nazis in the US
    - aguaviva 2y ago
      It also feeds into their "Ukraine is not really a country" narrative. Because how do we know it's not really a country? Because it's overrun with zombies (Nazis), of course.

auntienomen 2y ago

Although, the sources in this case are basically articles citing things he said on Twitter.

yakshaving_jgt 2y ago
Does that make them invalid? Surely we’re not expecting to see Dotcom’s dangerous misinformation published in a peer reviewed scientific journal?
- mingus88 2y ago
  I believe OPs point was that there is very little ambiguity when the source is his very own words posted by him directly
  - indigo0086 2y ago
    Are his words untrue or just disliked?
    - yakshaving_jgt 2y ago
      Dotcom's? Dotcom's words are untrue, yes.

tokinonagare 2y ago

> Critics accuse him of spreading Russian Federation propaganda such as: claims of Nazism in Ukraine, Ukrainian attacks on Russian-speaking minority, claims of American "biolaboratories" in Ukraine, and accusing the US of causing the Russian Federation's invasion of Ukraine." At least the claim regarding nazism is very valid. Heck, Ukraine has a whole bataillon using that emblem[1], featuring a rune-like SS symbol and the freaking black sun! People having been accused of nazism in the US or Europe for way less than that. The implication of US in the Maiden Revolution, which is one root of the problem, is also documented in serious newspapers[2]. [1] https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%A9giment_Azov#/media/Fichier:Emblem_of_the_Azov_Battalion.svg https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%A9giment_Azov#/media/Fich... [2] https://www.lepoint.fr/monde/ukraine-la-cia-en-sous-main-05-05-2014-1819233_24.php https://www.lepoint.fr/monde/ukraine-la-cia-en-sous-main-05-...

yakshaving_jgt 2y ago
“I am a Nazi.” — Alexey Milchakov, field commander of the Rusich neo-Nazi paramilitary group in russia. The war was never about Nazism. The russians use the word “Nazi” to describe anyone who opposes russia. The official russian position on WWII is that it started in 1941 (when Operation Barbarossa started, and not the invasion of Poland), and russia’s official position is that the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact never existed. Russia is full of Nazis, and the russians were allied with Nazi Germany in WWII. The war in Ukraine today is not about Naziism.
- mingus88 2y ago
  I think we often forget that Russian propaganda is also often aimed at Russians and not the west. Nazis invaded Russia and calling their neighbors Nazis is meant to invoke fear and imminent danger to the Russian people. It’s a completely different vibe than calling right wingers Nazis in the US
  - aguaviva 2y ago
    It also feeds into their "Ukraine is not really a country" narrative. Because how do we know it's not really a country? Because it's overrun with zombies (Nazis), of course.