Expelled Russian Diplomats Allowed Back After Shooting Some Palestinians Is Satirical News

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Expelled Russian diplomats being allowed back into countries of Ireland, the United States, France, Italy and Germany after shooting some Palestinians is satirical news. There is no truth to a report that various countries were lifting their expulsion of Russian diplomats because Russian soldiers shot some Palestinians.

Where did this satirical news originate? The Waterford Whispers New published the satirical news on May 19, 2018, reporting that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov noted that dozens of countries were lifting a ban of diplomats because his country shot and killed some Palestinians. You can read the satire below.

DOZENS of countries who expelled Russian diplomats in March have agreed to allow the officials back after it was reported that they shot and killed Palestinians in the Gaza strip earlier this week.

Originally deported from Ireland, the US, France, Italy and Germany, in solidarity with the UK over an alleged spy attack which is still shrouded in mystery, over 150 Russian diplomats made their way to Israel last week in the hopes of getting ‘back on side’ with their assigned nations.

“Murdering Palestinians in cold blood seems to be the only way to get into their good books these days, as shown by our Israeli friends who seem to be impervious to expulsions,” explained Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, while pointing to a wall of death containing the pictures of the dead men, women and children the diplomats assassinated in cold blood, “so we decided to send all of our ousted diplomats on a killing spree in Gaza to appease our overlords, and thankfully it seems to have worked”.

However, there is no truth to the above story. Of course, there is no legitimate news coverage of such a story occurring. A search of The New York Times and Al Jazeera comes up with no results. Finally, and most importantly, Whaterford Whispers News carries the following disclaimer:

Waterford Whispers News is a fabricated satirical newspaper and comedy website published by Waterford Whispers News.

Waterford Whispers News uses invented names in all its stories, except in cases when public figures are being satirized. Any other use of real names is accidental and coincidental.

Here are some examples of people sharing the satirical news on social media.

Twenty-seven countries around the world announced plans to expel Russian diplomats in response to a nerve-agent attack in England, that targeted a Russian ex-spy and his daughter. The Washington Post reported that at least 151 people were affected in what was the largest expulsion of Russian diplomats since the Cold War. The countries joined the action as a sign of solidarity with Britain, a marker of just how disturbing they found the attack on Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia.

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