German police issue fake news warning over video recounting Russian’s death

BERLIN (Reuters) – A girl who made a video by which she described a deadly assault by two Ukrainians on a Russian boy in Germany later admitted that the story was incorrect, police stated on Monday.

Police imagine the video, which is circulating on social media, was designed intentionally to stoke hate and are investigating the matter.

The selfie-style video in Russian, by which an unidentified girl breaks down as she relays a narrative she says was advised her by a buddy, comes as politicians warn towards permitting Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to stoke anti-Russian sentiment in Western Europe.

It was unclear if the lady, who within the video says she had the story from a buddy, believed the story when she made the video, and nor was it clear why she had made it.

Police within the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia stated they’d no details about any assault on a Russian-speaker by Ukrainians within the city of Euskirchen, the place the incident was alleged to have taken place, and that they had been unaware of any dying that matched the circumstances described.

“Specialists imagine this was a deliberate ‘pretend video’ designed to stoke hate,” police wrote on Twitter.

They stated state safety was investigating the matter and requested the general public to not unfold the video any additional.

Germany is dwelling to about 3 million ethnic Russians and consultants say they’re an vital component within the data struggle between Moscow and the West as many keep contacts with household and buddies again dwelling whereas being uncovered to a much more numerous media surroundings than in Russia.

(Reporting by Thomas Escritt; Modifying by Angus MacSwan)