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BENEFICIAL HARMFUL
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Background Information
This might be news. But it might be propaganda. It's hard to see why a simple case of assault in an obscure town in Israel would deserve such extensive media coverage unless it served some propaganda goals.
Technique Used
Activate Emotion
This is propaganda because
This is news story from Sputnik, the Russian government's news service. The message reinforces the idea that Ukrainians hate and abuse innocent Russians. The story (if true) promotes sympathy for Russians.
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