Russian State Media Serve As Platform For Conspiracies About Clinton's Health
By Anna Shamanska
August 23, 2016
Russian state media are proving to be a supportive platform for conspiracies circulating in the United States claiming that Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton suffers from mental and physical disorders.
Over the past 10 days, echoing sites like the Drudge Report and InfoWars, at least three Russian TV channels have aired widely debunked reports allegedly proving the 68-year-old Clinton's failing health.
Life, a Russian tabloid-style channel with links to the country's security services, proclaimed on August 14 that "Hillary suffered a seizure." The screen featured two hashtags -- #Clinton and #Seizure.
A months-old video of Clinton surrounded by journalists at a muffin shop in Washington serves as the basis for report. In the video, Clinton, shakes her head in an exaggerated manner after several journalists ask her about a recent meeting with Senator Elizabeth Warren -- at the time a potential vice-presidential running mate:
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About all of the theories are touched on in the somewhat lengthy article.
