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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Niamh McIntyre

SHOCKING: Facebook posts disputing bucha atrocities shared 208 000 times in a week - You Need To See This

A Ukrainian soldier stands during the funeral of his father, who died in Bucha.
A Ukrainian soldier stands during the funeral of his father, who died in Bucha. Photograph: Emilio Morenatti/AP

Posts casting doubt on evidence of alleged war crimes in Bucha have been shared hundreds of thousands of times on Facebook, analysis by the Institute for Strategic Dialogue has found.

Researchers analysed the 10 most shared posts on Facebook mentioning Bucha – a suburb of Kyiv formerly occupied by Russian forces – in 20 countries and found 55 posts disputing evidence of violence against civilians.

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