DISINFO: Former CIA agent Doug Laux admitted that President Obama created Daesh

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AI translations:

DISINFO: Former CIA agent Doug Laux admitted that President Obama created Daesh

SUMMARY

Former CIA agent Doug Laux admitted that President Obama created Daesh as an excuse to invade Syria and to overthrow the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

RESPONSE

The disinformation messages distorts the article "Obama Nixed CIA Plan That Could Have Stopped ISIS: Officials" on NBC. The article does not say President Obama created Daesh, but that a plan - not approved by Obama - might have stopped the rise of Daesh.

Disclaimer

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