Proxy War Propaganda

A good example of how proxy war propaganda spreads: a missile hit a Donetsk market on Sept. 6, killing 17 people. It was one of the deadliest attacks inside Ukraine this year.

Ukraine declared that Russia was responsible. Western media outlets, e.g. @democracynow, widely… https://t.co/w5fiQV1cS2

— Aaron Maté (@aaronjmate) September 19, 2023

… parroted the claim and featured it in pro-proxy war messaging.

Now NYT admits that Ukraine fired the missile, not Russia.