Russia Regurgitates Ukraine Biolab Claims – What's New This Time? - Kyiv Post
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Russia's recycled biolab conspiracy theory is a textbook case of how disinformation exploits repetition and institutional distrust to keep a debunked narrative alive.
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Theory Briefing
- Russia has revived its Ukraine biolab allegations, a claim first pushed in 2022 and repeatedly rejected by Ukraine and the US.
- The Kyiv Post frames the claims as a 'favorite conspiracy theory,' signaling a pattern of deliberate, recurring information warfare.
- Repeating a debunked narrative exploits the illusory truth effect — the more a false claim circulates, the more believable it becomes.