The Polish Ministry of Interior and Administration emphasises that "critical thinking and verifying information sources are the best defence against fake news." However, the internet in Poland is being flooded with Russian disinformation.
This warning relates to recent false claims circulating online about a “planned” attack in Poland by Ukraine – described as a supposed “false flag” operation in which Ukrainians would allegedly carry out an attack but blame Russia.
According to the ministry “the dissemination pattern of this information indicates a planned information operation. Its goal is always the same: to sever Ukraine’s support from Poland and NATO countries—only the lies themselves change.”
A few days earlier , the ministry also cautioned against another Russian-linked provocation. “A recording has appeared online containing false information – ‘Mass evacuation and displacement of Poles in favour of foreigners from Israel and Ukraine’ – regarding alleged government regulations,” it said. The video was quickly identified as misleading and removed from the internet…
Interestingly, the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) has recently warned that Russian and Belarusian intelligence services may be preparing a “false flag” operation aimed at sabotaging Polish critical infrastructure and attributing the attack to Ukraine.
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When asked about the ISW report, Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski stated, “A ‘false flag’ operation is standard practice in the activities of Russian special services.”
The Deputy Prime Minister has also pointed to the repeated violation of Polish airspace by drones in September, saying the incidents were synchronised with a disinformation campaign. Sikorski explained, “Please examine who participated in or fell for this disinformation campaign—for example, which politicians suggested these might have been Ukrainian drones. That’s exactly how it works: Russia commits the act itself, then blames the victim of its aggression.”
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