DISINFO: Swedish military exercises with wooden silhouettes, representing Russian soldiers
SUMMARY
According to the US newspaper Wall Street Journal, the Swedish military on the island of Gotland exercised last autumn with wooden silhouettes, representing soldiers of the 76th guard airborne division of Russia’s Armed Forces.
RESPONSE
A misleading interpretation of a text of an article in Wall Street Journal to support a narrative of Russia, being surrounded by aggressive powers. The newspaper emphasises that the silhouettes, used for target practice, bear no insignia or flag patches.