Claim: Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed at a military press conference that the U.S. was planning to launch a second pandemic aimed at disrupting the 2024 election.
Reasoning: The claim originated from a viral post on X, formerly known as Twitter, and a subsequent article on a dubious website. The article lacked direct quotes from Putin and provided no evidence of the alleged press conference. Lead Stories found no corroboration of this claim in credible sources, including Kremlin and Russian Ministry of Defense resources. The article was found to contain AI-generated language and similar unsupported claims had been previously debunked.
Fact or Fiction? Fiction. There is no evidence that Putin made such a statement, and the claim is not supported by credible sources.
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