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minus-squarekescusay@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up37arrow-down3·7 months ago“Russia says-” Nothing that follows those words can be trusted without independent verification.
minus-squareDonjuanme@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down2·7 months agoIt’s about as trustworthy as “Chinese researchers report”, I dislike the amount of incredulity it stirs, but I’ve been bit too many times.
minus-squareRapidcreek@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down2·7 months agoIt was tracked. Does that count?
minus-squarekescusay@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·7 months agoYes, if there’s a source for it.
minus-squaretsonfeir@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·7 months agoTropic of Cancer sounds nice these days.
minus-squarefluxion@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·edit-27 months agoI immediately read this as their missile test failing
minus-squarekescusay@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·7 months agoI’m not saying it failed… but I’m not gonna believe it succeeded until it’s independently confirmed.
minus-squareNeuromancer@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down4·7 months agoOnly took them 10 tries.
“Russia says-”
Nothing that follows those words can be trusted without independent verification.
It’s about as trustworthy as “Chinese researchers report”, I dislike the amount of incredulity it stirs, but I’ve been bit too many times.
It was tracked. Does that count?
Yes, if there’s a source for it.
Source: Russia
Tropic of Cancer sounds nice these days.
I immediately read this as their missile test failing
I’m not saying it failed… but I’m not gonna believe it succeeded until it’s independently confirmed.
Only took them 10 tries.