First fake news, then a resigned, indifferent public (just ask the Russians)

By Helen Womack
Updated February 18 2017 - 3:13pm, first published February 17 2017 - 10:31pm
Galina Pyshnyak recounting story about a child's crucifixion. It never happened. Photo: Liveleak
Galina Pyshnyak recounting story about a child's crucifixion. It never happened. Photo: Liveleak
A portion of the MH17 wing lies in the field as smoke rises behind the tree-line. Russians no longer know what to think. Photo: Kate Geraghty
A portion of the MH17 wing lies in the field as smoke rises behind the tree-line. Russians no longer know what to think. Photo: Kate Geraghty

Budapest: Russian state television aired an interview in 2014 with a woman who claimed the Ukrainian army, entering a rebel-held town, had publicly crucified a three-year-old boy. The woman, named as Galina Pyshnyak, said she saw soldiers "take a little boy in his underwear and T-shirt and nail him to a notice board like Jesus". The story was a complete fabrication.

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