The 'Putin Died' Rumors: Unraveling Disinformation and Kremlin's Role | The Gaze

#thegaze #PutinDeath #russia #kremlin Information about the alleged death of the Russian president was widely spread by anonymous Telegram channels. ‘Putin died’ became the most popular query on Google. The next day, the press service of the Russian president published a video of Putin's meeting with permanent members of the Security Council. A representative of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ukrainian Defence Ministry, Andriy Yusov, advised to analyse who benefits from rumours about Putin's death and react to them with restraint. Stay with us to find out who spreads fakes about dictators' deaths and why the Kremlin benefits from such disinformation campaigns.