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0 pointswolverine8764y ago0 comments

Where are some interviews with credible sources? Also, this person's life is in the hands of their captors; they will say whatever is most likley to keep them alive, including what their captors tell them to say. Generally, it's illegal to put POWs in that position.

I verymuch support Ukrainians, their freedom, and their democratic government, but POW interviews are propaganda.

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laichzeit04y ago· 1 in thread

What would even count as a “credible source”? It’s a cellphone video from someone in the warzone, it’s raw footage from the source. Yes I get he could and would say anything, they’re all saying the same shit.

wolverine876OP4y ago

> What would even count as a “credible source”?

They are indeed hard to find in war, if that's what you mean, but there are good sources - intercepted communications, for example; anonymous interviews with current Russian soldiers; interviews with people they talk to; etc etc

> It’s a cellphone video from someone in the warzone, it’s raw footage from the source.

Raw footage is less credible. It lacks the fact-checking around it. The NY Times, for example, has put dozens of reporters in Ukraine to corroborate, fact-check, etc. - that's the value of actual journalists compared to some video on the Internet.

> they’re all saying the same shit.

I have seen that but it could be that Ukrainian messaging is consistent, and spreading messages that enemy morale is low is a very common, basic tactic. However, there seems to be other evidence of low morale.

However true it is, I'm glad Ukraine is doing it effectively!

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