Politicians were fooled. What really happened in the "secret prison near Kyiv"?
A protest near Kyiv escalated with claims of torture in a secret prison, involving a 14-year-old boy. However, it was revealed that the boy was not a victim but was throwing bricks at a building with friends. A woman posing as a medic, who spread false information about the situation, was identified as a plastic surgeon and had planned the provocation. The Ukrainian Center for Counteracting Disinformation noted the event was part of a coordinated disinformation campaign, with numerous identical posts circulating online. Official sources clarified that the building was used for newly mobilized soldiers, and investigations are ongoing regarding the incident.
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