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FAKE ALERT: “Romanian instructors report reluctance of Ukrainian pilots to undergo F-16 training”

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Out of 50 Ukrainian pilots, only three are ready to fly. All the others are careless in their studies and do not want to learn the language, and their sports performance is understated due to excess weight and alcohol consumption. This report by Romanian specialists is replicated by propaganda Telegram channels.

Refutation TRUTH

The Romanian Ministry of Defence did not publish such a report; the breaking news informs about “National Anthem Day” and “Graduation Ceremony of the First Group of Romanian Pilots”.

The primary source of this “report” was the Bulgarian website Blitz, which spreads gossip and unverified information. It cannot serve as an official source of information.

In addition, the “document” distributed by the propagandists, upon reverse search in Google Lens, shows distribution channels only in X and the Russian social network VKontakte.

There are only pro-Kremlin channels responsible for the distribution of this fake in Telegram, and paid by Moscow “journalists” in X.

The languages of distribution in social networks are Russian, Arabic, Bulgarian, Spanish, and English.

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