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<p>Some of the 'lucky' ones take shelter in a service basement while an unknown number of others are dying as Russia attacks Ukraine. The pretext for this war was established by relentless disinformation from official Russian channels and anonymous bots on social media. Picture: Emilio Morenatti/AP</p>

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Mick Clifford: Long before the bombs started falling, truth had perished in the war of words

The first casualty of war is truth. Behind the troops invading Ukraine are armies of online trolls as well as the big gun of Vladimir Putin’s rambling conspiracy theories, writes Mick Clifford

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Reader's Blog: Politicians should admit ‘I don’t know’

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FG Ard Fheis: Promises of social welfare shake-up following re-election

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A colony again — a dominion of the EU

Toxic truckers wing it as Lenihan plays Comical Ali

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Comical Ali back on TV

Comical Ali returns with more tall tales

FORMER Iraqi information minister Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf, who earned the nickname "Comical Ali" during the Iraq war, claimed on Arab television yesterday that he had surrendered to US troops only to be freed.

Sat, 28 Jun, 2003

Comical Ali back on TV

The former Iraqi information minister whose wildly implausible claims of victory during the war led to him being dubbed “Comical Ali”, has made his first TV appearance since the collapse of Saddam Hussein’s regime.

Fri, 27 Jun, 2003

Comical Ali is back on TV

Comical Ali, the former Iraqi information minister who gained notoriety during the war for wildly implausible claims of victory – made his first TV appearance today since the collapse of Saddam Hussein’s regime.

Thu, 26 Jun, 2003