DISINFO: Death of White Helmets founder convenient for the sponsors: truth will not come out
SUMMARY
The death of James Le Mesurier, founder of the controversial NGO White Helmets, didn’t benefit Russia nor Syria but was very convenient for its sponsors. The Russian and Syrian governments were very interested in him staying safe so he could reveal the truth about the work of the White Helmets, presenting indisputable evidence of their provocative actions to the international community.
RESPONSE
Recurrent Russian disinformation narrative against the White Helmets, attempting to portray them as a terrorist-linked group that falsified evidence of war crimes by Russian and Syrian armed forces. It is also consistent with the recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative that the chemical attacks in Syria were staged. You can see other examples of disinformation on the White Helmets in our database, such as the group’s fabrication of chemical attacks in Douma and other places in order to justify a Western intervention, their creation was a Western intelligence operation, their disregard for civilians, their links to Al Qaeda and other terrorist groups or their involvement in organ trafficking.